INFOCUS CHARITY

Registered charity 1058937 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as INFOCUS CHARITY (WEST OF ENGLAND), THE WEST OF ENGLAND SCHOOL - THE WEST OF ENGLAND COLLEGE, THE WEST OF ENGLAND SCHOOL AND COLLEGE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE WITH LITTLE OR NO SIGHT, WESC FOUNDATION - THE SPECIALIST CENTRE FOR VISUAL IMPAIRMENT, WEST OF ENGLAND SCHOOL FOR CHILDREN WITH LITTLE OR NO SIGHT

The relief of persons with a visual impairment (VI) by; - supporting the education and training of persons with VI by such means as the Trustees think fit, including (but not limited to) the provision of a school(s) and further education college(s)- providing care for persons with VI and support for them to live independently within the community- supporting the employment of persons with VI

Objects

1. THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE THE RELIEF OF PERSONS WITH A VISION IMPAIRMENT AND COMPLEX NEEDS (WHETHER THIS IS A PHYSICAL, OTHER SENSORY OR COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT) BY:1.1. SUPPORTING THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF PERSONS WITH A VISION OR OTHER SENSORY IMPAIRMENT BY SUCH MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT INCLUDING (BUT NOT LIMITED TO) THE PROVISION OF A DAY AND RESIDENTIAL EDUCATION FACILITY;1.2. PROVIDING CARE FOR PERSONS WITH A VISION OR OTHER SENSORY IMPAIRMENT AND SUPPORT FOR THEM TO LIVE INDEPENDENTLY IN THE COMMUNITY;1.3. SUPPORTING THE EMPLOYMENT OF PERSONS WITH A VISION IMPAIRMENT OR OTHER SENSORY COMPLEX IMPAIRMENT.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE, NATIONAL.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · Accommodation/housing · Economic/community Development/employment · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Exeter, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a consolidated deficit of £131,776 for the year, with total expenditure exceeding total income. The trustees note that current free reserves of £1,454,172 do not meet the stated policy target of three months' operating expenditure, and achieving the agreed free reserves remains a priority. Despite this, the trustees and auditors are satisfied that there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern for at least the next 12 months.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by PKF Francis Clark. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Care Quality Commission; Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education). This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• 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
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

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Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 06938379

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — InFocus Charity (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.

• GANNON, William — director, appointed 19/05/2026on trustee list
• WAYCOTT, Laura Jayne — director, appointed 23/02/2026on trustee list
• SANGER-ANDERSON, Simon John — director, appointed 10/02/2026on trustee list
• HART, Robert Gerald Scott, Dr — director, appointed 23/09/2025on trustee list
• GAISFORD, James Dominic — director, appointed 20/05/2025on trustee list
• BAILEY, Steven Stewart — director, appointed 20/05/2025on trustee list
• DOBLE, Clare Louise — director, appointed 20/05/2025on trustee list
• GUPTA, Alika — director, appointed 11/02/2025on trustee list
• MAUNDER, Lisa Jane — director, appointed 24/09/2024on trustee list
• HOLT, Susan Elizabeth — director, appointed 18/10/2023on trustee list
• NUTT, Jane — secretary, appointed 15/10/2019

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

8 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (6 freehold); recorded price paid £1.3m. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

CQC provider record: InFocus Charity — Registered, 1 registered location, 2 regulated activities, last inspected 20/11/2019.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~1.6 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 2.7% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.7%) (benchmarks).

Care Quality Commission ratings

CQC inspection ratings for services run by a provider matching this charity’s name (matched by name; verify provider identity on CQC’s site).

• InFocus Charity: Outstanding (12/03/2020) · CQC record

Trustees · trustee networks

• SUSAN ELIZABETH HOLTchair
• Clare Louise Doble
• James Gaisford · trustee of 1 other charity
• Laura Jayne Waycott · trustee of 1 other charity
• Lisa Maunder
• SIMON JOHN SANGER-ANDERSON
• Steven Stewart Bailey

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Devon

Income and spending

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with Visably.

• Visably income £758k
• VISION FOR LIFE TRUST income £72k
• VISION HOMES ASSOCIATION income £3.6m
• WARRINGTON VISUALLY IMPAIRED PEOPLE income £142k
• VISION CHURCH LTD income £130k
• VISION SUPPORT HARROGATE DISTRICT income £103k

Side by side with its peers

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