OSCR Scottish charity profile

Cerebral Visual Impairment Society of Scotland

Known as CVI Scotland

ActiveCharity number SC046836
Registered9 September 2016
Main locationCity of Edinburgh
Legal formSCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
OSCR charity number
SC046836
Status
Active
Regulatory type
Standard
Designated religious body
No
Geographical spread
Scotland and other parts of the UK
Volunteers
1-50 volunteers
Staff
0
Postcode
EH4 6LJ

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

Develop and maintain a free educational website, create videos and learning resources, and raise awareness of cerebral visual impairment.

Charitable purposes

  • the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage

Beneficiaries

  • Children or young people
  • Older People
  • People with disabilities or health problems
  • Other defined groups

Activities

  • It carries out activities or services itself

Constitutional objectives

The organisation's purpose is to provide support and information to make it easier for people living with Cerebral Visual Impairment ('CVI') to manage their condition, improve their functionality and fulfil their potential by: 4.1 creating and distributing freely and internationally available information about CVI using a number of media and outlets, including but not limited to short films, web content and printable documents, to be distributed to teachers, medics, therapists, those affected by CVI and their families and carers. The information will include strategies for those with CVI to help to manage and improve their condition to achieve a better quality of life and greater integration within society and attainment in education. 4.2 providing local support and information in Scotland to those affected by CVI and their families and carers, including but not limited to social media groups and small social gatherings.

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
30 September 2025£122£6,725025 June 2026
30 September 2024£40,828£1,303024 June 2025
30 September 2023£1,533£1,136021 June 2024
30 September 2022£1,028£1,297020 April 2023
30 September 2021£803£2,64706 April 2022

Figures are those reported by the charity and supplied in the OSCR bulk download. Blank facts remain distinct from zero.

04 Contact record

Principal office or trustees address

Address supplied to OSCR
31 Essex Road, Edinburgh
Website supplied to OSCR
www.cviscotland.org
Parent charity
Not supplied

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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