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MERTON VOLUNTARY ASSOCIATION FOR THE BLIND

Registered charity 1075388 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as MERTON VISION

providing services for people with a visual impairment

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Disability · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£442k
Latest spending
£555k
Registered
1999
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's incoming resources decreased by 23.74% to £442,411 while expenditure increased to £555,035, resulting in a net decrease in total reserves of £112,624. The Trustees consider the overall financial performance extremely disappointing due to repair costs and the loss of specific grants. However, the Trustees report a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: none
“Income from: Donations and legacies 3 95,753 198,052 293,805 439,756”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: six months of resources expended (held: £464k)
“the unrestricted funds not committed or invested in fixed assets (the free reserves) held by the Charity should be up to six rather than twelve months of the resources expended, which now equates to approximately £276,680.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Merton Voluntary Association for the Blind (matched by registered charity number).

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 31/03/2024)

Total income
£580k
Total spending
£528k
Cost of raising funds
£340
Reserves (reported)
£189k
Employees
11

Reported reserves equal ~4.3 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.1% of total income — below the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Merton

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£442k£555k
31/03/2024£580k£528k
31/03/2023£507k£437k
31/03/2022£291k£354k
31/03/2021£394k£360k

Common questions

Is MERTON VOLUNTARY ASSOCIATION FOR THE BLIND financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity's incoming resources decreased by 23.74% to £442,411 while expenditure increased to £555,035, resulting in a net decrease in total reserves of £112,624. The Trustees consider the overall financial performance extremely disappointing due to repair costs and the loss of specific grants. However, the Trustees report a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds MERTON VOLUNTARY ASSOCIATION FOR THE BLIND?

Funders whose own accounts filings name MERTON VOLUNTARY ASSOCIATION FOR THE BLIND as a grant recipient include THE POWELL FAMILY FOUNDATION, THOMAS POCKLINGTON TRUST, MERTON VOLUNTARY SERVICE COUNCIL.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE POWELL FAMILY FOUNDATIONFY2025£34k
THE POWELL FAMILY FOUNDATIONFY2023£34k
THE POWELL FAMILY FOUNDATIONFY2024£33k
THOMAS POCKLINGTON TRUSTFY2023£14kGet Set Progress Internship programme
MERTON VOLUNTARY SERVICE COUNCILFY2022£13k
THOMAS POCKLINGTON TRUSTFY2024£13kRegular grants programme
MERTON VOLUNTARY SERVICE COUNCILFY2023£10k
MERTON VOLUNTARY SERVICE COUNCILFY2025£510

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund18/07/2025£498kOutreach: Giving our community the control
The National Lottery Community Fund13/01/2023£10kKeeping our Community Connected
The National Lottery Community Fund25/02/2022£364kReaching Out To Give Back Control
The National Lottery Community Fund24/09/2021£10kNo one is alone
UK government31/07/2020£9kCoronavirus Community Support Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund15/05/2020£9kMerton Vision Covid Response
The National Lottery Community Fund25/08/2011£6kHear all about it!
The National Lottery Community Fund20/07/2006£9kReplacement of old PCs for people with visual impairment