GARDNER'S TRUST FOR THE BLIND

Registered charity 207233 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Grants awarded to visually impaired people residing in United Kingdom. All applicants must be registered blind or partially sighted. Grants do not include loans - usually remitted for tuition/course fees, computer equipment & household items.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE: (1) THE SUPPORT AND RELIEF OF BLIND AND PARTIALLY SIGHTED PERSONS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM WHETHER PERMANENTLY OR TEMPORARILY BLIND;(2) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AMONGST BLIND AND PARTIALLY SIGHTED PERSONS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM WHETHER PERMANENTLY OR TEMPORARILY BLIND.

Area of benefit: NATIONAL

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Disability · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total unrestricted reserves stood at £4,656,405, which exceeds the stated policy target of 24 months' unrestricted expenditure. The charity reported a net surplus for the year and maintains a prudent level of financial reserves with no material uncertainties regarding its ability 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.

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.

• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• GARDNER'S TRUSTEE

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland

Income and spending

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