THE ROYAL LEICESTERSHIRE RUTLAND AND WYCLIFFE SOCIETY FOR THE BLIND
Registered charity 218992 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as VISTA
Vista is recognised as the primary provider of services to blind and visually impaired people in the City of Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £1,858k for the year ended 31 March 2025, driven by restructuring costs and the disposal of residential care homes. While unrestricted reserves decreased to £1,239k, the trustees confirm the charity has adequate resources to continue operating for the foreseeable future, with a forecast return to surplus by 2028/29.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: 6 months of unrestricted expenditure (£802k) (held: £1.2m)
“The reserves should therefore be sufficient to cover the costs of running the Charity where income is not assured and providing these services for that period. This is calculated as £802k at the end of year”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Sayer Vincent LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Corporate structure
Company officers (Companies House)
Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.
- MARTIN, Wendy Elizabeth — director, appointed 21/11/2025on trustee list
- LINDSAY, James Francis — director, appointed 27/08/2025on trustee list
- BENHAM, Chris — director, appointed 01/08/2025on trustee list
- GIGA, Arjan Malde — director, appointed 12/02/2024on trustee list
- WILKINSON, Meredith Ria, Dr — director, appointed 10/10/2023on trustee list
- SMALLEY, Phillip Andrew — director, appointed 11/04/2023on trustee list
- KAZI, Aadil, Dr — director, appointed 01/02/2023on trustee list
- VOLLER, Jean — director, appointed 12/12/2019on trustee list
Official officers record.
Property (HM Land Registry)
1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
CQC provider record: Vista — Deregistered, 4 registered locations, last inspected 21/01/2021.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£875k
Reported reserves equal ~2.8 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 22.4% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2%) (benchmarks).
- Jean Vollerchair
- Arjan Malde Giga
- Chris Benham
- Dr Aadil Kazi
- Dr Meredith Ria Wilkinson
- James Lindsay
- Philip Andrew Smalley
- Wendy Martin
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Leicester City · Leicestershire · Rutland
Income and spending
Common questions
Is THE ROYAL LEICESTERSHIRE RUTLAND AND WYCLIFFE SOCIETY FOR THE BLIND financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £1,858k for the year ended 31 March 2025, driven by restructuring costs and the disposal of residential care homes. While unrestricted reserves decreased to £1,239k, the trustees confirm the charity has adequate resources to continue operating for the foreseeable future, with a forecast return to surplus by 2028/29. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Sayer Vincent LLP.
Who funds THE ROYAL LEICESTERSHIRE RUTLAND AND WYCLIFFE SOCIETY FOR THE BLIND?
Funders whose own accounts filings name THE ROYAL LEICESTERSHIRE RUTLAND AND WYCLIFFE SOCIETY FOR THE BLIND as a grant recipient include THE DIXIE ROSE FINDLAY CHARITABLE TRUST, YORKSHIRE BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION.
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