VISUALLY IMPAIRED SAILING ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 1178077 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as VISA

The Visually Impaired sailing Association is run by blind and partially sighted sailing enthusiasts to help others to enjoy the freedom of sailing. Our aim is to empower, motivate and encourage both blind and visually impaired people to join a team sailing yachts, chance to enjoy getting stuck in and be involved in something that is great fun and has significant benefits for wellbeing.

Objects

TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE WITH THE OBJECT OF EMPOWERING AND IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THOSE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED PEOPLE IN NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES THROUGH THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL FACILITIES AND EVENTS AND PARTICULARLY, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY THE PROVISION OF OPPORTUNITIES AND FACILITIES TO ENABLE THOSE PEOPLE TO PARTICIPATE IN SAILING.

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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Latest income

£26k

Latest spending

£24k

Registered

2018

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total incoming resources were £26,051.33 against expenditure of £23,930.36, resulting in a surplus for the year. Net current assets increased to £32,424.44, with cash at bank and in hand standing at £37,749.28. The trustees declare that the charity does not intend to hold large reserves but enough to plan and announce events in advance.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: none

“Donations of £12,009.33 and Sailing Payments of £14,042.00.” — page 3

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: enough to be able to plan and announce in advance a number of events every year (held: £32k)

“The Charity is a non-profit making organisation and does not intend to hold large reserves but enough to be able to plan and announce in advance a number of events every year.” — page 3

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Steven Sims, brother of late Keith Sims (founding member/former Trustee), donated £3,000.

“The main donations and grants were from Steven Sims - brother of the late Keith (Lofty) Sims who was a founding member and former Trustee of Visa-gb (£3000)”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
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Safeguarding policy and procedures
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)

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

Volunteers: 50

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

Volunteers: 75

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

Volunteers: 40

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

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Trustees · trustee networks

Anilkumar Kananichair
Adrian Higginbotham
Alan Mckee
Deirdre Jane Jones · trustee of 1 other charity
LLOYD SAKR
Simon David Maycock

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£26k	£24k
31/03/2024	£34k	£22k
31/03/2023	£25k	£20k
31/03/2022	£20k	£23k
31/03/2021	£11k	£7k

Common questions

Is VISUALLY IMPAIRED SAILING ASSOCIATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total incoming resources were £26,051.33 against expenditure of £23,930.36, resulting in a surplus for the year. Net current assets increased to £32,424.44, with cash at bank and in hand standing at £37,749.28. The trustees declare that the charity does not intend to hold large reserves but enough to plan and announce events in advance. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds VISUALLY IMPAIRED SAILING ASSOCIATION?

Funders whose own accounts filings name VISUALLY IMPAIRED SAILING ASSOCIATION as a grant recipient include King Charles III Charitable Fund.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
King Charles III Charitable Fund	FY2025	amount not stated	Small grant contribution for inclusive sailing week in the Firth of Clyde.

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	21/01/2022	£6k	Blind Sailing Week
The National Lottery Community Fund	16/12/2019	£10k	Blind Week

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 RYA FOUNDATION	2	£8k
THE SIR JAMES ROLL CHARITABLE TRUST	2	£6k
THE SYLVIA AND COLIN SHEPHERD CHARITABLE TRUST	2	£5k
THE DE BRYE CHARITABLE TRUST	2	£4k
DUMBRECK CHARITY	2	£2k
THE BRITFORD BRIDGE TRUST	1	£320k
CHK Foundation	1	£195k
THE CHRISTOPHER AND HENRY OLDFIELD TRUST	1	£165k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ACCESSIBLE BOATING ASSOCIATION.

ACCESSIBLE BOATING ASSOCIATION income £45k
WARRINGTON VISUALLY IMPAIRED PEOPLE income £142k
The Disabled Sailors Association income £775k
EAST ANGLIAN SAILING TRUST income £67k
DISABLED SAILING ASSOCIATION LTD income £100k
Visably income £758k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
VISUALLY IMPAIRED SAILING ASSOCIATION	£26k	—	above	—	no doubt
ACCESSIBLE BOATING ASSOCIATION FY2025	£45k	—	above	—	no doubt
WARRINGTON VISUALLY IMPAIRED PEOPLE FY2025	£142k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
The Disabled Sailors Association FY2025	£775k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
EAST ANGLIAN SAILING TRUST FY2025	£67k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
DISABLED SAILING ASSOCIATION LTD FY2025	£100k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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