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British Wireless for the Blind Fund

A Registered Charity based in England

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Description

The objects of the Charity are the relief of registered blind or registeredpartially sighted people in the British Isles through the provision of radios,radio cassette recorders, CD players and any other equipment or servicesnecessary to allow them to benefit from the reception of soundtransmission in accordance with its Memorandum of Association

Also known as

  • British Wireless for the Blind Fund
  • British Wireless for the Blind
  • British Wireless for the Blind Fund
  • Wireless Fund / Wireless for the Blind / BWBF

CCEW Charity number

1078287

Company number

03870182

Registered

Postcode

ME14 5DZ

Website

blind.org.uk

Latest income

£1,642,407 (on )

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

British Wireless for the Blind Fund

GB-CHC-1078287

Locations

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Registered Office in the UK

British Wireless for the Blind Fund

GB-CHC-1078287

Linked records

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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-1078287 .
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An organisation identifier is a unique piece of text that definitively identifies an organisation.

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GB-CHC gives the scheme for this identifier (Charity Commission), while 1078287 is the identifier for this organisation within the scheme.

British Wireless for the Blind Fund

GB-CHC-1078287

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

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  • Arts AR » Media and publishing AR200 » Radio AR205
  • Associations AS
  • Beneficiary group BE » People with disabilities BE200
  • Health HE » Health condition HE200 » Visual impairment HE215

Theme (CCEW)

  • Disability 104

Beneficiaries (CCEW)

  • Children/young People 201
  • Elderly/old People 202
  • People With Disabilities 203

Activities (CCEW)

  • Provides Services 306

Scale of operation

  • National

British Wireless for the Blind Fund

GB-CHC-1078287

Charity financial history

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Year ending Income (£) Spending (£)
1999-11-19 Registered as a charity
2004-10-31 696,240 770,850
2005-10-31 1,623,989 877,018
2006-10-31 1,502,487 845,900
2007-10-31 1,263,390 1,090,151
2008-10-31 1,221,455 1,276,778
2009-10-31 1,017,685 2,067,735
2010-10-31 1,079,412 1,697,071
2011-10-31 1,215,534 1,417,074
2012-10-31 1,158,763 1,353,686
2013-10-31 1,431,024 1,322,248
2014-10-31 1,197,841 1,200,341
2015-10-31 1,379,274 1,355,134
2016-10-31 1,939,687 1,536,286
2017-12-31 1,630,311 2,294,125
2018-12-31 1,742,162 1,763,116
2019-12-31 1,180,361 1,912,487
2020-12-31 1,129,243 1,498,351
2021-12-31 1,162,116 1,472,942
2022-12-31 1,642,407 1,550,502
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.

British Wireless for the Blind Fund

GB-CHC-1078287

Charity people

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2022
£
2021
£
Employees 13 13
Employees paid more than £60,000 1 1
Volunteers 85 85
Trustees 8
Employees
Volunteers

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

British Wireless for the Blind Fund

GB-CHC-1078287

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.

2022
£000s
2021
£000s
Incoming resources
Donations and other voluntary income 95.5 120.1
Legacies 1,210.0 656.6
Endowments - -
Donations and legacies 1,305.5 776.7
Income from charitable activities 118.1 200.9
Income from other trading activities 156.5 106.7
Income from investments 61.2 77.8
Other income 1.0 -
Total 1,642.4 1,162.1
Expenditure
Investment management 28.5 25.4
Other spending on raising funds 245.1 188.4
Spending on raising funds 273.6 213.8
Grants to institutions - 1.3
Other charitable activities 1,144.4 1,165.8
Charitable activities 1,144.4 1,167.1
Other spending 132.5 92.0
Total 1,550.5 1,472.9
Net income / (expenditure) 91.9 (310.8)

British Wireless for the Blind Fund

GB-CHC-1078287

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.

2022
£000s
2021
£000s
Fixed assets
Tangible and intangible assets 998.7 1,067.5
Investment assets 2,993.5 3,203.0
3,992.1 4,270.6
Current assets
Current investment assets 9.3 115.4
Cash 968.6 654.5
Other current assets 107.1 259.1
1,085.1 1,029.0
Creditors
Amounts falling due within one year (998.0) (1,029.6)
Net current assets 87.0 (0.6)
Total assets less current liabilities 4,079.2 4,269.9
Creditors
Amounts falling due after one year - -
Net assets 4,079.2 4,269.9
Funds
Endowment funds - -
Restricted funds 116.6 145.4
Unrestricted funds 3,962.6 4,124.6
4,079.2 4,269.9

British Wireless for the Blind Fund

GB-CHC-1078287

Income from government

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According to data returned to the Charity Commission, this charity did not receive income from government grants or contracts in 2022 (the latest year with data available) or 2021.

British Wireless for the Blind Fund

GB-CHC-1078287

Grants received

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Date Funder Amount awarded Description
Trusthouse Charitable Foundation
Trustee Nom Grants
£1,000 Grant to British Wireless for the Blind Fund
R S Macdonald Charitable Trust £5,000 BWBF CONNECT
Co-operative Group £6,011 Grant to British Wireless for the Blind
Sir George Martin Trust £1,000 Grant to British Wireless for the Blind Fund
Wolfson Foundation
Health and Disability
£2,500 Grant to British Wireless for the Blind Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund
Awards for All
£4,851
1 year
Reducing Social Isolation - Technology Project for Visually Impaired
Nov 2015 to Nov 2016
The National Lottery Community Fund
Awards for All
£9,751
1 year
Reducing social isolation through technology project for the visually impai
Feb 2014 to Feb 2015
The National Lottery Heritage Fund
All Our Stories
£9,600 Grant to British Wireless for the Blind Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund
Awards for All
£3,500
1 year
Dorset Radio for Life Project
Mar 2011 to Mar 2012

Data source

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British Wireless for the Blind Fund

GB-CHC-1078287

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