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Bournemouth Blind Society

Bournemouth Society For The Visually Impaired

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
1114570
Status
Registered
Registered
June 6, 2006
Legal form
Charitable company
Area of benefit
Bournemouth, Christchurch, Poole Area

Address

Address
5 Victoria Park Road
BOURNEMOUTH
BH9 2RB

Activities

Bournemouth Blind Society operates a Sight & Hearing Resource Centre; Community Support; Befriending Service; Emotional Support; Sight Awareness Training and provides activities for blind and partially sighted people from its centre in Moordown, Bournemouth. The Society also actively works with the hard of hearing. It promotes independent living and encourages members to remain in their own homes.

Objects: (a) To Assist And Benefit, But Not With Direct Financial Assistance, People With A Visual Impairment And/or Hearing Impairment Living Within The Bournemouth/christchurch/poole Area. (b) To Promote Public Awareness Of Sight And/or Hearing Loss.

Classification

How
Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Other Charitable Activities
What
Education/training, Disability, Recreation
Who
Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities

Areas of operation

Local Authority
Bournemouth, Dorset, Hampshire, Poole

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure
March 31, 2025 £141,288 £203,013
March 31, 2024 £134,834 £190,731
March 31, 2023 £219,893 £188,114
March 31, 2022 £180,366 £163,478
March 31, 2021 £176,052 £163,554

Trustees

Name Appointed
Madeleine Avis (Chair) Feb. 24, 2014
Andrew Nicholas Sherriff Sept. 2, 2024
Ann Copland June 6, 2023
Dr Rodney Frederick Cooper Sept. 3, 2018
Margaret Joyce Vousden Feb. 29, 2016
Richard Alexander Copland June 23, 2025
Tania Patricia Barber Sept. 2, 2024