THE CARDIFF INSTITUTE FOR THE BLIND, INCORPORATED

Registered charity 214131 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CARDIFF, VALE AND VALLEYS INSTITUTE OF THE BLIND, Sight Life

The Institute primarily exists to enable visually impaired people within the counties of Cardiff, the Vale of Glamorgan, Rhondda Taff, Merthyr, Swansea and Neath and Port Talbot to live a full and independent life. It seek to influence policies and practices of others and, in accordance with the resources it has available, complement the services provided by these organisations.

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

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Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 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 ~5.5 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 2.6% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (24/02/2026) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
• Received assets from another charity (29/03/2022) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
• Received assets from another charity (04/03/2022) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
• Received assets from another charity (15/05/2019) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Christopher Joseph Reddington
• Dr Carole Jones
• Elin Haf Edwards
• James Henry Askey · trustee of 1 other charity
• John Sanders · trustee of 2 other charities
• Susan Sullivan
• Suzanne Petterson

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

Operates in: Bridgend · Cardiff · City Of Swansea · Merthyr Tydfil · Neath Port Talbot · Rhondda Cynon Taff · Vale Of Glamorgan

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