YORK BLIND & PARTIALLY SIGHTED SOCIETY

Registered charity 1159188 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as MYSIGHT YORK, YBPSS

The aim of York Blind & Partially Sighted Society (MySight York) is to advocate and provide services to enable people who are blind or partially sighted achieve independence and live well with sight loss. We provide an Equipment and Information Centre, a Befriending Service, an Eye Clinic service, activities, outreach to anyone struggling with sight loss in the York area.

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Latest income

£497k

Latest spending

£400k

Registered

2014

Accounts read

FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £96,276 for the year ended 31 March 2026, with total income of £496,624 exceeding expenditure of £400,348. Free reserves increased to £76,141, which the trustees note is above their policy target of retaining three to four months' unrestricted operating expenditure. The trustees confirm the charity is prepared on a going concern basis with adequate resources for the foreseeable future.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 3 to 4 months’ unrestricted operating expenditure (held: £76k)

“The policy of the Executive Committee is that the Society should retain free reserves covering 3 to 4 months’ unrestricted operating expenditure.” — page 12

Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Andrea Glover Mrschair
Annette Gamston
Caroline Clifford
Dr Bethan O'Leary
Dr Christopher Roberts · trustee of 1 other charity
Ebony Ceesay
Geetanjali Chopra
Iain Mitchell
John Sole
Lisa Willcox
Major David Michael Crouch · trustee of 2 other charities

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

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

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2026	£497k	£400k
31/03/2025	£464k	£409k
31/03/2024	£357k	£358k
31/03/2023	£285k	£385k
31/03/2022	£288k	£326k

Common questions

Is YORK BLIND & PARTIALLY SIGHTED SOCIETY financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £96,276 for the year ended 31 March 2026, with total income of £496,624 exceeding expenditure of £400,348. Free reserves increased to £76,141, which the trustees note is above their policy target of retaining three to four months' unrestricted operating expenditure. The trustees confirm the charity is prepared on a going concern basis with adequate resources for the foreseeable future. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds YORK BLIND & PARTIALLY SIGHTED SOCIETY?

Funders whose own accounts filings name YORK BLIND & PARTIALLY SIGHTED SOCIETY as a grant recipient include THOMAS POCKLINGTON TRUST, THE WILL CHARITABLE TRUST, TWO RIDINGS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, THE WO STREET CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, THE A M FENTON TRUST.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THOMAS POCKLINGTON TRUST	FY2024	£56k	Regular grants programme
THOMAS POCKLINGTON TRUST	FY2023	£53k	Regular grants programme and close partners
THE WILL CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£15k	Blind Care
THOMAS POCKLINGTON TRUST	FY2023	£14k	Get Set Progress Internship programme
THOMAS POCKLINGTON TRUST	FY2022	£14k	Regular grants programme and close partners
THOMAS POCKLINGTON TRUST	FY2022	£10k	Get Set Progress Internship programme
TWO RIDINGS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION	FY2024	£10k	Good Health and Wellbeing
THE WILL CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2022	£7k	Blind Care
THE WO STREET CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	FY2022	£5k
THE A M FENTON TRUST	FY2022	£3k
THE SYLVIA AND COLIN SHEPHERD CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£1k
THE SYLVIA AND COLIN SHEPHERD CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2022	£1k

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	23/04/2026	£20k	Digital Foundations
The National Lottery Community Fund	13/02/2026	£385k	Bridging the Digital Divide after Sight Loss
The National Lottery Community Fund	01/03/2024	£19k	Transforming our Sight Support Service
The National Lottery Community Fund	16/12/2022	£310k	MySight Community Connectors
Postcode Lottery	26/04/2022	£21k	MySight York Get Active
The National Lottery Community Fund	04/03/2022	£9k	York Vision Connect - building connections for people with sight loss
UK government	28/09/2020	£4k	Coronavirus Community Support Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund	22/11/2018	£271k	Making York?s Communities Accessible to those with Sight Loss
The National Lottery Community Fund	13/07/2016	£8k	YBPSS website
City of York Council	—	£500	Clifton Ward Grant
City of York Council	—	£500	Guildhall Ward Grant
City of York Council	—	£270	Grant
City of York Council	—	£500	Haxby Ward Grant
City of York Council	—	£8k	City Wide Ward
City of York Council	—	£500	Fishergate Ward Grant