CCEW Charity Commission profile

NORTHAMPTONSHIRE ASSOCIATION FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED

Registered charity 1198369 · organisation 5183636

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
CIO
Registered
24 March 2022
Removed
Not supplied
Financial period
1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income
£397,480
Latest expenditure
£962,217
Gift Aid
Yes
Owns or uses land
Yes
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
Yes

Public contact address: NAB, 1-2 PREMIER COURT, BRADBURY HOUSE, MOULTON PARK INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, NORTHAMPTON, NN3 6LF

Website recorded by the regulator: nab.org.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Improving the lives of visually impaired people in Northamptonshire. Activities include provision of Single Persons Accommodation, Talking Newspaper Service, Home Visiting Service, Mobile Sight Centre, Computer Training, Aids & Adaptations.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received
3 December 2025
Date Accounts Received
3 December 2025
Total Gross Income
£397,480
Total Gross Expenditure
£962,217
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received
17 December 2024
Date Accounts Received
17 December 2024
Total Gross Income
£505,864
Total Gross Expenditure
£867,972
Fin Period Start Date
24 March 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received
25 January 2024
Date Accounts Received
25 January 2024
Total Gross Income
£0
Total Gross Expenditure
£0

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2025
Ar Due Date
31 January 2026
Ar Received Date
3 December 2025
Total Gross Income
£397,480
Total Gross Expenditure
£962,217
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£1
Income From Government Grants
£54,450
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
100
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2024
Ar Due Date
31 January 2025
Ar Received Date
17 December 2024
Total Gross Income
£505,864
Total Gross Expenditure
£867,972
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£1
Income From Government Grants
£49,500
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
160
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
24 March 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2023
Ar Due Date
31 January 2024
Ar Received Date
25 January 2024
Total Gross Income
£0
Total Gross Expenditure
£0
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Count Volunteers
0

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2024
Ar Due Date
31 January 2025
Ar Received Date
17 December 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
41922
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
267464
Income Investments
98374
Income Other
98104
Income Total Income And Endowments
505864
Income Legacies
18299
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£112,915
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£755,057
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
867972
Expenditure Investment Management
23116
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
74867
Expenditure Support Costs
308531
Expenditure Depreciation
40940
Gain Loss Investment
52513
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£1,268,352
Assets Total Fixed
3512269
Assets Own Use
1268931
Assets Long Term Investment
2243338
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£328,413
Assets Total Liabilities
£73,528
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£3,767,154
Creditors One Year Total Current
73528
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£258,597
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
3489858
Funds Restricted
277296
Funds Total
3767154
Count Employees
21
Charity Only Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Northamptonshire
Welsh Ind
No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
306
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Services
Classification Code
307
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Classification Code
305
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
Classification Code
104
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Disability
Classification Code
203
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
People With Disabilities

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE ASSOCIATION FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED
Charity Event Order
3
Event Type
Asset transfer in
Date Of Event
2026-10-19T00:00:00
Reason
Does not operate
Assoc Organisation Number
263539
Assoc Registered Charity Number
263539
Assoc Charity Name
NORTHAMPTON SCOTTISH ASSOCIATION FUND
Charity Name
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE ASSOCIATION FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED
Charity Event Order
2
Event Type
Asset transfer in
Date Of Event
2024-09-17T00:00:00
Reason
Transfer of funds
Assoc Organisation Number
201240
Assoc Registered Charity Number
201240
Assoc Charity Name
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE ASSOCIATION FOR THE BLIND
Charity Name
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE ASSOCIATION FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
CIO registration
Date Of Event
2022-03-24T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 24 Mar 2022
Charitable Objects
TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE BLIND OR PARTIALLY SIGHTED OR VISUALLY IMPAIRED WITHIN THE COUNTY OF NORTHAMPTONSHIRE IN SUCH WAYS AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES THINK FIT.

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id
657807
Charity Name Type
Working name
Charity Name
NAB

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

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Social media policy and procedures
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Volunteer management
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Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
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Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
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Trustee expenses policy and procedures
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