Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 6

No PartB

Dynamic board: +3

Grant maker support: +6

Overall GiG Score: 9

VISION NORTH SOMERSET

Advice to help reduce poverty for individuals; Support Service at local hospital; Befrienders to reduce social isolation; Clubs to provide peer support; Home visitors to help with correspondence and provide companionship; Registration and Rehabilitation for Blind and Partially Sighted People; Demonstration of aids and equipment; Environmental Equipment Service for Deaf and Hard of Hearing People

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Established: 8 years

https://visionnorthsomerset.org

contact@visionns.org.uk

01934419393

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E	Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/03/23	£312	£342	£-30	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	40
31/03/22	£398	£320	£78	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	80
31/03/21	£332	£324	£8	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	80
31/03/20	£348	£337	£11	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	80
31/03/19	£263	£278	£-15	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	80
31/03/18	£264	£297	£-32	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17	£670	£421	£249	£0	£249	£249	7.1	10	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

Disability

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

North Somerset,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
People With Disabilities

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
40 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years

Quartet Community Foundation	£73,589
National Lottery Community Fund	£19,516
Somerset Community Foundation	£2,500

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Vision North Somerset
£10,000	11/05/2023	Support for staff training and development and for communication of the new strategy.
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Vision North Somerset
£39,006	16/06/2022	We will use a grant to rebuild and develop volunteering at Vision North Somerset so that we can reach and support more people with sight loss and strengthen our organisation.
Quartet Community Foundation - Adaptive equipment - Try and Test
£4,900	24/08/2021 11	To provide volunteer led one to one learning opportunities to enable visually impaired people to become competent with adaptive technology designed to meet their sight loss needs.
National Lottery Community Fund - Helping Each Other
£9,900	21/05/2021	The organisation will provide peer to peer befriending group sessions and one to one counselling and emotional support for people with sight loss and those who are partially sighted who have been ....more The organisation will provide peer to peer befriending group sessions and one to one counselling and emotional support for people with sight loss and those who are partially sighted who have been affected by COVID-19.
Quartet Community Foundation - Talking for Health
£19,683	29/01/2021 13	For a project worker to alleviate loneliness and isolation for those with sight loss by running on line groups and activities, together with telephone social groups.
National Lottery Community Fund - Trained to Deliver
£9,616	17/10/2019 12	Trained to Deliver
Somerset Community Foundation - Radiating a Warm Welcome
£2,500	17/07/2019 12	New radiators for charity premises.
National Lottery Community Fund - In Sight In Touch
£336,328	19/12/2018 36	In Sight In Touch will work in the community supporting anyone with sight loss via an outreach service. The project will help people to use digital technology offering a peer support service and a ....more In Sight In Touch will work in the community supporting anyone with sight loss via an outreach service. The project will help people to use digital technology offering a peer support service and a buddy volunteering service.
Quartet Community Foundation - Re-Boot
£4,943	01/10/2018 12	To take new IT equipment to various venues within North Somerset, including libraries, offering practical workshops on use. This funding also includes a launch event.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Vision North Somerset
£13,065	16/05/2018 12	This request would enable the charity to bring in a consultant with the expertise to support them to develop their outcomes framework and impact monitoring systems.
Quartet Community Foundation - Community Outreach
£3,843	14/03/2018 12	Towards piloting a year's outreach project, run by 11 volunteers and overseen by a staff member. The outreach project will aim to target people who are in the process of losing their sight or who ....more Towards piloting a year's outreach project, run by 11 volunteers and overseen by a staff member. The outreach project will aim to target people who are in the process of losing their sight or who have just received a diagnosis.
Quartet Community Foundation - Access for All
£8,062	06/06/2017 11	To purchase a new computer system and confidential data base, replacing existing system.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

KAMLA GOVIND Appointed: 2018

KIM MORRISSEY Appointed: 2023

MARIE STARK MACKLE (Chair) Appointed: 2022

MICHAEL BOWEN Appointed: 2023

SAMMI JOSEPH SAMAD Appointed: 2023

SARAH SMITH Appointed: 2023

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 01/02/2016, number: 1165364

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Event History

20/04/2016 - Asset transfer in from WOODSPRING ASSOCIATION FOR BLIND PEOPLE
19/12/2023 - Asset transfer in from NAILSEA LIONS CLUB

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

7 returns made; all on time

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from NAILSEA LIONS CLUB on 19/12/2023

Main office

3 NEVA ROAD
WESTON-SUPER-MARE
BS23 1YD

Objectives

THE PREVENTION AND ALLEVIATION OF BLINDNESS, IMPAIRED VISION AND HEARING LOSS.

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