SUPPORT 4 SIGHT

Registered charity 1169324 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We provide information, advice, guidance, emotional support and practical help to people who are coping with blindness, partial sight and reduced vision in Essex.

Objects

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS (THE OBJECTS) ARE THE RELIEF OF PERSONS WITH A VISUAL IMPAIRMENT IN ESSEX AND IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT LIMITED TO: 1) GIVE INFORMATION, ADVICE, GUIDANCE AND SUPPORT TO BLIND AND PARTIALLY SIGHTED AND DEAFBLIND PEOPLE, AND THEIR FAMILIES AND CARERS. 2) OFFER SERVICES WHICH ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF LIFE AND SOCIAL INVOLVEMENT OF PEOPLE WITH SIGHT LOSS.

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · Economic/community Development/employment · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Chelmsford, East of England, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£285k

Latest spending

£240k

Registered

2016

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £44,664 and held unrestricted reserves of £226,265 at the financial reporting date. The trustees consider the going concern status to be appropriate, noting that resources are managed prudently to enable investment in staff and services. However, the Chair's report highlights that sector pressures are increasing and future funding arrangements may be affected by the proposed Devolution Bill.

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

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: Ruth Mulandi, who is on our Board of Trustees, was engaged as a fundraiser on a freelance basis and received fee payments amounting to £1,870.49 in this capacity.

“Related Parties: Ruth Mulandi, who is on our Board of Trustees, was engaged as a fundraiser on a freelance basis and received fee payments amounting to £1,870.49 in this capacity.” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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
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
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

Volunteers: 50
Government income: £211,208 — contracts £114,780 (1), grants £96,428 (4); 74% of the £284,688 total gross income on the same return
Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

Volunteers: 40
Government income: £59,059 — contracts £43,995 (1), grants £15,064 (2); 23% of the £262,041 total gross income on the same return
Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023

Volunteers: 50
Government income: £8,000 — grants £8,000 (1); 4% of the £196,818 total gross income on the same return
Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Support 4 Sight (matched by registered charity number).

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

Register events

Received assets from another charity (22/06/2018) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Amrat Khoranachair
Brian Reid
Clive Farley
Colin Daniels
Ruth Mulandi
Shamim Ali · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Cambridgeshire · Essex · Hertfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£285k	£240k
31/03/2024	£262k	£221k
31/03/2023	£197k	£202k
31/03/2022	£206k	£215k
31/03/2021	£240k	£179k

Common questions

Is SUPPORT 4 SIGHT financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £44,664 and held unrestricted reserves of £226,265 at the financial reporting date. The trustees consider the going concern status to be appropriate, noting that resources are managed prudently to enable investment in staff and services. However, the Chair's report highlights that sector pressures are increasing and future funding arrangements may be affected by the proposed Devolution Bill. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds SUPPORT 4 SIGHT?

Funders whose own accounts filings name SUPPORT 4 SIGHT as a grant recipient include THOMAS POCKLINGTON TRUST, THE MRS SMITH AND MOUNT 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	FY2022	£10k	COVID emergency fund (continued)
THE MRS SMITH AND MOUNT TRUST	FY2022	£5k	The Mount Fund - Health in the Community

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	18/01/2024	£420k	Support 4 Employment
Postcode Lottery	27/08/2022	£24k	Volunteer Co-ordinator Salary
UK government	22/09/2020	£10k	Coronavirus Community Support Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund	07/02/2019	£436k	See application
Essex County Council	29/11/2018	£10k	Community Inititives Fund Grant
The National Lottery Community Fund	15/08/2012	£10k	Wheels 4 Sight
The National Lottery Community Fund	10/11/2010	£259k	Community Services for Visually Impaired People
The National Lottery Community Fund	14/09/2005	£195k	Expansion of Resouce Centre & outreach services for visual impaired people
The National Lottery Community Fund	11/08/2005	£5k	IT training

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE WILL CHARITABLE TRUST	3	£67k
THE ULVERSCROFT FOUNDATION	2	£9k
THE EDWARD GOSTLING FOUNDATION	1	£100k
BOOTS CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£40k
SMALLWOOD TRUST	1	£17k
The Patricia Routledge Foundation	1	£12k
THE SUSSEX COMMUNITY FOUNDATION	1	£10k
THE WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGISTS CHARITY	1	£10k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with 4SIGHT VISION SUPPORT.

4SIGHT VISION SUPPORT income £407k
Sight Support Worthing income £287k
Sight Support West of England income £978k
EAST SUSSEX VISION CARE income £157k
Southend in Sight income £337k
SUPPORTING CARERS AND FAMILIES TOGETHER income £98k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
SUPPORT 4 SIGHT	£285k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
4SIGHT VISION SUPPORT FY2025	£407k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
Sight Support Worthing FY2026	£287k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
Sight Support West of England FY2025	£978k	£60,001 - £70,000	1	above	—	no doubt
EAST SUSSEX VISION CARE FY2025	£157k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
Southend in Sight FY2025	£337k	—	0	above	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.