WAKEFIELD DISTRICT SIGHT AID

Registered charity 1140483 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We provide support to people living with sight loss across the Wakefield District. We do this through a variety of practical and wider wellbeing services, including home visits, Demonstration and Advice events, and a programme of community outreach designed to bring people together for friendship and support. We work closely with colleagues at Wakefield Council and a variety of other partners.

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Latest income

£152k

Latest spending

£141k

Registered

2011

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a net income of £15,248 for the year, with unrestricted reserves standing at £107,433. This reserve level is above the charity's stated minimum policy target of £46,000, though it slightly exceeds the upper bound of 9 months' operating costs (£105,000). The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: minimum of £46,000, but not more than 9 months’ operating costs (held: £107k)

“Wakefield District Sight Aid maintains a policy of holding a minimum of £46,000 in unrestricted reserves, but not more than 9 months’ operating costs which based on budgeted 2026 expenditure equates to £105,000.” — page 13

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Trustees · trustee networks

Luke Benjamin Scholeychair
Andrew Christopher Quinn Patterson · trustee of 1 other charity
JENNEFER BRIDGET LOCKYER
MAUREEN LINDA TENNANT-KING · trustee of 1 other charity
Neil Newton
Ross Southall
Sarah Louise Shooter
Stephen John Kirk · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: City Of Wakefield

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£152k	£141k
31/12/2024	£153k	£124k
31/12/2023	£112k	£95k
31/12/2022	£80k	£75k
31/12/2021	£56k	£74k

Common questions

Is WAKEFIELD DISTRICT SIGHT AID financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a net income of £15,248 for the year, with unrestricted reserves standing at £107,433. This reserve level is above the charity's stated minimum policy target of £46,000, though it slightly exceeds the upper bound of 9 months' operating costs (£105,000). The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds WAKEFIELD DISTRICT SIGHT AID?

Funders whose own accounts filings name WAKEFIELD DISTRICT SIGHT AID as a grant recipient include THE WILL CHARITABLE TRUST, THE POWELL FAMILY FOUNDATION, COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR WAKEFIELD.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE WILL CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£10k	Blind Care
THE WILL CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£10k	Care of the Blind, Prevention of, or Cure of Blindness
THE WILL CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2022	£10k	Blind Care
THE POWELL FAMILY FOUNDATION	FY2024	£6k
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR WAKEFIELD	FY2022	£200	Fuel Poverty

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	22/02/2024	£424k	Supporting people living with sight loss across Wakefield District
The National Lottery Community Fund	11/07/2019	£10k	Community Outreach Project