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BURY SOCIETY FOR BLIND AND PARTIALLY SIGHTED PEOPLE LEGALAND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Mrs T M•no {Chalr) Mr I ￿￿on￿j Mr M Wlile Mr B <>yJ ffroagxor) Ms H Crozlef DAP4xJnKKe D Webb m￿JL Ch•rlty nwnb•r 111Y2525 4815165 R•glJt•r•d offic• 4 Tentsrth Stroot In(hp•nd•nt •xamln•r Kay, FCA B•nk• HSBC

BURY SOCIETY FOR BLIND AND PARTIALLY SIGHTED PEOPLE CONTENTS 10 11-20

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BURY SOCIETY FOR BUND AND PARTIALLY SIGTrrrED PEOPLE TRUSTEES. REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS. REPORT) (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AIARCH 2024 the mnlhty CilizensAdvice ClinK based in w Suppxt Centre. So(ial indusirjn Digital indusion lunleers a vilal part ol w $UpF￿ wvj play 8 cnKio1 robg in Ihg sw¢ess of the so¢￿ty. We have maintaine(i events. All yo￿nteers ufKlertake a cornwe￿SV￿e wTesF￿tr￿ of thelr role. IrKludlng vlBual awareness trainlr#J to ensure the best of is wthvjed for c48nts. Al voknteers arn SUFWted thIcA￿h indiyyjual. peer supery15￿. and are wmled attend trainw¥J, TIA￿￿ possit48, that is rnlevant to ljw'r role. AVO￿nteerS Coffee Morry'w is hekl eNvy njxkn. a plokni to dlsrJJs8 and alr any1gsug8 . fme from volunle8rs Io si44)Nl tho thryk rf Iho S(Kiety. awailable io dients. This )Tar pYov¥Jed a rolhry wwmme d A¥r￿￿Ss Trainry, mado availabl8 to wr parlTrer5 as ￿11 as ￿￿Urrt¢QT$. Lents and Ihw fw)Nles. We cOlLat￿9ted Trth the Counul to wovvje 8CQSStblè votkng I•8￿￿t•s. conlww to V•lth Ihe Dkqbeies El)￿lon Dept reg8rdYvJ th￿r DESMOND Visual impoirmwrt. othws no( I￿￿(￿n9.. Bury Crffnm￿ Ser¥K•. I￿lOn￿Y. Bwy CcAMKa. Bwy ICB. Norfl￿ffi CaTr All1W￿ . Eye C¥nK, F8field. Theatre. GM Pclice and GM FWE thparbin( ADAB, CAB, Thg Fed, Bwy Hub. Bury Audiobgy. Speak

BURY SOCIETY FOR BLIND AND PARTIALLY SIGHTED PEOPLE TRUSTEES. REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS. REPORT) (coKllNUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AIARCH 2024 BBS are m8mb5 {. Loss Coun¢1 and MSKXWY. . GMCVO. . Bury Voluntwy Corr#wnlty Falh Alkn￿ (BVCFA). . Bury VCSE Lea1￿5 ¢>rwp is reviewed on a reg￿r basi8, as a ￿nIn￿M. the thatos d the ￿nt lundirvJ tKMJy. Stsb'slics PTryJfgssK#) and inyact of ts ewty rteryentx￿ txoied ￿uS th servKS whRle(I for tlind a￿1 partralty sighl8(i clients. Stslislts are also colkted. rnvlvAd ￿ ret8trd. gethng out Ihe nun)efS of and Partial￿ sightgd place to vi&t and f•81 at e￿. ¥thlh grThJps fvlty grcws KI F4anning. A fcM)J$ for th8 forthcoThing year 18 to de¥ehJp OLW cts lor ago a(Jlts and Ihts year h86 Soon a number of plbt woje Thls has inckklgd with W. a￿1 pwtrws al thè Bury Nol￿b0￿h￿ providiry support for genue exercise and hèalthy kving lo address both knical •wJ mwt81 Th1Ibew￿. Finoncral mattws have been a to dionts plus Iht opFMJrbJnlty to ac¢e$8 CAB In sesslcKfj. In Fun Mu51cAftwThy Tech Talk sessi( B￿k Club Healihy Lviiw Group Thursday Coffee & Chat gmup lknlhly MUSK EnIertatrw￿1 S￿1 Breaklast drop Walk & Tal( grr¥Jp Lur¥theon Chjb Wèekly F(x)I Ciir¥c LVA Clin Fortnwjhty Dlglw T&h Swwt Monthly Massage Pamper SessJn Monthly Eye Spoth SupF Bkmonihty User Fcffwns nng

BURY SOCIETY FOR BLIND AND PARTIALLY SIGHTED PEOPLE TRUSTEES. REPORT {INCLUDING DIRECTORS. REPORT) (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AIARCH 2024 Th8 Stomerrt d Fr￿￿141 a nel suwus in fvnds for the yow rf £54.335 arrtl OLT lunds staThJ at £428.871 In totd. The 8880ts arn hekj ot4wAs d the thwty. designated use and we tied w li tsrvjth fved &ssetsl at a eqlyrfthnl to at k8st six rN)nth8' nomial exFenthlu￿. The twstees cxx￿￿1tr that ￿Ser￿S at INS te¥el VA ensure that. in the event of a signifvxnt dmp In fund￿. tlw VAI bè ablè to C4)nth￿ Ihe (wWs ¢JJrrnnt a(￿ thle ct6ldernllon Is glven to ways In v#hith addibonal may bè ratsed. Fm rasarM at 31 March 2024 anNy￿d lo £148.170. place lo mibgate exposure lo risks. intarvenlK)n and rnhati1tt8t1￿ suklvt. logthr tmih tKic81 Inf0Th￿ guAkn. b8Sod 81 the charitys own purpose. Takkng Intt) CWKlwatKffi the lanthcap8 aThl updaliThJ kn refl8ct the ￿J1￿j demands of SI0￿￿T$. a r9freshgd &y8ar BUSW￿ Plan for 227 has twn [¥￿j￿C8d. Ths dI￿Nn0n1 15 a worklng Our People: . Greater emphasis cffi'slarting Wel, •¥J 'LivlThJ Wel. Our(tynlsatlon: r knixt both by the Sc(iety and Ihe imp# ￿ dtgnts. tho dear pknmng aTrJ fWThjatic￿ bilt the trustees fed arn dethalhjn Jwr.

BURY SOCIETY FOR BLIND AND PARTIALLY SIGHTED PEOPLE TrUSTEES' REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS. REPORT) (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AIARCH 2024 The tharity is a iyjryany In¥ted by guarnrtse. 30 Jung 2(K13 aryl r￿tered as a d￿rity ￿ 8 tha dats of signattn of ￿ fwKial slaiwn8nts TA•Te: Mrs T Mamo (Chairl Mr l Muhammed Mr M Vlhiie Mr B &lgg (Treasurer) Ms H Cn)zier Mrs J Grfmshaw J J Swiey D A Podmore C HaThop D Webb Mr Nadgom Ra (Ap￿￿N￿o 12 2023) (ApFK#nted 1 Apnl 2024) guarantse to contr)Lrtg £1 in the event ef 8 7•MMIivJ up. 8ppro[￿ale ￿115 at4lles trj ensure rnanagw￿ 15 ma1ntah￿d. Poten￿1 InJ8le8s are 8ppfoAd)•J through perscfflal b￿le(￿je of ther skills, by ad¥erlisw¥J in the prnss rf rc4ssgry. The tharity empknys a full timg Chi8f EX￿￿1r1e OffKr. acts as to the sl8ff and is answwèble to the Board. The Bo8rd meets Icffmally. as 8 mlntrThm, FW ￿81. Ixrt meelrwJs can lake Frf0￿ at Thjllce IA￿ T MaTh {Ch8r)

BURY SOCIEfY FOR BLIND AND PARTIALLY SIGHTED PEOPLE STATEMEPK OF TRUSTEES. RESPONSIBILMES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AIARCH 2024 (Thipany kw, we responsib￿ FYepaiY¥J th8 Trustees. RetKl aThJ ts fYw¢¥al statem8nts in alYx￿d3n¢O ilh applicable I￿ a￿1 Uniled lfjwkni Act￿nI1￿ StsThlards {United Ger￿alty A(xepted A(x>)untu inc¥)me and è>penditiJr8, the dwritatA& for that I conllnue in i)pwali(m. the c￿nIeS Act 2(X)6. TW #re also reswtsible kn safewardirNJ Ihe assgts (rf thè L*Mrtty hence fcf tsklng

BURY SOCIETY FOR BLIND AND PARTIALLY SIGHTED PEOPLE INDEPENDENT EXAMINERE REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF BURY SOCIEfY FOR BUND AND PARTIALLY SIGHTED PEOPLE P￿pIe (the dwity) fc Ihe en￿ 31 k4anth 2024. ResponslblMl• and bMl$ of v•pNt Act). finan(y81 stateM￿ts G8ffied urthr se(aM 145 of tl Ad 2011 Its 2011 Act). In crryrfThJ out my ofth8 2011 A( 145 of the 2011 P•. I rA)nfim) Ihot l am to undertake Ihg examwwtion b8(xJ8e l am a m8rrlJer of Ih Ihe Iln8nfio1 stslements th) not Ca)Y￿ wlth the acc(xmtiThJ rwikements cl sockn 396 01 Ihe 2(Kk8 Act otrr any rnquirement that tho aWXmtS 9f¥• a fair ¥iV4V vAth is a matter con5idereO as port of gn ¥Jependent èxaminat￿. ReputAk of Irothl {FRS 102). Davld Kay C8rty1& F)L 78 New Road Dated: 8 Oclobgr 2024

BURY SOCIEfY FOR BLIND AND PARTIALLY SIGHTED PEOPLE STATEMENT OF FINANCIALACTMTIES INCLUDING INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AIARCH 2024 funds funds 2023 2023 Donal1￿$ ondlggac 51.288 17.830 20.TT3 164.386 215.674 17. 20.m 2&352 126.￿ 155.348 19.029 19.029 TJ.396 kniestments 91.697 164,386 256,083 70.rn 126.996 197.773 Raising fixwjs 5,921 59.642 5.921 195.827 4.407 59.861 4,407 181,736 136.185 121.875 65.563 126.185 201.748 121,875 186,143 N•t In¢( 26.134 28.201 5.121 Trarth￿ b•t*•n funds (4.482} 1484) fund• 21.652 32.683 54.335 6.025 11,630 R•¢onclOth1 alfund#: FurKI bakqrths at 1 AF1 2tr1J 364.130 10.41J) 374.536 4.795 362.906 Fund b01•n￿9 at 31 IA•rGh 2024 385.788 43.083 428.871 364.136 10,4rA) 374.536

BURY SOCIETY FOR BLIND AND PARTIALLY SIGTrrrED PEOPLE BALANCE SHEEr ASAT31 MARCH 2024 Flxed ￿$•ts T￿￿1b18 assets 12 237.618 239,014 Curr•nl u¥•l• 14 16,597 186.374 9219 138.723 Cath * b￿k hand 202.971 147.942 15 on• y•ar (11.718> (12.420> 191253 135.522 428.871 374,$36 Th• funds olth• ch•rfty Re¥tsi¢Aed incm fvr¥J8 17 10,41X) 364.136 385.788 428.871 374.536 21￿. forth• yo8r 31 Mwr• 2024. to Small o)mp8rw r8gwne. Mr8 T Mwno (Chairl rynpany ￿￿$tratIon nWI￿481S165 {Erylwxl aThJ Wales) 10-

BURY SOCIEfY FOR BLIND AND PARTIALLY SIGTrrrED PEOPLE NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AIARCH 2024 Act 2￿6. FRS 102 Tr FThn(ial RewxtiTrJ Standd appPK•ble in the UK arKI Rapulilic of Irelarwf I'FRS 10T) the char￿eS SORP "Acc4xthJ arKI Report1￿ by Charitw: Ststement of Rewjrting sta￿ld appkable in the UK Re￿￿41C of Ireknd <FRS 1(rkr leffetho 1 J￿￿ary 2019}. The polxs ad0￿8d are get CArt betrw. 12 Golng wxK•rn has adequate Tesouw to Contknue Sn I)pera￿r￿7 exi8tence f￿Seeabl• fU￿re. Thus the trustoe8 1J Charftabl• fund• 1A In¢om• 11

BURY SOCIETY FOR BLIND AND PARTIALLY SIGHTED PEOPLE NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (copillNUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AIARCH 2024 Icontinw 1.5 Expondliu Liabililies aft rocognised an a(xxuab bagls. 1.6 Tanglble flx•d as••l• Fre¢hoid Iwd and Plwrt and equlpnwnl Flthres and Strai￿1 lino O¥ef 40 a r•¥klud vak of£2W.(XX) 25% straWI 20% strawt 1.7 Imp•lmwnt ot Ilx•d asmts thewe is any irnluticffj Ihat VKe assets suffered ￿ Impalm￿nt loss. 11 any suth irKlicab"on exists. th• 1.8 Cash •nd G•sh •qul¥al•nts The ¢harity crfly ha5 finw¢AI assets and labilbes of 8 knl Ihat I￿lty as ba* finand -12-

BURY SOCIETY FOR BLIND AND PARTIALLY SIGHTED PEOPLE NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMEi¥fs (CONTINUED FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AIARCH 2024 ilhin one year not •ThK¥tiyed. cwaticrn frLvn syikrs. pOyab￿ are dassfvd 8$ liatrililies rf payrr*nt ig due ￿lIhin 1.11 R•tkn•Thnt b•n•n and assumptions abJJl the amtyffil of assets and I￿￿111￿8 that are not readly apparent from olher Total fvnd• fvndl lunds 2023 2023 51288 15.(MKI 149386 28.352 126.996 Grants 149.386 126.g96 51,288 164,386 215.674 28.352 126.996 1SS.348 13-

BURY SOCIETY FOR BUND AND PARTIALLY SIGHTED PEOPLE NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMEPfftS {COtrffiNUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AIARCH 2024 (Conlinued) funds fund5 funds 2023 Grants ntract 85.119 85,119 83.986 83.986 7.079 57.188 57.188 36,070 36.070 149.386 149.386 126.996 126. nd• funds 2023 4,862 5,338 5.143 17.830 19,029 lunds funds 2023 rd,396 14-

BURY SOCIETY FOR BLIND AND PARTIALLY SIGHTED PEOPLE NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (coKllNUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AIARCH 2024 funds Fwthl•lng and pubwfy 5.381 Tot81 5.921 4.407 15-

BURY SOCIEfY FOR BLIND AND PARTIALLY SIGHTED PEOPLE NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEPAENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AIARCH 2024 132.040 1.396 1.351 123.530 1.396 Vclunleots travel Bad arKI d￿bIfUl debts 6.144 1.224 1.748 231 staff trainiry 707 671 8.169 1,662 1,818 Inswan￿. IW aThJ heat 13.956 1.495 7.159 2,997 TelèplN)ne and intemèt 3,196 General expenses 14201 8,316 12,897 11.543 377 192,983 178,910 195.827 181,736 An•ty¥is fvnd SB.861 121,875 Restrlcled funds 136.185 195,827 181,736 ones incI￿a￿ In fv fy*es •¥J admknigtralth cxtsts d £1.668 (2023: £2.3671. 1826 Usag8 -16-

BURY SOCIETY FOR BLIND AND PARTIALLY SIGFrrED PEOPLE NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEPAENTS (cop¥nNuED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 IAARCH 2024 2023 1.396 1.396 10 TnMI•o# 15 th8 daughter of Irustee Tracey Mamo. part lkne th8 ¢**ity and 8am￿1 a gro86 $01gry In the barKI £20.001 to £30.000 duriry Ihe year12023: £10,LM)1 to £20.(KKI). 11 Employ• Numb•r ol•nyltrfft• 2024 M8nagThnL admkn akxl 2023 124.169 5.328 2,543 116.985 4,915 1.630 132,040 123,530 managg￿nI perswwl vas £43,683 {2023: £41.114k hKak11rKJ ulsts #nd nalkThl 17-

BURY SOCIEfY FOR BLIND AND PARTIALLY SIGTrrrED PEOPLE NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMEKrs {coi¥nNUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AIARCH 2024 12 T•nglbl• fwd ass•ts Totsl At 1 Agri12023 240.826 249.298 At 31 Marth 2024 240,826 6.888 249.298 D•prn¢l•tion and ImpakTh￿ At 1 fvwril 2023 10.284 At 31 ma￿ 2024 11.680 Carylng At 31 2024 792 rJ7,618 At 31 Mar( 2023 237.826 1.188 239.014 13 In•trw C•irylng am¢M￿ alknl•l •M•ts Debt inslruments measured al (x> 197.807 142.013 C•rrylng nounl aethMncl•l MablWII•• MaasuT&J al ￿n011￿0d c<1 9,418 10.X 14 D•1 2023 Amounts Wllng du• Tthn one yw. 11.433 5.164 16.597 9.219 15 Cr•dltora: amounts f&41ng du• TAilhln y•w 2023 2,114 2.837 6,581 11,718 12.420 18-

BURY SOCIETY FOR BLIND AND PARTIALLY SIGHTED PEOPLE NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (cop¥llNUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 2023 2.543 1,630 17 R•#tric￿ fvnds At 1 Awll Irbcomlng Tr•n¥f•rn At 31 March 2024 MBC 85.119 7,079 72.188 (89.601) 17.079) (39,505) 4A82 10.4Crt 10.4(M) 164.386 (136,185) 4.482 At 1 Awll Incoffllry Tran•f•rn At 31 M•vch M8C N(Ythem Carem￿￿ Small rpstrcted fwKI$ (86,054) (6,940) (28.881) 36,070 11.584) 10.4(KI 126.996 121.87S 10.41XI in with the tern￿ of 1￿KI1ng. In cases eXF*ndilure agai)sl a par1h)J￿r restrithd fund excaeds 19-

BURY SOCIETY FOR BLIND AND PARTIALLY SIGHTED PEOPLE NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEPAENTS (CONTINUED FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AIARCH 2024 18 Unrn¥trict•d fund¥ I sutrygGI to Sp80￿ (xmdlkn by dLY¥n 8nd LYanI0￿ as to may be used. Tlwe in(lud8 AI 1 A￿1 IncthThkng Resouvw TrwMf•rn At 31 Maw¢h 364.136 91. (65563) {4.482) 365,788 2023 Genwal fund8 358.111 {64,268) {484) 364,136 Tot•1 fund• 2024 2024 2024 At 31 IA•vch 2024: Tangible agsets C￿r￿ft as¥ots1(18t4ittlo5) r37.618 148.170 237.618 191.253 428.871 funds 202J 2023 At 31 IAarch 2023: Taryibb assets Current assetslOOablllles) 239.014 125.122 239,014 135.522 10.41)0 364,136 10.400 374,536