01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- CIO
- Registered
- 31 May 2023
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Financial period
- 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
- Latest income
- £64,022
- Latest expenditure
- £55,829
- Gift Aid
- No
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- Yes
Public contact address: CARLISLE SOCIETY FOR THE BLIND, 9 BRUNSWICK STREET, CARLISLE, CA1 1PB
Website recorded by the regulator: https://www.carlisleblindsociety.org.uk/ (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
Provide a resource centre, social activities and support to visually impaired people in the Carlisle district and surrounding areas.
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
- 27 November 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 27 November 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £64,022
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £55,829
- Fin Period Start Date
- 31 May 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 7 January 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 7 January 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £28,233
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £54,895
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
- 27 November 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £64,022
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £55,829
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £3
- Income From Government Grants
- £3,493
- 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
- 4
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 31 May 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 7 January 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £28,233
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £54,895
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £2
- Income From Government Grants
- £1,950
- 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
- 5
05 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Cumbria
- Welsh Ind
- No
06 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 202
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Elderly/old People
- Classification Code
- 305
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Classification Code
- 203
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- People With Disabilities
- Classification Code
- 101
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- General Charitable Purposes
- Classification Code
- 201
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Children/young People
07 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- CARLISLE SOCIETY FOR THE BLIND
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- CIO registration
- Date Of Event
- 2023-05-31T00:00:00
- Charity Name
- CARLISLE SOCIETY FOR THE BLIND
- Charity Event Order
- 2
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2024-12-09T00:00:00
- Reason
- Amalgamated
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 1010927
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 1010927
- Assoc Charity Name
- CARLISLE SOCIETY FOR THE BLIND
08 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 31 May 2023
- Charitable Objects
- TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE NEEDS AND POTENTIAL OF VISUALLY IMPAIRED PEOPLE AND TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF SUCH PERSONS IN SUCH WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME IN THEIR DISCRETION DECIDE.
09 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 668896
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- CARLISLE SIGHT SUPPORT
10 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff