TEESSIDE AND DISTRICT SOCIETY FOR THE BLIND

Registered charity 700212 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as TEESIDE AND DISTRICT SOCIETY FOR THE BLIND

The Society offers a Social Centre, Home Visiting Scheme, Shopping Escort Service, Luncheon Club, Telephone Befriending Service, Equipment and Information Home Visiting Service, and Outings.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Disability · Amateur Sport · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£161k
Latest spending
£177k
Registered
1988
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £176,795 against total income of £160,537, resulting in a net movement in funds of -£16,258. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted funds decreased from £163,312 to £147,054 during the year. The trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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.

Register events

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Middlesbrough · Redcar And Cleveland · Stockton-on-tees

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£161k£177k
31/03/2024£185k£166k
31/03/2023£166k£189k
31/03/2022£98k£172k
31/03/2021£95k£136k

Common questions

Is TEESSIDE AND DISTRICT SOCIETY FOR THE BLIND financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £176,795 against total income of £160,537, resulting in a net movement in funds of -£16,258. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted funds decreased from £163,312 to £147,054 during the year. The trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund28/09/2023£10kTransportation costs
The National Lottery Community Fund01/07/2022£10kTransportation costs
The National Lottery Community Fund03/12/2009£10kEquipment and Information Home Visiting Service
The National Lottery Community Fund17/06/2005£5kYoung Adults Social Club for Visually Impaired
The National Lottery Community Fund01/04/2004£5kKitchen

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE BLACKPOOL FYLDE AND WYRE SOCIETY FOR THE BLIND.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
TEESSIDE AND DISTRICT SOCIETY FOR THE BLIND£161k0unclearno doubt
THE BLACKPOOL FYLDE AND WYRE SOCIETY FOR THE BLIND FY2025£2.3m0unclearno doubt
EASTBOURNE BLIND SOCIETY FY2025£295k0unclearno doubt
THE HUNTINGDONSHIRE SOCIETY FOR THE BLIND FY2025£204k0unclearno doubt
THE SHEFFIELD ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE BLIND FY2025£2.3m0unclearno doubt
THE MIDDLESEX ASSOCIATION FOR THE BLIND FY2025£862k0unclearno doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.