DORSET BLIND ASSOCIATION
Registered charity 1140321 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
We work to help people with sight loss lead full, independent, healthy and socially active lives. We deliver practical services directly into the community to make these are as accessible as possible to all service users and while the sight loss condition itself sadly cannot be cured, the charity works to stop that sight loss from causing or leading to other physical or mental health problems.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity ended the financial year with a surplus of £32,459, following a significant surplus of £171,031 in the previous year. The trustees report that unrestricted reserves have increased to £769,057, which is in line with their policy of holding six months of unrestricted expenditure. The charity maintains adequate resources to continue as a going concern.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Accounts audited by Morris Lane. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Dorset Blind Association (matched by registered charity number).
Property (HM Land Registry)
11 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold); recorded price paid £215k. 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
£576k
Reported reserves equal ~4.6 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 44.7% of total income — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median 5.2%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (24/08/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (18/01/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (30/09/2011) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Jamie Perry
- Jessica Mary Webster
- Linda Ann Charlton
- MARIA LUISA GRUNDMANN
- Tessa Lynne Bastard
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Bournemouth · Dorset · Poole
Income and spending
Common questions
Is DORSET BLIND ASSOCIATION financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the financial year with a surplus of £32,459, following a significant surplus of £171,031 in the previous year. The trustees report that unrestricted reserves have increased to £769,057, which is in line with their policy of holding six months of unrestricted expenditure. The charity maintains adequate resources to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Morris Lane.
Who funds DORSET BLIND ASSOCIATION?
Funders whose own accounts filings name DORSET BLIND ASSOCIATION as a grant recipient include THE VALENTINE CHARITABLE TRUST, THE ALICE ELLEN COOPER-DEAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, THOMAS POCKLINGTON TRUST, THE WO STREET CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, SIR JULES THORN CHARITABLE TRUST.
Known funders
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