Hartlepool Vision Support
Registered charity 223584 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HARTLEPOOL BLIND WELFARE ASSOCIATION, THE HARTLEPOOLS WORKSHOPS FOR THE BLIND
Services offered include home visiting service,cookery/handicraft/social and computer skills sessions, hold a monthly book club. We have a resource centre with specialist equipment. Produce a newsletter and a talking newspaper. We provide information to access benefits/allowances/health care services and assistance with paperwork. People can self-refer or use our drop-in/telephone enquiry service.
Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Disability · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that unrestricted funds totalled £137,416, with free reserves of £129,702, which the trustees consider prudent to cover one year's running costs. The charity reported a net income surplus of £45,586 for the year, indicating that total income exceeded charitable expenditure.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: one year of running costs (held: £130k)
“The trustees also consider that is prudent to ensure that there sufficient free reserves at a level that equates to on years running cost”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Hartlepool Vision Support (matched by registered charity number).
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook
- Janet Watkins
- Kevin Braithwaite
- Steven Wheatley
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Hartlepool
Income and spending
Common questions
Is Hartlepool Vision Support financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds totalled £137,416, with free reserves of £129,702, which the trustees consider prudent to cover one year's running costs. The charity reported a net income surplus of £45,586 for the year, indicating that total income exceeded charitable expenditure. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds Hartlepool Vision Support?
Funders whose own accounts filings name Hartlepool Vision Support as a grant recipient include The Teesside Charity, THE PRIMARY CLUB.
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