01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- New
- Charity type
- CIO
- Registered
- 19 October 2026
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Financial period
- Not supplied – Not supplied
- Latest income
- Not supplied
- Latest expenditure
- Not supplied
- Gift Aid
- No
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- Yes
Public contact address: 7 PLYMOUTH DRIVE, FAREHAM, PO14 3RB
Website recorded by the regulator: facebook.com/gafvia (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
To relieve the needs of people aged 18 and over who are visually impaired and living in Fareham, Gosport and Portsmouth through social interaction, accessible recreational and leisure-time activities in the interests of social welfare designed to improve their conditions of life.
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Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Hampshire
- Welsh Ind
- No
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Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 203
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- People With Disabilities
- Classification Code
- 310
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Other Charitable Activities
- Classification Code
- 101
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- General Charitable Purposes
- Classification Code
- 117
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Other Charitable Purposes
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Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- GROUP ACTIVITIES FOR VISUALLY IMPAIRED ADULTS
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- CIO registration
- Date Of Event
- 2026-10-19T00:00:00
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Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 19 Oct 2026
- Charitable Objects
- TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE AGED 18 AND OVER WHO ARE VISUALLY IMPAIRED AND LIVING IN FAREHAM, GOSPORT AND PORTSMOUTH THROUGH SOCIAL INTERACTION, ACCESSIBLE RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE-TIME ACTIVITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.
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Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 712713
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- GAFVIA
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Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds 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
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests