THE BLACKPOOL FYLDE AND WYRE SOCIETY FOR THE BLIND
Registered charity 1009955 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BLACKPOOL BLIND SOCIETY, N-VISION, NVISION NW A VISIONARY ORGANISATION, NVISIONNW, THE BLIND SOCIETY
The Society's principal activities are to support people with a visual impairment by providing community care and rehabilitation, residential care and housing, talking newspapers and general advice and guidance.
Causes: Disability · Accommodation/housing · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £441,419 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £2,271,814 against total expenditure of £2,075,872. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted free reserves excluding fixed assets stood at £1.45 million, which the trustees acknowledge is not sufficient to cover a full year's expenditure of approximately £1.9 million. The charity holds total net assets of £3,064,816, comprising unrestricted funds of £1,894,407 and restricted funds of £1,170,409.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: equal to the annual expenditure on our normal day-to-day activities, excluding any income, which currently equates to approximately £1.9 million (held: £1.4m)
“It is the Trustees’ policy to achieve and maintain unrestricted funds, which are the free reserves of the charity, at a level equal to the annual expenditure on our normal day-to-day activities, excluding any income, which currently equates to approximately £1.9 million.” — page 16
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Champion Accountants LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Corporate structure
Company officers (Companies House)
Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.
- SMITH, William — director, appointed 26/02/2025on trustee list
- CUNNANE, Cynthia Shirley Elizabeth — director, appointed 19/06/2024on trustee list
- EVANS, Tracey Susan — director, appointed 19/06/2024on trustee list
- WYATT, David Thomas — director, appointed 06/01/2022on trustee list
- GARRITY, Beverley Jayne — director, appointed 06/03/2018on trustee list
- BANNISTER, Joseph Nathan — director, appointed 06/03/2018on trustee list
- LORD, Patricia — director, appointed 30/03/2015not on trustee list
- KIRKLAND, Maria Lilian — secretary, appointed 28/02/2024
Official officers record.
CQC provider record: The Blackpool Fylde and Wyre Society for the Blind — Registered, 1 registered location, 1 regulated activity, last inspected 15/01/2024.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£182k
Reported reserves equal ~11.0 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 8.8% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
Care Quality Commission ratings
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- Princess Alexandra Home For The Blind: Good (26/01/2024) · CQC record
- Beverley Jayne Garrity
- Cynthia Cunnane
- Daniel Pack
- David Wyatt
- Joseph Nathan Bannister
- Pat Lord
- Tracey Evans
- William Smith Mr
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Blackpool · Lancashire
Income and spending
Common questions
Is THE BLACKPOOL FYLDE AND WYRE SOCIETY FOR THE BLIND financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £441,419 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £2,271,814 against total expenditure of £2,075,872. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted free reserves excluding fixed assets stood at £1.45 million, which the trustees acknowledge is not sufficient to cover a full year's expenditure of approximately £1.9 million. The charity holds total net assets of £3,064,816, comprising unrestricted funds of £1,894,407 and restricted funds of £1,170,409. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Champion Accountants LLP.
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