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The Blackpool Fylde and Wyre Society for the Blind

A Registered Charity based in England

This organisation record is part of a group of linked records that describe a single organisation. The organisation is linked to 3 active records and 0 inactive records, from 3 data sources.

The best identifier for this organisation is GB-CHC-1009955 .
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Description

The Society's principal activities are to support people with a visual impairment by providing community care and rehabilitation, residential care and housing, talking newspapers and general advice and guidance.

Also known as

  • Blackpool Blind Society
  • The Blackpool Fylde and Wyre Society for the Blind
  • The Blind Society
  • The Blackpool Fylde And Wyre Society For The Blind
  • Blackpool Fylde and Wyre Society for the Blind
  • The Blackpool Fylde and Wyre Society for the Blind
  • N- Vision
  • N-Vision
  • N-Vision
  • N-Vision. Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre Society for the Blind
  • ...and 2 other names
  • Nvision NW a Visionary Organisation
  • Nvisionnw

CCEW Charity number

1009955

Company number

02698040

Registered

Postcode

FY4 1SH

Website

nvision-nw.co.uk

Domain

nvision-nw.co.uk

Latest income

£1,687,489 (on )

This organisation record is based on data from Registered charities in England and Wales published by Charity Commission for England and Wales.

The Blackpool Fylde and Wyre Society for the Blind

GB-CHC-1009955

Locations

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Areas of operation in the UK

Registered Office in the UK

The Blackpool Fylde and Wyre Society for the Blind

GB-CHC-1009955

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This organisation record is part of a group of linked records that describe a single organisation. The organisation is linked to 3 active records and 0 inactive records, from 3 data sources.

The best identifier for this organisation is GB-CHC-1009955 .
What is an organisation identifier?

An organisation identifier is a unique piece of text that definitively identifies an organisation.

Examples include charity numbers and company numbers.

Identifiers are usually assigned by an external body like a regulator.

Findthatcharity uses the Org ID scheme to create identifiers.

GB-CHC gives the scheme for this identifier (Charity Commission), while 1009955 is the identifier for this organisation within the scheme.

The Blackpool Fylde and Wyre Society for the Blind

GB-CHC-1009955

Themes and activities

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This organisation has been classified using different categories:

International Classification of Non-profit and Third Sector Organizations (ICNP/TSO)

ICNP/TSO categories have been automatically assigned from a machine learning model, as part of the UK Charity Classification project.

  • Services for people with disabilities D13

UK Charity Activity Tags

These tags are taken from a project to classify all UK charities using a common set of tags. The tags are applied using keyword searching, so may be incorrect for particular cases.

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  • Beneficiary group BE » People with disabilities BE200
  • Charitable activities CA » Advice and individual advocacy CA101
  • Health HE » Health condition HE200 » Visual impairment HE215
  • Housing HO » Accommodation HO101
  • Social care SC » Residential care SC106

Theme (CCEW)

  • Disability 104
  • Accommodation/housing 107
  • Other Charitable Purposes 117

Beneficiaries (CCEW)

  • Children/young People 201
  • Elderly/old People 202
  • People With Disabilities 203
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies 205

Activities (CCEW)

  • Provides Human Resources 304
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space 305
  • Provides Services 306
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information 307

Scale of operation

  • Regional

The Blackpool Fylde and Wyre Society for the Blind

GB-CHC-1009955

Charity financial history

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Year ending Income (£) Spending (£)
1992-03-20 Registered as a charity
2004-03-31 1,735,518 1,703,180
2005-03-31 1,956,126 1,707,532
2006-03-31 2,248,675 1,990,299
2007-03-31 3,006,549 2,242,123
2008-03-31 1,605,839 1,282,382
2009-03-31 1,182,050 1,139,674
2010-03-31 957,888 1,182,597
2011-03-31 1,246,774 1,219,903
2012-03-31 1,142,519 1,291,427
2013-03-31 1,354,164 1,252,729
2014-03-31 1,715,773 1,377,176
2015-03-31 1,366,857 1,365,029
2016-03-31 1,307,738 1,404,050
2017-03-31 1,402,017 1,362,572
2018-03-31 1,534,229 1,440,328
2019-03-31 1,542,968 1,526,605
2020-03-31 1,561,175 1,635,050
2021-03-31 1,545,340 1,533,220
2022-03-31 1,509,406 1,686,912
2023-03-31 1,687,489 1,749,028
Income and Spending
Funds and Reserves

Data on funds and reserves are only available for financial years where the charity's income was more than £500,000.

The Blackpool Fylde and Wyre Society for the Blind

GB-CHC-1009955

Charity people

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2023
£
2022
£
Employees 64 65
Employees paid more than £60,000 - -
Volunteers 150 246
Trustees 6
Employees
Volunteers

Data on employees is only available for financial years where the charity's income was more than £500,000.

The Blackpool Fylde and Wyre Society for the Blind

GB-CHC-1009955

Statement of Financial Activities

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Statement of financial activities for year ended .

Based on information provided to the Charity Commission for England and Wales in the charity's annual return. This may not exactly match the figures and categories supplied in the charity's annual accounts.

2023
£000s
2022
£000s
Incoming resources
Donations and other voluntary income 61.2 205.9
Legacies 93.8 50.7
Endowments - -
Donations and legacies 155.0 256.6
Income from charitable activities 1,330.9 3.1
Income from other trading activities 165.6 134.9
Income from investments 24.6 25.2
Other income 11.4 1,089.6
Total 1,687.5 1,509.4
Expenditure
Investment management - -
Other spending on raising funds 147.9 137.6
Spending on raising funds 147.9 137.6
Grants to institutions - -
Other charitable activities 1,601.1 1,549.3
Charitable activities 1,601.1 1,549.3
Other spending - -
Total 1,749.0 1,686.9
Net income / (expenditure) (61.5) (177.5)

The Blackpool Fylde and Wyre Society for the Blind

GB-CHC-1009955

Balance sheet

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Balance sheet at .

Based on information provided to the Charity Commission for England and Wales in the charity's annual return. This may not exactly match the figures and categories supplied in the charity's annual accounts.

2023
£000s
2022
£000s
Fixed assets
Tangible and intangible assets 1,388.3 1,393.4
Investment assets - -
1,388.3 1,393.4
Current assets
Current investment assets 1,195.9 1,365.8
Cash 78.2 207.2
Other current assets 228.7 148.4
1,502.8 1,721.3
Creditors
Amounts falling due within one year (120.6) (255.9)
Net current assets 1,382.2 1,465.4
Total assets less current liabilities 2,770.4 2,858.8
Creditors
Amounts falling due after one year - -
Net assets 2,770.4 2,858.8
Funds
Endowment funds - -
Restricted funds 1,193.7 1,275.2
Unrestricted funds 1,576.8 1,583.6
2,770.4 2,858.8

The Blackpool Fylde and Wyre Society for the Blind

GB-CHC-1009955

Income from government

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2023
£
2022
£
Contracts with government
Income from government contracts - 416,292
Government contracts as % of total income - 27.6%
Number of government contracts - 14
Government grants
Income from government grants 101,917 53,427
Government grants as % of total income 6.0% 3.5%
Number of government grants 4 3

The Blackpool Fylde and Wyre Society for the Blind

GB-CHC-1009955

Grants received

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Received 11 grants. Showing most recent 10 grants.

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Date Funder Amount awarded Description
Community Foundations for Lancashire & Merseyside
Know Your Neighbourhood (KYN)
£50,216
1 year
Sociability
Jul 2023 to Mar 2025
Community Foundations for Lancashire & Merseyside
Know Your Neighbourhood (KYN)
£2,128
2 months
Cherish
Jan 2023 to Mar 2023
The National Lottery Community Fund
National Lottery Awards for All England
£10,000
11.901639344262295 months
SOCIABILITY for the Visually Impaired
Jun 2022 to Jun 2023
Garfield Weston Foundation
Welfare
£6,500 Main Grants award
Sport England
Small Grants
£9,968
1 year
N-Vision Active
Jun 2020 to May 2022
The National Lottery Community Fund
National Lottery Awards for All
£10,000
1 year
Employment of Volunteer Co-Ordinator
Mar 2019 to Mar 2020
The National Lottery Community Fund £10,000 Employment of Volunteer Co-Ordinator
Garfield Weston Foundation
Welfare
£20,000 Main Grants award
The National Lottery Community Fund
Awards for All
£9,874
1 year
Look At The Past And Learn For The Future
Feb 2016 to Feb 2017
The National Lottery Community Fund
Reaching Communities
£465,129
5 years
Visually Impaired Personalisation Support Brokerage (VIP's Brokerage)
May 2013 to May 2018

Data source

Some grants data comes from funders who publish data using the 360Giving Data Standard. It was accessed using the 360Giving Datastore.

National Lottery grants data comes from the Department of Culture, Media and Sport who publish the National Lottery grants database.

This data is used under the Open Government Licence. Grants that are also published under 360Giving have been removed to ensure there is not duplication.

  • The National Lottery (1 grant) | Licence

The Blackpool Fylde and Wyre Society for the Blind

GB-CHC-1009955

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