WARWICKSHIRE ASSOCIATION FOR THE BLIND
Registered charity 1123220 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WAB, WARWICKSHIRE VISION SUPPORT
SUPPORTS RESIDENTS OF WARWICKSHIRE AND COVENTRY WITH SIGHT LOSS PROBLEMS. PROVIDES REHABILITATION SERVICES, SUPPORT, ADVICE AND COMPANIONSHIP TO PEOPLE OF ALL AGES. ACHIEVES THIS BY ONE-ONE ADVICE, SOCIAL CLUBS, DROP IN CENTRES AS WELL AS TALKING NEWSPAPERS, TALKING BOOKS AND IT TECHNOLOGY TRAINING.
Causes: Education/training · Disability · Amateur Sport · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity generated an operating deficit of £125,483 for the year, resulting in a total reduction in funds of £131,090. Per the trustees' report, this outcome reflects the planned use of reserves, which remain at a level the Trustees consider appropriate to safeguard the charity's ability to deliver services sustainably.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: 12 months of core operating expenditure (held: £650k)
“After these designations, free reserves stand at £650,006, representing approximately 12 months of core operating expenditure. The Trustees consider this level appropriate to: • provide short-term protection against fluctuations in income, potential loss of rehabilitation services contract • ensure continuity of essential services for visually impaired people across Warwickshire, and • allow time to adapt in the event of unforeseen financial pressures.” — page 14
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Property (HM Land Registry)
1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold); recorded price paid £512k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£54k
Reported reserves equal ~6.9 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (62% 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: 9.6% of total income — above the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).
- Louise Emma Wallischair
- DAVID ADAMS · trustee of 3 other charities
- Harmeedat Rasheed
- Paul Christopher Anthony
- Richard Charles Orme
- Susan Mary Ayres
- Thuy Thi Bien Pham
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Warwickshire
Income and spending
Common questions
Is WARWICKSHIRE ASSOCIATION FOR THE BLIND financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated an operating deficit of £125,483 for the year, resulting in a total reduction in funds of £131,090. Per the trustees' report, this outcome reflects the planned use of reserves, which remain at a level the Trustees consider appropriate to safeguard the charity's ability to deliver services sustainably. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds WARWICKSHIRE ASSOCIATION FOR THE BLIND?
Funders whose own accounts filings name WARWICKSHIRE ASSOCIATION FOR THE BLIND as a grant recipient include THE 29TH MAY 1961 CHARITY, THE KING HENRY VIII ENDOWED TRUST, WARWICK, SCHRODER CHARITY TRUST, MISSES BARRIE CHARITABLE TRUST, THE WO STREET CHARITABLE FOUNDATION.
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