# HERTS VISION LOSS

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1047148
- **Other names:** HERTFORDSHIRE SOCIETY FOR THE BLIND, HERTS VISION LOSS LTD
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** June 9, 1995
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1047148


## Contact

- **Address:** Herts Vision Loss, 2 Brownfields, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, Hertfordshire
- **Postcode:** AL7 1AN
- **Phone:** 01707324680
- **Email:** office@hertsvisionloss.org.uk
- **Website:** hertsvisionloss.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** TO GRANT ASSISTANCE TO ALL BLIND AND PARTIALLY SIGHTED PERSONS ORDINARILY RESIDENT IN HERTFORDSHIRE OR IN NEIGHBOURING AREAS; TO CARRY ON ALL SUCH ACTIVITIES AS MAY BE CONDUCIVE TO PROVIDING FOR THE NEEDS OF BLIND AND PARTIALLY SIGHTED PERSONS; AND TO CARRY ON ALL SUCH ACTIVITIES AS MAY BE CONDUCIVE TO THE PREVENTION, ALLEVIATION OR CURE OF PROBLEMS RELATING TO EYESIGHT.

**Activities:** Herts Vision Loss services:Home Visits by staff and trained volunteersA Hospital Information Service located in eye clinicsA central Resource Centre and outreach locations  Information for visually impaired people through a help/advice line A regular Newsletter and full information via our website. Support to local social clubs across the countyChildren's services, social clubs

**Area of benefit:** HERTFORDSHIRE OR IN NEIGHBOURING AREAS




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Human Resources, Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, Disability
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Hertfordshire



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £452525 | £452275 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £335032 | £334590 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £323339 | £323112 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £287356 | £285857 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £127197 | £126897 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Susan Alexandra Hickinbotham** (Chair) — appointed May 5, 2015
- Janet Picken MA, M.Sc. — appointed April 23, 2024
- John Charles Creswick Page — appointed July 25, 2017
- John Duff Warner-Smith — appointed Nov. 24, 2014
- Paul Anthony Taylor — appointed July 25, 2017
- Raj Visram — appointed March 23, 2021
- Sherif Adewale Ibrahim — appointed Jan. 28, 2025
- Susan Anne Burbidge — appointed Jan. 27, 2026