VISION SUPPORT HARROGATE DISTRICT

Registered charity 211436 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HARROGATE AND DISTRICT (INCLUDING RIPON) SOCIETY FOR THE BLIND

The Society responds to the needs of visually impaired people in the Harrogate district by providing among other things:- a centre for social activities, handicraft training, educational classes,home visiting,information about hospital eye clinics, a telephone befriending service, counselling, display of aids for the blind and outings.

Causes: Education/training · Disability · Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£103k
Latest spending
£163k
Registered
1962
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £60,088 for the year, which was better than the budgeted deficit of £64,855. The trustees consider the financial affairs satisfactory and note that reserves are adequate to meet objects for many years to come, despite a decrease in net assets of £47,395. The charity is actively monitoring costs and revenues to maintain current commitments.

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 — Vision Support Harrogate District (matched by registered charity number).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: North Yorkshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£103k£163k
31/03/2024£82k£138k
31/03/2023£119k£131k
31/03/2022£301k£120k
31/03/2021£93k£117k

Common questions

Is VISION SUPPORT HARROGATE DISTRICT financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £60,088 for the year, which was better than the budgeted deficit of £64,855. The trustees consider the financial affairs satisfactory and note that reserves are adequate to meet objects for many years to come, despite a decrease in net assets of £47,395. The charity is actively monitoring costs and revenues to maintain current commitments. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
UK government22/09/2020£7kCoronavirus Community Support Fund

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with INFOCUS CHARITY.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
VISION SUPPORT HARROGATE DISTRICT£103k0aboveno doubt
INFOCUS CHARITY FY2025£10.6munclearno doubt
HENSHAWS SOCIETY FOR BLIND PEOPLE FY2025£11.4mbelowno doubt
THE HUNTINGDONSHIRE SOCIETY FOR THE BLIND FY2025£204k0unclearno doubt
THE BLACKPOOL FYLDE AND WYRE SOCIETY FOR THE BLIND FY2025£2.3m0unclearno doubt
HASTINGS AND ROTHER VOLUNTARY ASSOCIATION FOR THE BLIND FY2025£1.1m0unclearno doubt

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