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Accrington and District Blind Society

A Registered Charity based in England

Active Registered Charity (England and Wales)

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GB-CHC-221983
This organisation's identifier is GB-CHC-221983 .
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Description

The Charity supports people with sight loss across a large part of East Lancashire and offers a range of services from our refurbished Sight Advice Centre in Accrington.

Also known as

  • Accrington and District Blind Society
  • Accrington and District Institution for the Blind and the Prevention of Blindness
  • Accrington and District Blind Society
  • ELVIN (East Lancashire Visual Impiared Network)

CCEW Charity number

221983

Registered

Postcode

BB5 1HP

Website

elvinet.org.uk

Domain

accringtonblindsociety.org.uk

Latest income

£23,114 (on )

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

Accrington and District Blind Society

GB-CHC-221983

Locations

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Area of operation in the UK

Registered Office in the UK

Accrington and District Blind Society

GB-CHC-221983

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

Scale of operation

  • Local

Accrington and District Blind Society

GB-CHC-221983

Charity financial history

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Year ending Income (£) Spending (£)
1964-04-29 Registered as a charity
2004-03-31 44,670 34,791
2005-03-31 28,315 33,103
2006-03-31 39,330 27,085
2007-03-31 22,577 28,243
2008-03-31 35,722 28,797
2009-03-31 53,316 46,693
2010-03-31 30,547 26,238
2011-03-31 42,111 27,745
2012-03-31 31,439 35,163
2013-03-31 25,503 29,654
2014-03-31 20,603 34,017
2015-03-31 49,497 36,004
2016-03-31 87,831 19,112
2017-03-31 25,834 21,919
2018-03-31 98,539 30,800
2019-03-31 35,935 39,982
2020-03-31 29,598 40,193
2021-03-31 56,023 51,797
2022-03-31 27,161 84,699
2023-03-31 23,114 111,818
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.

Accrington and District Blind Society

GB-CHC-221983

Charity people

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2023
£		 2022
£
Employees paid more than £60,000 - -
Volunteers 20 15
Trustees 6
Employees
Volunteers

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Accrington and District Blind Society

GB-CHC-221983

Income from government

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2023
£		 2022
£
Contracts with government
None recorded
Government grants
Income from government grants 500 8,000
Government grants as % of total income 2.2% 29.5%
Number of government grants 2 1

Accrington and District Blind Society

GB-CHC-221983

Grants received

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Date Funder Amount awarded Description
The National Lottery Community Fund
Awards for All 		£10,000
1 year 		Refurbishment of the Resource and Information Centre for blind and vis
May 2017 to May 2018
The National Lottery Community Fund
Awards for All 		£8,714
1 year 		Refurbishment of the Resource and Information Centre
Jul 2014 to Jul 2015
The National Lottery Community Fund
Awards for All 		£4,712
2 years 		Celebrations 135
Jan 2010 to Jan 2012

Data source

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Accrington and District Blind Society

GB-CHC-221983

Data sources

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Charity Commission for England and Wales

Registered charities in England and Wales

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Last fetched from source: 2024-07-08

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