THE KINGSTON UPON THAMES ASSOCIATION FOR THE BLIND
Provision of outreach, support and social services to blind and visually impaired people within the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames
Objects
TO DO ALL THINGS POSSIBLE TO PROMOTE THE WELFARE OF THE BLIND AND PARTIALLY SIGHTED PERSONS RESIDENT IN THE ADMINISTRATIVE AREA OF THE ROYAL BOROUGH OF KINGSTON UPON THAMES. TO CO-OPERATE WITH AND ASSIST THE ROYAL BOROUGH OF KINGSTON UPON THAMES AS THE AUTHORITY DIRECTLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE WELFARE OF BLIND AND PARTIALLY SIGHTED PERSONS IN THAT BOROUGH.
Merged into THE KINGSTON UPON THAMES ASSOCIATION FOR THE BLIND (charity 1211269) — merger registered 09/03/2026.
Source: Charity Commission register of merged charities (OGL v3.0).
Latest income
£139k
Latest spending
£112k
Registered
1966
Policies the charity declares
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/10/2024
- Volunteers: 30
- Government income: £10,550 — grants £10,550 (3); 8% of the £139,416 total gross income on the same return
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/10/2023
- Volunteers: 58
- Government income: £19,822 — contracts £15,075 (3), grants £4,747 (2); 21% of the £93,853 total gross income on the same return
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/10/2022
- Volunteers: 73
- Government income: £28,506 — contracts £15,866 (2), grants £12,640 (4); 25% of the £113,741 total gross income on the same return
- Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity
Register events
- Transferred assets to another charity (07/03/2026)
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/10/2025 | — | — |
| 31/10/2024 | £139k | £112k |
| 31/10/2023 | £94k | £133k |
| 31/10/2022 | £114k | £102k |
| 31/10/2021 | £74k | £67k |