Trustses, Annual Report and Financial Review
2023-24
Clearvision Project,
Linden Lodge School, 61 Princes Way, London SW19 6JB
Reg. Charity No. 1012850
About Clearvision and our work
What we do: We believe
everyone should be able to
experience the excitement,
enjoyment and educational
opportunities that come from
sharing books with others.
We give children who have a
sight impairment a way to
share stories with their
sighted parents, siblings,
teachers and peers. We also
give adults with sight
impairment the means to
read with sighted children,
improving children's literacy
and allowing families to enjoy
together one of the great
pleasures of childhood.
How wo achieve this: We do this by adding braille to conventional children's books,
and operating a postal lending library of these books, supplying them to families,
schools, Sensory Support serVi￿S, public libraries and other organisations all
across the UK and Ireland. Having print, braille (or Moon, an easier altemative to
braille) and pictures together on the page allows these books to be shared by people
with and without sight reading together. We also have a collection of around 800
handmade tactile image books which are loaned through schools and Sensory
Support Services. These allow children to build up their touch skills in preparation for
learning braille, whilst enjoying and benefitting from pictures, just as their sighted
peers do. They are also a vital resource for children who read large print but don't
have enough vision to enjoy conventional pictures, and to children and teenagers
whose additional disabilities mean they may not leam to read, but hugely benefit
from exploring the pictures whilst the words are read to them. Clearvision's books
are produced by thr￿ self-employed braille transcribers, a self-employed blind
proofreader, a prison braille unit and a number of volunteers. The project is run by a
full-time Director and library borrowing administered by a part-time Library
Administrator. Specific projects are supported by a part-time Project Offi￿r.

Our Aims: To promote literacy and a love of books in children and adults who are
blind or have a sight impaiment. To campaign for the availability of books in
accessible formats for all people with sight impainnent. To promote the provision,
teaching, use and enjoyment of braille, Moon, and tactile illustrations.
Our Trustees: The work of the charity is directed by the board of Trustees: Timothy
Richmond (Chair). Christina Matswa (Secretary); Peter Flynn (Treasurer); Rosalyn
Gibbons; Louise Jeynes. Chamandeep Singh Grover and Leonie Masterson. All the
Trustees have personal andlor professional knowledge of the education of children
with sight impairment; two are former Clearvision borrowers and have sight
impairment. Most have additional management experien￿.
Our Patron: We continue to enjoy the enthusiastic support of our patron, fomier
Children's Laureate Anne Fine, OBE.
Our Work This Year
This year we've loaned a total of 7960 books to 486 borrowers: 324 families, 117
schools, colleges and nurseries (most with multiple children accessing our books),
10 public libraries and 35 Sensory Support Services. The feedback we've had from
borrowers makes clear the value of shared reading; and that without our service, that
reading simply couldn't take place.
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With this in mind we've continued
to strengthen areas of our
bookstock, adding substsntially to
our exciting and engaging
selection of fiction and non-fiction
for older children and teenagers
who have a low reading age.
These young people may read at
beginner level because they have
come late to braille, perhaps
having used large print books but
experienced a decline in their
vision; because they have
leaming or physical disabilities
which make learning braille a
challenge, or because they're leaming English as a second or subsequent language.
In every circumstance, finding books which entertain and motivate these readers is
hugely important, so we're delighted to have enhanced our collection in this way.
We've also been working with the volunteers who create our tactile image books on
filling in gaps in the curriculum, so that children can use our books alongside their
peers when studying such topics as climate change, personal identity, the ancient
Egyptians and recycling. These new books have been received with enthusiasm by
teachers and pupils alike.
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A huge amount of work has been happening 'behind the scenes" this year to
strengthen Clearvision for the future. This has included working to complete the last
tasks necessary to launch our online catalogue, and hosting the organising
committee of the Typhlo and Tactus international tactile book competition (of whom

we are a member) who work to enhance the number and variety of tactile books on
offer to children across the UK and worldwide. We've also completed the charity
sector-renowned Pilotlight 360 process. This involved being matched with volunteers
working at senior management level in the corporate world to give us a total
'outsider's perspective. on everything from our govemance to our marketing, then
supply ideas to help us enhan￿ that work. We paired with Pilotlight specifically to
bring us a fresh perspective as we worked through our Theory of Change pro￿sS. A
charity's Theory of Chance is a thorough examination of its reason for existence: the
difference it wants to make in the world, who it wants to make that difference for, and
a thorough audit of how successfully it achieves that. The work was intensive but
deeply worthwhile and we've created not only a Theory Of Change but a new
Strategic plan and clear priorities for the next three years, all with a clear focus on
the needs of our borrowers, present and future.
Our contributlons to wider work: We continue to work closely with other
organisations providing books in accessible formats, including the RNIB, Calibre
audio library, Guide Dogs -particularly on their My Time To Play project- and with
VIEW, the professional body for specialist teachers of people with vision impairment.
We have presented remotely and in person at the Retina UK and VIEW conferences.
We're delighted to have been able to widen our reach in Scotland this year,
delivering a webinar through the Scottish Sensory Centre's continuous professional
development programme, reaching over 40 specialist teachers across Scotland, and
delivering a talk on tactile books to professionals and families through SENSE
Scotland. From further afield, we co-hosted with Linden Lodge School a visit of 20
delegates from the South Korean Institute of Inclusive Education, who were eager to
learn how Clearvision frts into the wider education of young people with sight
impairment. We continue to support the UK Association for Accessible Formats and
to sit on the board of Share the Vision, an organisation which widens access to
public libraries for those unable to use regular books. This year we sat on BookTrust
England's selection panel for their specialist book-gifting packs for babies and
toddlers with disabilities, including their BookTouch packs for those with sight
impairment.
Restrictsd funds: The 'My Home Library, fund is designed to pay for a gift of four
free dual format printlbraille books to every young braille reader who joins the
Clearvision library. The scheme was initiated by our Patron, author Anne Fine,
during her period as Children's Laureate. We have not found a grantmaker to
support this fund this year, but continue to seek funders able to give this deeply-
valued gift to our borrowers.
We retsin a protected fund on behalf of the Moon Forum, to enable us to write and
distribute the Moon Mag magazine. This supports the aims of the Moon Forum to
promote Moon as an invaluable alternative for those who cannot leam braille. Due to
the closure of HMP Full Sutton's braille unit, from whom we previously
commissioned the Moon Mag, there has been no payment made from this fund this
year, as we have yet to find an atternative transcriber of Moon font. We continue to
seek other providers to enable us to restart this service.

Our Su
ortors and Finance
Our supporters: We have been
fortunate this year to receive
financial support from the
National Lottery Communty
Fund, the Powell Family
Foundation, BBC Children In
Need, Woodroffe Benton
Foundation, The R. S MacDonald
Foundation, The Garfield Weston
Foundation, The 29th May 1961
Charitable Trust, The Taylour
Foundation, The Wilmcote
Charitable Trust, The Grocers
Hall, FirstGive and The Michael
Cornish Charitable Trust.
We are grateful to the generosity of these trusts, and that of the many kind
individuals who support us, particularly those who have left us legacies and our
regular donors who continue to quietly underpin Clearvision's work, year in, year out.
Our Re88rvo8 Pollcy: Clearvision is a small charity, growing to meet demand,
investing in an online catalogue and in the diversification of its income sources. To
achieve this and to mitigate the risk of only having a small staff (which makes us
vulnerable to long-term illness or injury) and to unpredictable external factors, we
have adopted a cautious reserves policy. This policy is to hold in reserve one year of
our projected annual operating costs, £127,460 for 2024125. At the end of 2023124
we have come very close to achieving this goal, which we consider satisfactory given
the current fundraising climate.
Investment Policy: the Trustees have considered the most appropriate policy for
investing funds and do not see frt to invest in the stock market because of the high
risks associated with fluctuating economic market conditions. Instead we keep some
surplus funds in short-to-medium tenn deposts with our bankers, which can be
accessed readily. To maximise interest, £40,595 is currently held in a thirty-day
notice Clubs & Charities Account. The Trustees are aware of the desirability of
spreading savings between different banking groups.
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and res
onsibili
the responsibility for the management and
control of the charity rests with the trustees, who are fully involved in the key aspects
of the risk management process. Risks are considered in all aspects of Clearvision's
work and include governance, operational, financial and compliance risks, as well as
risks arising from extemal factors. Potential risk areas and mitigation strategies
(including the Reserves Policy) are reviewed a minimum of once a year.
The Trustees are satisfied that systems are in place to mitigate exposure to any
significant risks. We are pleased to confirm that there are no serious incidents which
should have brought to the attention of the Charity Commission but have not been.
Signed by
Chair
on behalf of the Clearvision Trustees on 19th July 2024.

CLEARVISION PROJECT
ACCOUNTS FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
Cleorvislon
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REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER 1012850

CLEARVISION PROJECT
ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
Contents
Page
Recelpt and Payments Accounts
Balancè sheet
Notes to accounts
Independent Ex8mlners Report
Trustees. Annual Report and Fln8nclal Rev16W
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DED
2024
Tot•1
mou
2023
Vnr•8trlcI￿ Restrl¢¢•d
Fu
DoMtIoD$ .
Voluntary donations
Grants from Charitable Trusts and Foundallon5
Legac￿5
7,647
70,525
7,647
70.525
20.865
52,378
SUbsC￿p{lOnS
Refunds for losVdam8ged book8
N81 p￿￿éedS from Chrf81mas card Sales
Glft Ald tax Mcoverod
7,690
718
7.690
718
8,601
1,210
21
1.158
952
9.363
952
Invo8trnenl Incom• r¢celpt8
824
Tolal R•c•lpts
La1)￿r costs rfrbook productton
Books and maknials
Teleph¢Jn&, Inleff•l,prfnllng, poslaga & stallon8ry
C¢)mpuler 80ftw8ra fj￿1 support cx)st8
Insur8n¢e
Repalrn oThJ malntenoncg
Exhiblllon
Office salarles and 80clal #ecurlty ￿$ts
staff pen81on costs
offi￿ and aLknln18trallon
Confgrence & meeliro cost8
T8cll& book comp8llllon (¥)sts
8,598
2.230
625
3,927
8,108
3,373
2.230
625
3,927
4.028
1,461
261
1.010
80.522
3,621
15
570
1,175
85,098
3.501
108
57
570
1,175
65,098
3.501
57
473
Profe88ional fund ral8lng 198B
9,272
9,272
2.408
5.250
4.650
100411
100411
-7,876
2,958

CLEARVISION PROJECT
BALANCE SHEET AS AT
1 MARCH 2024
YIE
31.3.23
FIXED ASSErs
Cost
Less: Depreciation
(page 4)
38.197
-38.171
26
56,734
-54,203
2,531
CURRENT ASSETS
Debtor
stock
Cash
Bank
506
110
100
119.267
113
100
123.146
127,859
119,983
NET ASSETS
120,009
130 390
REPRESENTED BY:
Unr•strlcted Funds
(Page 3)
General Fund Balance
blfwd
126,456
123,604
Nel (deficit)) receipts for year
Less: Depreciatlon charge for year
-7,876
-25
2,908
-56
2,852
126,456
-7,901
118,555
General Fund Balance
Restrlcted Funds
(Page 3)
Restricted Fund Balance
Net recelpts for year
blfwd
3,934
9,690
50
9.740
-5,806
3,934
130,390
3.934
-2.480
Less: Depreciatlon charge
1.454
120,009
Approved by th8 Board of Trustees on. l91.071￿4.and signed on its behalf by
Trustee....... ................
Trustee.......

CLEARVISION PROJECT
YEAR ENDED 31 IIIARCH 20
Balanc•
1 Aprll 2023
Movements In Resources
Balanco
Incomlng
Outgolng 31 March 2024
My Home Library Scheme
23
23
The Moon Forum Fund
642
842
Heritage Cirqa Library
Management System and Ser4lces
Fund
789
789
Total
1,454
1,454
Llbra
Sche
Clearvislon Is adminlstering this scheme for Anne Fine.
MF
The Moon Forum Fund relates to the activities of the Moon Forum, a group of organlsations
indudlng RNIB, Involv8d In the promotk)n and productlon of Moon.
emon
Heritage Clrqa Llbrary Management Syst8m and SeNlces Fund is set up for the upgradlng
of the Ilbrary software and puttlng the catalogue online {Th8 Herltage Project).
ANALYSIS OF NET
BETWEEN F
ND
Flxed
Assets
Current
Assets
Tolal
Amount
Unrestricted Fund8
119,983
120.009
Restrlcted Funds
26
119.983
120,009

CLEARVISION PROJECT
YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
FIXED ASSETS
Heritsge
Clrqa
Llbrary
Management
System &
S•rvlces
Offlce
Hut
Fixture8
ment & Flttln
Total
amount
Cost
At 1 April 2023
36,999
145
1,143
18,447
56,734
Ellmlnation
Addltton8
-90
-18,447
-18,537
At 31 March 2024
36.999
55
1,143
38,197
Accumulated
Depreclatlon
At 1 Aprll 2023
34,519
127
1,110
18,447
54.203
Ellmlnatlon
Charge for year
-90
18
-18,447
-18,537
2,505
2,480
At 31 March 2024
36,999
55
1,117
38,171
Net Book Value
At 1 April 2023
2,480
18
33
2,531
At 31 March 2024
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CLEARVISION PROJECT
(Charlty Number 1012850)
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF
CLEARVISION PROJEcr
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
I report on the accounts of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2024, which are
set out on pages I to 4.
Respective responsibllltles of trustees and examlner
The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The
charity's trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section
144(2) of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act) and that an independent examination
is needed.
It is my responsibility to:
examine the accounts under section 145 of the 2011 Act
follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity
Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the 201 l Act
stat¢ wheth¢r particular matters have come to my attention.
Basis of Independent examlner'5 report
My examination was carried out in accordance with the general Directions given by
the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records
kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It
also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosurcs in the accounts, and
seeking explanations from you as trustees concerning any such matters. The
procedur¢s undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an
audit and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a "true
and fair view" and the report is limit¢d to those matters set out in the statement below.
Independent examlner's statement
In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention:
l. Which gives me reasonable caus¢ to believe that in any material resp¢ct the
requirements:
to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the 201 l Act
to pr¢pare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply
with the accounting requirements of the 2011 Act
have not been met.
2. To which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper
understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Mrs. Barbara Gabriel
Chartered Accountant
156 Clarence Avenue
New Malden KT3 3DY
Date
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