# HAMPSHIRE ASSOCIATION FOR THE CARE OF THE BLIND

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1055498
- **Other names:** OPEN SIGHT
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** May 21, 1996
- **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=1055498


## Contact

- **Address:** 25 CHURCH ROAD, EASTLEIGH, HAMPSHIRE
- **Postcode:** SO50 6BL
- **Phone:** 02380641244
- **Email:** info@opensight.org.uk
- **Website:** www.opensight.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** THE RELIEF OF BLIND, PARTIALLY SIGHTED, SIGHT IMPAIRED AND OTHER PEOPLE, WHOSE SIGHT IS AT RISK, LIVING IN ENGLAND, WITH PARTICULAR REGARD TO THOSE IN HAMPSHIRE

**Activities:** Wellbeing and emotional support, independent living aids and magnification equipment, grants, information advice and guidance, activities and services to sight impaired people in Hampshire.

**Area of benefit:** SOUTH OF ENGLAND, PRIMARILY HAMPSHIRE




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Provides Human Resources, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Disability, Economic/community Development/employment
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Hampshire
- Portsmouth City
- Southampton City



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £658385 | £640995 | £2436144 | 14 |
| March 31, 2024 | £164529 | £451842 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £273414 | £469347 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £253562 | £428755 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £136608 | £382488 | — | — |



## Trustees

- Daniel Collins — appointed Jan. 26, 2026
- Dr Vivien Mary Robins — appointed June 19, 2023
- Lynn Simpson — appointed Aug. 12, 2021
- Mark Oliphant — appointed Nov. 11, 2024
- Mohamed Oshallah — appointed Nov. 25, 2024
- Steven Foster — appointed March 23, 2026
- William Baker — appointed Jan. 26, 2026