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SIGHT AIREDALE

Registered charity 1080245 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as KEIGHLEY AND DISTRICT ASSOCIATION FOR THE BLIND

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Latest income
£47k
Latest spending
£79k
Registered
2000
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure deficit of £31,343 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in an overall deficit of £41,610 when including investment losses. The trustees acknowledge that the charity has suffered problems requiring dipping into investments to run operations, noting that fixed asset investments fell from £227,356 to £182,959. Despite these pressures, the trustees remain satisfied that sufficient funds are available to maintain services for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient free reserves to allow the organisation to find new sources of funding for key work or the restructure in order to maintain continuity and to continue key work in the event of a sudden major loss of funding (held: £183k)
“The free reserves policy is to achieve sufficient free reserves to allow the organisation to find new sources of funding for key work or the restructure in order to maintain continuity and to continue key work in the event of a sudden major loss of funding.” — page 16
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bradford City · Lancashire · North Yorkshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£47k£79k
31/03/2024£51k£72k
31/03/2023£63k£73k
31/03/2022£43k£65k
31/03/2021£60k£57k

Common questions

Is SIGHT AIREDALE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure deficit of £31,343 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in an overall deficit of £41,610 when including investment losses. The trustees acknowledge that the charity has suffered problems requiring dipping into investments to run operations, noting that fixed asset investments fell from £227,356 to £182,959. Despite these pressures, the trustees remain satisfied that sufficient funds are available to maintain services for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.