SIGHT CYMRU
Registered charity 1171471 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as GOLWG CYMRU, GWENT ASSOCIATION FOR THE BLIND, SIGHT SUPPORT
Services to mitigate the impacts of sensory loss to people in Wales, including Eye Clinic support and Rehabilitation for the Vision Impaired, counselling, emotional support, befriending, activities, telephone helpline, social activities, training and a comprehensive resource centre offering advice, information and advocacy. The charity also encourages preventative strategies to avoid blindness
Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Economic/community Development/employment · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £23,279 for the year ended 31 March 2025, a reversal from the previous year's surplus. Per the trustees' report, the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £883,355, which exceeds its stated policy target of maintaining nine months of trading capacity to meet redundancy liabilities and financial commitments in the event of ceasing trading.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: nine months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £883k)
“In an uncertain funding cycle, the charity prudently considers that the reserves should enable the organisation to trade for 9 months in the event that no further funding was available. This would enable the charity to meet its redundancy liability as well as any other financial commitments in the event that it were to cease trading.” — page 10
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: CEO is councillor of Cardiff Council; charity received funding from Cardiff Council. CEO was not part of decision making process.
“Bablin Molik (CEO) is also a councillor of Cardiff Council. The charity received £51,275 (2024: £50,488) in funding from Cardiff Council. The CEO was not part of any decision making process regarding the funding. There were no other related party transactions to note.” — page 27
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Menzies LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Sight Cymru (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 (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): facebook · instagram · linkedin
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£12k
Reported reserves equal ~18.0 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (88% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 2.1% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (29/03/2022) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- RHODA WILLIAMSchair
- Aji Ramanujam Raghuram
- Helen Tudball
- Himalee Rupesinghe
- John Richard James Beavan
- Jonathan Mudd · trustee of 1 other charity
- Matthew Thomas
- Philip Stephen Evans
- Prof Rachel North
- Susan Margaret Hughes
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Throughout Wales
Income and spending
Common questions
Is SIGHT CYMRU financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £23,279 for the year ended 31 March 2025, a reversal from the previous year's surplus. Per the trustees' report, the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £883,355, which exceeds its stated policy target of maintaining nine months of trading capacity to meet redundancy liabilities and financial commitments in the event of ceasing trading. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Menzies LLP.
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