HASTINGS AND ROTHER VOLUNTARY ASSOCIATION FOR THE BLIND
Registered charity 1102016 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
The Association's principle activities are providing a residential care home at Healey House, day clubs at the John Taplin Centre and Bexhill, together with the provision of advice, information and support to visually impaired people of all ages living in the Hastings Borough and Rother District areas. The Charity also provides low vision support services for East Sussex County Council.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £41,416 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £1,221,375 to £1,179,959. The trustees report free reserves of £212,775 and confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme and has no trading subsidiaries.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: sufficient liquidity available to finance the charity’s work at all times given any identified problems (held: £213k)
“the policy of the charitable company is to build up reserves by means of annual operating surpluses and judicious management of our investment assets, to ensure that there is sufficient liquidity available to finance the charity’s work at all times given any identified problems.” — page 27
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
Property (HM Land Registry)
1 registered titlein 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.
CQC provider record: Hastings and Rother Voluntary Association for the Blind — Registered, 1 registered location, 1 regulated activity, last inspected 08/06/2023.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record
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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£58k
Reported reserves equal ~13.2 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
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Register events
- Received assets from another charity (13/11/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (22/09/2022) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (20/06/2014) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: East Sussex
Income and spending
Common questions
Is HASTINGS AND ROTHER VOLUNTARY ASSOCIATION FOR THE BLIND financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £41,416 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £1,221,375 to £1,179,959. The trustees report free reserves of £212,775 and confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme and has no trading subsidiaries. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
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