HAMPSHIRE ASSOCIATION FOR THE CARE OF THE BLIND
Registered charity 1055498 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as OPEN SIGHT, OpenSight
Wellbeing and emotional support, independent living aids and magnification equipment, grants, information advice and guidance, activities and services to sight impaired people in Hampshire.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £17,390 for the year ended 31 March 2025, reversing a previous deficit. The trustees confirm the charity has a sound financial footing, with unrestricted reserves of £678,909 and total funds of £2,436,144, supported by significant fixed asset investments.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: approximately 12 months of the charity's running costs (held: £679k)
“They agreed a level of £679k (2024: £567k), representing approximately 12 months of the charity's running costs.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Corporate structure
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Open Sight (matched by registered charity number).
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.
- KYNE, Helen — director, appointed 27/07/2026on trustee list
- JARRAR, Zakariya — director, appointed 15/06/2026on trustee list
- FOSTER, Steven Philip — director, appointed 23/03/2026on trustee list
- ANGELL-COLLINS, Daniel — director, appointed 26/01/2026not on trustee list
- BAKER, William Anthony Jeffrey’S — director, appointed 26/01/2026on trustee list
- OLIPHANT, Mark — director, appointed 11/11/2024on trustee list
- ROBINS, Vivien Mary, Dr — director, appointed 19/06/2023on trustee list
- SIMPSON, Lynn Valerie — director, appointed 12/08/2021on trustee list
Official officers record.
Property (HM Land Registry)
1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£63k
Reported reserves equal ~38.9 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 9.6% of total income — above the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (22/09/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Daniel Collins
- Dr Vivien Mary Robins
- Helen Kyne
- Lynn Simpson
- Mark Oliphant
- Steven Foster
- William Baker
- Zakariya Jarrar
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Hampshire · Portsmouth City · Southampton City
Income and spending
Common questions
Is HAMPSHIRE ASSOCIATION FOR THE CARE OF THE BLIND financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £17,390 for the year ended 31 March 2025, reversing a previous deficit. The trustees confirm the charity has a sound financial footing, with unrestricted reserves of £678,909 and total funds of £2,436,144, supported by significant fixed asset investments. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds HAMPSHIRE ASSOCIATION FOR THE CARE OF THE BLIND?
Funders whose own accounts filings name HAMPSHIRE ASSOCIATION FOR THE CARE OF THE BLIND as a grant recipient include THE MACKAY AND BREWER CHARITABLE TRUST, THE POWELL FAMILY FOUNDATION, THE DE BRYE CHARITABLE TRUST, THE WILLIAM ALLEN YOUNG CHARITABLE TRUST.
Known funders
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Government & lottery funding
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