01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Other
- Registered
- 7 August 1963
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Financial period
- 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
- Latest income
- £1,622,946
- Latest expenditure
- £1,455,352
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: HOWICK HOUSE, HOWICK PARK AVENUE, PENWORTHAM, PRESTON, PR1 0LS
Website recorded by the regulator: www.galloways.org.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
The Society's main activities are :-Providing talking newspapers, magazines and booksProviding supported accomodationProviding newslettersProviding equipment on loanProviding a braille, audio and large print transcription serviceProviding radios, CD/tape players and Digital playersProviding information and advice
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
- 30 January 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 30 January 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £1,622,946
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,455,352
- 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
- 23 January 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 23 January 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £956,982
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,685,795
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 21 December 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 21 December 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £1,008,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,627,000
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 5 January 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 5 January 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £1,338,827
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,489,452
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 16 December 2021
- Date Accounts Received
- 16 December 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £840,030
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,387,257
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
- 30 January 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £1,622,946
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,455,352
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 1
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Contracts
- 60000
- Income From Government Grants
- £1,300
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- 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
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 296
- 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
- 23 January 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £956,982
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,685,795
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 1
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Income From Government Contracts
- 30000
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- 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
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 285
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 21 December 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £1,008,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,627,000
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Grants
- £36,000
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- 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
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 240
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 5 January 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £1,338,827
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,489,452
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- Yes
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 200
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 16 December 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £840,030
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,387,257
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 200
05 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Partb
- 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
- 30 January 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 915629
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 317902
- Income Charitable Activities
- 152978
- Income Investments
- 96633
- Income Other
- 139804
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1622946
- Income Legacies
- 822696
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £243,227
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,212,125
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1455352
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 25326
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 0
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 85961
- Gain Loss Investment
- 38944
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- -150000
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £2,183,794
- Assets Total Fixed
- 7571475
- Assets Own Use
- 2662857
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 4908618
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £184,474
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £144,048
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £7,611,901
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 144048
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £103,274
- Funds Endowment
- 728060
- Funds Unrestricted
- 6489416
- Funds Restricted
- 394425
- Funds Total
- 7611901
- Count Employees
- 43
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- 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
- 23 January 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 338746
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 271919
- Income Charitable Activities
- 124166
- Income Investments
- 115713
- Income Other
- 106438
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 956982
- Income Legacies
- 175316
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £262,927
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,422,868
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1685795
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 24917
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 26033
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 47744
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 89683
- Gain Loss Investment
- 300470
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £442,002
- Assets Total Fixed
- 7521623
- Assets Own Use
- 2888737
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 4632886
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £182,306
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £148,567
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £7,555,362
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 148567
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £85,988
- Funds Endowment
- 741786
- Funds Unrestricted
- 6410451
- Funds Restricted
- 403125
- Funds Total
- 7555362
- Count Employees
- 45
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 21 December 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 392614
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 241432
- Income Charitable Activities
- 131434
- Income Investments
- 145000
- Income Other
- 97099
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1007579
- Income Legacies
- 291129
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £328,767
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,298,233
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1627000
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 28884
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 12181
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 0
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 86363
- Gain Loss Investment
- -513677
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £381,861
- Assets Total Fixed
- 8019449
- Assets Own Use
- 2962620
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 5056829
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £102,101
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £137,856
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £7,983,694
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 137856
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £33,178
- Funds Endowment
- 755512
- Funds Unrestricted
- 6816357
- Funds Restricted
- 411825
- Funds Total
- 7983694
- Count Employees
- 49
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 5 January 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 709893
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 191850
- Income Charitable Activities
- 152626
- Income Investments
- 178439
- Income Other
- 106019
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1338827
- Income Legacies
- 526402
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £416,079
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,073,373
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1489452
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 31661
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 17783
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 0
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 86132
- Gain Loss Investment
- 89187
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £2,323,992
- Assets Total Fixed
- 9129875
- Assets Own Use
- 3042965
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 6086910
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £149,348
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £162,664
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £9,116,559
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 162664
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £36,360
- Funds Endowment
- 769239
- Funds Unrestricted
- 7926795
- Funds Restricted
- 420525
- Funds Total
- 9116559
- Count Employees
- 46
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 16 December 2021
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 511619
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 87485
- Income Charitable Activities
- 80735
- Income Investments
- 148182
- Income Other
- 12009
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 840030
- Income Legacies
- 12229
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £287,672
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,099,585
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1387257
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 32190
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 20570
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 0
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 100511
- Gain Loss Investment
- 1150520
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £2,082,206
- Assets Total Fixed
- 9443054
- Assets Own Use
- 3129097
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 6313957
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £125,477
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £390,534
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £9,177,997
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 390534
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £42,627
- Funds Endowment
- 782964
- Funds Unrestricted
- 7925163
- Funds Restricted
- 469870
- Funds Total
- 9177997
- Count Employees
- 46
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Lancashire
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Sefton
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Metropolitan Counties
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Merseyside
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 110
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Amateur Sport
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 305
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Classification Code
- 301
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Makes Grants To Individuals
- Classification Code
- 107
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Accommodation/housing
- Classification Code
- 202
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Elderly/old People
- Classification Code
- 103
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- Classification Code
- 203
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- People With Disabilities
- Classification Code
- 201
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Children/young People
- Classification Code
- 104
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Disability
- Classification Code
- 304
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Human Resources
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- GALLOWAY'S SOCIETY FOR THE BLIND
- Charity Event Order
- 3
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2023-09-22T00:00:00
- Reason
- Ceased to exist
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 701921
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 701921
- Assoc Charity Name
- MORECAMBE MENS COMMITTEE BENEVOLENT FUND
- Charity Name
- GALLOWAY'S SOCIETY FOR THE BLIND
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1963-08-07T00:00:00
- Charity Name
- GALLOWAY'S SOCIETY FOR THE BLIND
- Charity Event Order
- 2
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2016-05-10T00:00:00
- Reason
- Transfer of funds
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 5017804
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 1142183
- Assoc Charity Name
- SOUTHPORT @NORTHWEST MACULAR SUPPORT GROUP
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- CONSTITUTION AS AMENDED ON 31/10/1957AS AMENDED ON 24/11/1988AS AMENDED ON 30/11/1989AS AMENDED ON 28/01/1999AS AMENDED ON 19/03/1999AS AMENDED BY SCHEME DATED 14/08/2013
- Charitable Objects
- 1 TO RELIEVE THE DISABILITY OF VISUALLY IMPAIRED PERSONS.2 TO PROVIDE FACILITIES FOR THE PRESERVATION OF SIGHT
- Area Of Benefit
- NOT DEFINED
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 9220
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- GALLOWAYS
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling