SUFFOLK SIGHT

Registered charity 1183608 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as EAST SUFFOLK ASSOCIATION FOR THE BLIND, EAST SUFFOLK BLIND, ESAB, IPSWICH BLIND SOCIETY, IPSWICH CARE FOR THE BLIND, WEST SUFFOLK BLIND ASSOCIATION

To relieve the needs of the visually impaired across Suffolk for the public benefit by providing the best support and care so that they can lead rich and fulfilling lives with the highest level of independence and by promoting this objective to members, beneficiaries and the wider communities in which it operates.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a planned operating deficit of £56,738, which was met by a drawdown of reserves. The unrestricted fund balance stood at £1,340,961, with accessible reserves equating to 17 months of charitable expenditure, well above the policy target of 12-18 months. The trustees confirmed adequate resources to continue as a going concern.

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 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — SUFFOLK SIGHT (matched by registered charity number).

Property (HM Land Registry)

3 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (3 freehold); recorded price paid £117k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2023)

Reported reserves equal ~16.3 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 2.9% of total income — below the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (01/04/2020) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
• Received assets from another charity (01/04/2020) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Geoffrey Mark Staff MA Cantabchair
• ANNE KELLY
• Brigitte Carter
• Carolyn Allum · trustee of 2 other charities
• GWEN WATTS
• Georgina Dawn Chambers
• Inderraj Hanspal
• MICHAEL PEAK
• Neville Anthony Broadbent
• STEPHEN GIDDINGS · trustee of 1 other charity
• STEPHEN WILLIAM JAMES HODGKISS
• Sandra Walker

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

Operates in: Suffolk

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Government & lottery funding

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