WILTSHIRE BLIND ASSOCIATION
Registered charity 1119462 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WILTSHIRE SIGHT
Wiltshire Sight exists to reduce the impact of sight loss, providing local services to enable Blind and Partially-Sighted people in Wiltshire and Swindon to lead fulfilling, independent lives.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £42,277 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £600,282 to £558,005. The trustees confirm that free reserves of £258,862 are slightly higher than their stated policy target of 12 months' operating costs, and they intend to bring funds down to that level in the coming year. The trustees have confirmed adequate resources for going concern purposes.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: 12 months' operating costs (held: £259k)
“The target amount for contingency set by the charity is therefore 12 months’ operating costs.”
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 — Wiltshire Sight (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 (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (07/12/2021) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Carl Hallchair
- Gillian Stephens
- Luke Hillman
- Nicholas Grinham · trustee of 1 other charity
- Robin Stephens
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Swindon · Wiltshire
Income and spending
Common questions
Is WILTSHIRE BLIND ASSOCIATION financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £42,277 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £600,282 to £558,005. The trustees confirm that free reserves of £258,862 are slightly higher than their stated policy target of 12 months' operating costs, and they intend to bring funds down to that level in the coming year. The trustees have confirmed adequate resources for going concern purposes. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds WILTSHIRE BLIND ASSOCIATION?
Funders whose own accounts filings name WILTSHIRE BLIND ASSOCIATION as a grant recipient include AGE UK WILTSHIRE, THE WALTER GUINNESS CHARITABLE TRUST, ST. JAMES TRUST.
Known funders
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