Overall GiG Score: 5 ?
Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -3
Support Score: 8
  • No PartB
  • All female board: -3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +5

OUT OF SIGHT 

To relieve the charitable needs of children living in North Tyneside, aged up to 18 years (with discretion up to 25 years) who are registered blind or visually impaired, their parents, carers and siblings, by primarily but not exclusively providing support, events, advice, and short-break holidays. To provide support as the trustees see fit, to other disadvantaged members of the community.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is completely female

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: 6 years

www.outofsight.org.uk

Outofsight@hotmail.co.uk

07966097662

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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income Spending Surplus/
Deficit
Volun-
teers
31/03/23£78,475£45,970£32,50523
31/03/22£54,461£43,595£10,86623
31/03/21£39,697£36,737£2,96030
31/03/20£49,362£35,558£13,80435
31/03/19£40,185£48,642£-8,45725
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
What it does
  • Disability
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who works here?
  • 23 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides other finance
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • North Tyneside,

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
National Lottery Community Fund£27,890
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd£20,360
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland£10,000
The Ballinger Charitable Trust£5,000
CAF£4,300
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Community Development supporting Health and Wellbeing
£10,000 28/07/2022
The funding will be used to fund health and wellbeing projects for children with disabilities and their families. This includes short breaks holidays and trips away as well as supporting families in ....more
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to Out of Sight
£10,000 12/08/2021
Salary costs for an Admin / Events organiser for two years providing support to children with sensory disabilities and and their families in North Tyneside
The Ballinger Charitable Trust - Grant to Out of Sight
£5,000 30/06/2021
Towards the sdalary costs of administrator/event organiser.
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - the additional lease, decoration fees, a fridge, carpeting and new signage over the new premises in North Tyneside
£5,360 17/12/2020
the additional lease, decoration fees, a fridge, carpeting and new signage over the new premises in North Tyneside
National Lottery Community Fund - Expansion of Community Hub
£7,890 29/10/2020
6
The funding will allow the community hub to keep operating helping it to provide a range of support services to visually impaired children their families and carers. This aims to reduce isolation and ....more
CAF - Grant to Out of Sight
£4,300 27/05/2020
3
Grant to Out of Sight to support the organisation through COVID19
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Support for visually impaired children and young people and their families during the Covid-19 outbreak
£7,500 30/04/2020
Support for visually impaired children and young people and their families during the Covid-19 outbreak
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - support for visually impaired children and young people and their families during the Covid-19 outbreak
£7,500 30/04/2020
support for visually impaired children and young people and their families during the Covid-19 outbreak
National Lottery Community Fund - Community Hub
£10,000 01/08/2019
12
The funding will support vulnerable groups, including older people, low income families, homeless people and children who are visually impaired with complex neurological conditions.
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - Group Short Break Holiday Blackpool
£4,689 28/03/2018
Group Short Break Holiday Blackpool
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - To provide Short Break Holidays to Visually Impaired/Blind Children
£2,500 05/03/2018
To provide Short Break Holidays to Visually Impaired/Blind Children
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 25/04/2018, number: 1178097
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
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
5 returns made; all on time
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from OUT OF SIGHT on 28/07/2019
Main office

Community Hub
23 Weetslade Road
Dudley
Cramlington
Northumberland
NE23 7HT

Objectives

TO RELIEF THE CHARITABLE NEEDS OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE AGED BETWEEN 0 TO 18 YEARS WHO ARE REGISTERED BLIND OR VISUALLY IMPAIRED AND THEIR PARENTS, CARERS AND SIBLINGS WHO LIVE IN THE NORTH TYNESIDE AREA OF ENGLAND IN SUCH WAYS AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES THINK FIT.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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