SELBY DISTRICT VISION

Registered charity 1149391 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Assist and support visually impaired in Selby District by supplying information, specialised equipment, advice, home visits, and social events. Social events include Bowls, Crafts, Knitting, Coffee mornings and fundraising events. We have open 4 days a week a Resource Centre to view specialised equipment and for demonstration. Some equipment available on loan.

Objects

TO PROMOTE THE RELIEF PRINCIPALLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY OF THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED IN ANY MANNER WHICH IS NOW OR HEREAFTER DEEMED BY LAW TO BE CHARITABLE PRINCIPALLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF SELBY DISTRICT AND ITS ENVIRONS

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 unrestricted reserves decreased to £80,138 from £107,801 in the prior year, resulting in a deficit on unrestricted funds of £28,219 due to a significant drop in donations and grants. Despite this deficit, the trustees confirm the charity has adequate resources to continue operating for the foreseeable future under the going concern basis. The charity maintains a reserves policy target of at least 12 months of running costs.

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.

• Complaints handling
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Selby District Vision (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• Garfield Weston Foundation — “Garfield Weston Foundation” (source page)
• The National Lottery Community Fund — “The National Lottery Community Fund” (source page)
• Two Ridings Community Foundation — “Two Ridings Community Foundation” (source page)

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (06/11/2014) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Claire Louise McArdle
• John Cattanach · trustee of 1 other charity
• John Martin McArdle · trustee of 1 other charity
• MARGARET ANNE YOUNG
• SUSAN RYDER

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

Operates in: City Of York · East Riding Of Yorkshire · North Yorkshire

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).