CATHOLIC BLIND INSTITUTE
Registered charity 1102657 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CHRISTOPHER GRANGE, ST VINCENT'S SCHOOL FOR BLIND & PARTIALLY SIGHTED CHILDREN
1. Day / 4 night residential education[full National Curriculum]for children with visual impairment age 4 - 19 at St Vincent's School. Mobility/independence/speech/language/music therapy included.2. Residential and nursing care, including palliative care, at Christopher Grange.3.A wide portfolio of community based and rehabilitation services at Bradbury Fields and Sight Loss Learning Hub.
Causes: Education/training · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity's unrestricted reserves stood at £2,345,678 at the year end, representing a surplus for the period. The trustees confirm that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, adopting the going concern basis of preparation.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Accounts audited by Baker Tilly UK LLP. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.
Corporate structure
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — St Vincent's School for Sensory Impairment & other needs/Christopher Grange Visual Rehabilitation and Care Centres (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.
- HALPIN, Peter James — director, appointed 25/03/2024on trustee list
- BUCKLE, Bernadette Elizabeth Ann — director, appointed 14/11/2022on trustee list
- NAWAZ, Mohammed Alam — director, appointed 20/06/2022on trustee list
- WINSTANLEY, Stephen — director, appointed 14/03/2016on trustee list
- O'ROURKE, Martin Gerard — director, appointed 20/09/2004on trustee list
- JONES, Adele Leigh — secretary, appointed 01/10/2024
Official officers record.
Public-sector contracts awarded
From the official Contracts Finder and Find a Tender notices (supplier matched by exact registered name). Contract income is distinct from grants.
Property (HM Land Registry)
4 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (3 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
CQC provider record: Catholic Blind Institute — Deregistered, 2 registered locations, last inspected 29/06/2021.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£61k
Reported reserves equal ~6.5 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (88% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 1.8% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (24/07/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- ALAM NAWAZ
- Bernadette Buckle
- MARTIN GERARD O'ROURKE
- Peter Halpin
- Stephen WINSTANLEY
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Throughout England And Wales
Income and spending
Common questions
Is CATHOLIC BLIND INSTITUTE financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity's unrestricted reserves stood at £2,345,678 at the year end, representing a surplus for the period. The trustees confirm that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, adopting the going concern basis of preparation. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Baker Tilly UK LLP.
Who funds CATHOLIC BLIND INSTITUTE?
Funders whose own accounts filings name CATHOLIC BLIND INSTITUTE as a grant recipient include The Rathbones Group Foundation.
Known funders
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