BLACKBURN AND DISTRICT BLIND SOCIETY

Registered charity 519938 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BLACKBURN AND DARWEN SOCIETY FOR THE BLIND

To provide welfare services to the blind and partially sighted within the local government districts of Blackburn with Darwen, Hyndburn and Ribble Valley.

Objects

TO PROVIDE SUPPORT, ASSISTANCE AND INFORMATION TO BLIND AND PARTIALLY SIGHTED PERSONS, WHO RESIDE IN BLACKBURN AND TEH SURROUNDING DISTRICT FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROMOTING THE RELIEF OF SUCH PERSONS IN ANY MANNER WHICH IS DEEMED BY LAW TO BE CHARITABLE

Area of benefit: BLACKBURN AND SURROUNDING DISTRICT

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 FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £17,279 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total unrestricted funds decreasing to £189,134. The trustees attribute the charity's financial stability to a substantial legacy received in previous years, noting that income increased significantly while expenditure remained largely stable compared to the prior year.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Paying staff
• 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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Alan Holdernesschair · trustee of 1 other charity
• Hilary Slaven
• John Leigh
• WILLIAM LEONARD FERGUSON

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

Operates in: Blackburn With Darwen · Lancashire

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).