THE HUNTINGDONSHIRE SOCIETY FOR THE BLIND

Registered charity 202573 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HUNTINGDONSHIRE SOCIETY FOR THE BLIND, HUNTS SOCIETY FOR THE BLIND, THE HUNTINGDON SOCIETY FOR THE BLIND

Provides a range of services, support and social activities for visually impaired people living throughout Huntingdonshire including information and advice, assistance with completing benefits applications and an equipment centre.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Disability · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£204k
Latest spending
£194k
Registered
1962
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net operating income of £9,727.74 for the year, resulting in a net movement in funds of -£106,660.56 due to a sundry creditor adjustment. Total unrestricted reserves carried forward were £2,459,085.26, which significantly exceeds the trustees' stated policy target of holding a minimum of £80,000 in free reserves.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: minimum of £80,000 in free reserves (held: £2.5m)
The Trustees aim to hold a minimum of £80,000 in free reserves, representing around six months of fixed operating costs after taking investment income into account. — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Thomas Quinn Statutory Auditors. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Hunts Blind (matched by registered charity number).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Cambridgeshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£204k£194k
31/03/2024£175k£198k
31/03/2023£183k£182k
31/03/2022£143k£134k
31/03/2021£149k£121k

Common questions

Is THE HUNTINGDONSHIRE SOCIETY FOR THE BLIND financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net operating income of £9,727.74 for the year, resulting in a net movement in funds of -£106,660.56 due to a sundry creditor adjustment. Total unrestricted reserves carried forward were £2,459,085.26, which significantly exceeds the trustees' stated policy target of holding a minimum of £80,000 in free reserves. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Thomas Quinn Statutory Auditors.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Postcode Lottery29/10/2024£25kUnrestricted Funding
The National Lottery Heritage Fund15/12/2021£6k"Celebrating And Conserving Our Heritage - The Hunts Blind Centenary"

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with HENSHAWS SOCIETY FOR BLIND PEOPLE.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE HUNTINGDONSHIRE SOCIETY FOR THE BLIND£204k0unclearno doubt
HENSHAWS SOCIETY FOR BLIND PEOPLE FY2025£11.4mbelowno doubt
HAMPSHIRE ASSOCIATION FOR THE CARE OF THE BLIND FY2025£535k0unclearno doubt
DERBYSHIRE ASSOCIATION OF THE BLIND LTD FY2025£732k0unclearno doubt
HASTINGS AND ROTHER VOLUNTARY ASSOCIATION FOR THE BLIND FY2025£1.1m0unclearno doubt
THE SHEFFIELD ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE BLIND FY2025£2.3m0unclearno doubt

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