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.

Objects

TO RELIEVE BLIND AND PARTIALLY SIGHTED PERSONS RESIDENT IN THE BOROUGH OF MIDDLESBROUGH, THE BOROUGH OF REDCAR AND CLEVELAND AND THE BOROUGH OF STOCKTON ON TEES BY ANY OF THE FOLLOWING MEANS OR SUCH OTHER MEANS AS THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT: A) THE PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF A WELFARE CENTRE FOR SUCH PERSONS; B) THE PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF RECREATIONAL FACILITIES FOR SUCH PERSONS WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE; C) THE PROVISION OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING FOR SUCH PERSONS. D) THE PROVISION OF ITEMS, SERVICES AND FACILITIES FOR SUCH PERSONS.

Area of benefit: SEE OBJECT

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 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.

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
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (20/12/2022) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• STEPHEN HUDSONchair
• CLLR SHAKEEL HUSSAIN
• KEVIN CLARK
• Keith Laycock
• MARGARET LEACH
• MARIA BAINES
• Mr Barry Smith
• ROBERT WINTER

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

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

Income and spending

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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.

• THE BLACKPOOL FYLDE AND WYRE SOCIETY FOR THE BLIND income £2.3m
• EASTBOURNE BLIND SOCIETY income £295k
• THE HUNTINGDONSHIRE SOCIETY FOR THE BLIND income £228k
• THE SHEFFIELD ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE BLIND income £2.3m
• THE MIDDLESEX ASSOCIATION FOR THE BLIND income £862k
• VISION SUPPORT HARROGATE DISTRICT income £103k

Side by side with its peers

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