CARMARTHENSHIRE BLIND SOCIETY

Registered charity 219551 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

IN ADDITION TO THE ABOVE WE PROVIDE A WEEKLY RESOURCE CENTRE, AND DROP IN CENTRE AT LLANELLI, WHICH IS OPEN TO ALL REGISTERED MEMBERS FROM THE ENTIRE COUNTY, WHICH INCLUDES COMPUTER FACILITIES WITH DOLPHIN SOFTWARE PACKAGES AND FULL CCTV AND DOCUMENT READERS..HOWEVER, AT THE MOMENT WE ARE UNABLE TO PROVIDE TRAINING FACILITIES. BUT THE EQUIPMENT IS AVAILABLE FOR DEMONSTRATION.

Objects

TO PROMOTE THE WELFARE AND WELL BEING OF ALL VISUALLY IMPAIRED PEOPLE, BOTH BLIND AND PARTIALLY SIGHTED, THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY OF CARMARTHENSHIRE, IN SUCH MANNER AS MAY BE DECIDED FROM TIME TO TIME BY THE TRUSTEES OF THE SOCIETY

Area of benefit: THE FORMER COUNTY OF CARMARTHENSHIRE

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

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Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported an excess of income over expenditure of £33,812 for the year ended 31st March 2026, resulting in total accumulated funds of £403,299. The trustees describe the Society's overall assets as 'extremely healthy' and express optimism regarding the sale of the Llanelli Resource Centre to strengthen future financial viability. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention that would suggest the accounts failed to meet regulatory requirements.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• 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
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (06/08/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• LYN JAMESchair
• ALUN WYN GRIFFITHS
• DELYTH ARMSTRONG · trustee of 1 other charity
• Daryl Evans
• HEULWEN ROGERS
• JANICE THOMAS
• Jason Paul Bartlett
• John Lynne Griffiths · trustee of 1 other charity
• MARGARET GILLIAN GRIFFITHS
• MARVA ADELE MURPHY
• Ray Cooke

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

Operates in: Carmarthenshire

Income and spending

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