STAFFORDSHIRE SIGHT LOSS ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 1176919 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Community-led services that aim to support blind and partially sighted people in North Staffordshire to increase independence, build confidence and reduce isolation. We do this through the provision of advice and information, support with applications and forms, equipment and technology demonstrations, accessible social activities and peer support opportunities.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£226k
Latest spending
£190k
Registered
2018
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported an income of £225,868 and expenditure of £189,881 for the year ended 31 December 2024, resulting in a net increase in funds. At year-end, the charity held total assets of £99,555, comprising £42,198 in unrestricted funds and £57,357 in restricted funds, indicating a stable financial position with no disclosed material uncertainties.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Staffordshire Sight Loss Association (matched by registered charity number).

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Staffordshire · Stoke-on-trent City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£226k£190k
31/12/2023£196k£171k
31/12/2022£148k£136k
31/12/2021£84k£112k
31/12/2020£95k£47k

Common questions

Is STAFFORDSHIRE SIGHT LOSS ASSOCIATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported an income of £225,868 and expenditure of £189,881 for the year ended 31 December 2024, resulting in a net increase in funds. At year-end, the charity held total assets of £99,555, comprising £42,198 in unrestricted funds and £57,357 in restricted funds, indicating a stable financial position with no disclosed material uncertainties. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds STAFFORDSHIRE SIGHT LOSS ASSOCIATION?

Funders whose own accounts filings name STAFFORDSHIRE SIGHT LOSS ASSOCIATION as a grant recipient include THE ROYAL NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF BLIND PEOPLE, SIR JULES THORN CHARITABLE TRUST, THE EDWARD AND DOROTHY CADBURY TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE ROYAL NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF BLIND PEOPLEFY2024£16k3 grants payable
SIR JULES THORN CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£3kAnn Rylands Small Donations Programme
THE EDWARD AND DOROTHY CADBURY TRUSTFY2025£1kCompassionate Support

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Postcode Lottery30/09/2024£25kUnrestricted Funding
The National Lottery Community Fund29/04/2022£10kCommunity Peer Support Project
The National Lottery Community Fund17/02/2022£300kIndependent and Connected Communities
The National Lottery Community Fund19/02/2021£9kSSLA Covid response
The National Lottery Community Fund07/01/2020£140kIndependence and Wellbeing Project

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.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with WARWICKSHIRE ASSOCIATION FOR THE BLIND.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
STAFFORDSHIRE SIGHT LOSS ASSOCIATION£226k—0unclear—no doubt
WARWICKSHIRE ASSOCIATION FOR THE BLIND FY2025£565k—0within—no doubt
SIGHT LOSS SHROPSHIRE FY2026£112k—0unclear—no doubt
DORSET BLIND ASSOCIATION FY2025£1.3m—0unclear—no doubt
CHESTER & DISTRICT FEDERATION OF THE BLIND FY2024£243k—0above—no doubt
TEESSIDE AND DISTRICT SOCIETY FOR THE BLIND FY2025£161k—0unclear—no doubt

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