NORTH WALES SOCIETY FOR THE BLIND

Registered charity 1143368 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The objects of the Charity (the ?Objects?) shall be to provide services for, and promote the welfare of the blind or partially sighted persons residing throughout Wales but primarily the administrative areas of the County Councils of Anglesey, Conwy, Denbighshire, Flintshire, Gwynedd, Powys and Wrexham

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY SHALL BE TO PROVIDE SERVICES FOR, AND PROMOTE THE WELFARE OF THE BLIND OR PARTIALLY SIGHTED PERSONS THROUGHOUT WALES BUT PRIMARILY THE ADMINISTRATIVE AREAS OF THE COUNTY COUNCILS OF ANGLESEY, CONWY, DENBIGHSHIRE, FLINTSHIRE, GWYNEDD, POWYS AND WREXHAM.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held free reserves of £2,152,098, which amounts to approximately 51 months of expenditure, significantly exceeding the trustees' stated policy target of 20-24 months. The trustees confirmed 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

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

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — North Wales Society for the Blind (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 (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~55.5 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 1.3% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (08/03/2013) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• ANDREW RICHARD HINCHLIFF · trustee of 1 other charity
• Gareth edwards
• JOHN ROBERTS · trustee of 3 other charities
• Mark Roberts

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

Operates in: Conwy · Denbighshire · Flintshire · Gwynedd · Isle Of Anglesey · Powys · Wrexham

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

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