Sight Support West of England

Registered charity 1178384 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as VISION SOUTH WEST, VISION WEST OF ENGLAND

To provide local practical and emotional support for people living with sight loss across the West of England to improve quality of life, increase independence and enable blind and partially-sighted people to lead active and fulfilling lives.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £57,276 for the group and £15,000 for the charity only, resulting in unrestricted general reserves of £241,899. This reserve level is slightly above the trustees' stated policy target of £230,000, which is designed to cover four months of operating costs. The trustees confirm that the charity has sufficient resources to continue as a going concern for at least 12 months.

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

What the accounts disclose

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

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

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• Masons Charity Bristol — “Community Groups Masons Charity Bristol” (source page)
• Midsomer Norton Lions Club — “Midsomer Norton Lions Club” (source page)
• Annett Charitable Trust — “Trusts & Foundations Annett Charitable Trust” (source page)
• Arnold Clark Foundation — “Arnold Clark Foundation” (source page)
• Dixie Rose Findley Trust — “Dixie Rose Findley Trust” (source page)
• National Lottery Reaching Communties Fund — “National Lottery Reaching Communties Fund” (source page)
• Radstock Town Council — “Town Councils Radstock Town Council” (source page)
• Keynsham Town Council — “Keynsham Town Council” (source page)

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.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~2.8 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 10.8% of total income — above the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Nicholas Grinhamchair · trustee of 1 other charity
• Amar Shah
• Anela Wood
• Heather Armstrong
• Ioan McAvoy
• Roger Bonner
• Simon John Russell

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

Operates in: Bath And North East Somerset · Bristol City · South Gloucestershire · Swindon · Wiltshire

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Government & lottery funding

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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 WILTSHIRE BLIND ASSOCIATION.

• WILTSHIRE BLIND ASSOCIATION income £222k
• SIGHT CYMRU income £558k
• CAMSIGHT income £689k
• INFOCUS CHARITY income £10.6m
• THE PARTIALLY SIGHTED SOCIETY income £410k
• WARRINGTON VISUALLY IMPAIRED PEOPLE income £142k

Side by side with its peers

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