WORCESTERSHIRE ASSOCIATION FOR THE BLIND

Registered charity 1136716 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SIGHT CONCERN WORCESTERSHIRE

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds £363,000 in free/unrestricted reserves, which exceeds its designated contingency requirements of £253,000, leaving £106,000 for general operations. The trustees confirm the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. The organization relies heavily on fundraising, with total income of £461,358, of which £346,802 came from donations, legacies, and grants.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Sensory Matters Worcestershire (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.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2021)

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 8.2% of total income — above the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (24/07/2014) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Hazel Margaret Shawchair
• Andrew William Hall
• ELIZABETH BAIO · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Worcestershire

Income and spending

Common questions

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).