Docusign EnvÈlope ID." 6D31804(k5C8PACE7-BD9tk22119B5C8836
Company registration number. 07977903
Charity number. 1146413
TRUSTEES, REPORT AND
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED
31 MARCH 2022
BERKSHIRE COUNTY
BLIND SOCIETY
(A company limited by
guarantee)
MENZIES

Docusign EnvÈlope ID." 6D31804(k5C8PACE7-BD9tk22119B5C8836
BERKSHIRE COUNTY BLIND SOCIETY
(A company limited by guarantee)
CONTENTS
Page
R•f•r•ne• *nd *dmlnl*tratl¥• d•tall• of the Charity. It• Tru•t••• and •d¥l••v•
TTU•t•M' r•port
Ind•p•nd•nt •udltorn' r•port on th• flMn¢4AI •t•t•m•nt•
7-10
8tatsm•nt of fln•ncl•l a¢tl¥ltl••
11
Incom• •nd •xp•ndllur• account
12
8alanc• •h••¢
13-14
N¢tO• t• th• Ibn•nclal •t*t•m•nts
15-33

Docusign EnvÈlope ID." 6D31804(k5C8PACE7-BD9tk22119B5C8836
BERKSHIRE COUNTY BLIND SOCIETY
(A company limited by guarantee)
REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS OF THE CHARifi, ITS
TRUSTEES AND ADVISERS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022
Tru•t••A
•9 WdkIns￿. Chair (re￿gned 1 Aw"12022)
David F**, (Pwtner in Blar￿ a Blondy LLP)
lan Frnser
Martln Gubb
Oon Reed.
Jenry Pape" (re￿gn•d 16 S•pl￿nboT 2021)
J8ne Veys. C￿r from 01104r2022
Andr￿ Jones {appoint¢d 1 J¥nu8ry 20221
Peter Orft l•ppomtsd l J•N•ry 20221
C¢)mp•ny r•gl•t•r•d
numb•r
0797M3
Ch•rlty r•gl•t•rnd numb•r 1148413
R•gl•t•r•d offl
Midl•ton Ho￿•
S Erleigh Ro
Reading
RG15LR
Patron•
The Rl Hon the Lwd Ri¢h8rd Berry
Chiis Tarrant OBE
Pr•¥ld•nt
Hon MIB IAI
Chl•f •x•¢ullN* offl¢•r
Hud of fl￿n￿ •nd d•puty
chl•l •x•cuO4
H•ad of vOl￿t•1(1rva
ikn C(¥nhy
Ind•p•nd•nt •udltorJ
Me￿1•$ LLP
Chart8r•d A¢¢wntants
Centrum Hous•
28 Station Ro•d
Egharn
Surrey
TW20 9LF
B*nk•
NatK*ro1 Weslmlmtw plc
Re**ng
Sollcltor•
ekn(ty & ￿arttty LLP
1 Friar Street
ReadFng
8 FinstrNJry Cweus
London
EC2M 7AZ
•rth indNiduals Th*￿ ha¥• ¢[rf￿￿Ksn
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Docusign EnvÈlope ID." 6D31804(k5C8PACE7-BD9tk22119B5C8836
BERKSHIRE COUNTY BLIND SOCIETY
(A company limited by guarantee)
TRUSTEES, REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022
Th• TnJsto•s hav• P￿asure w) [￿e8V￿r￿j Iheir ￿rtu•1 ieiyJt to￿ *rylh the fmandal statements of the c￿lIty for the
year ended 31 March 2022. The ffinanch￿ 8tstewt$ hove bfren preP0￿d to meet the requirement$ for a Dlr•dors' ￿port
and accounts for Companies House purposts. Th• financial 8talement8 COrnF4y wth th¢ Companies Act 20(￿. the
Chantys Con61ttuUon, the Chwitie¥ Ad 2011 ¥nd Accojnting and Reporting by Ch*lU¥$: St•tem•nt of Recommended
Practice applicable in tho UK 4rKI ROE <FRS 102) leffecbve 1 January 20191. B*kshYo County Blind Swety 18 a tharity
registered wth the Ch•rty Commission under registralic￿ number 1146413. It 1$ #Iso r¢giStered at Companie8 House a8 a
privat• ¢h*btabh ¢¢thpony by guarantee under cornpany nwnbw 07977W3.
The 8•fk$hlr& County Blind Society. uThJor it8 *I￿n9 npme of B•*shir• ￿￿10n, aiffls lo provide visualy Impalr•d yoplg
In Ba￿ShIra with the 1nfc1malic￿ and 8upwI tlw n¢*J to Independenty and 5ofdy. We do Ihi¥ throLW dw•¢t Support,
80¢i81 And pger support, Infornation and thic8 #nd Ihe probrysion ol opportur4tie8 that w)ukl not oth•rv*is• bo available lo
vlsualy Impaired ￿0￿48. Th• aroa c￿re￿ by th• Ch¥￿1 is th• ROY￿ County of B•rtshn.
Tho Ch•rlty'• Obl•ctlb
ObJ•¢tlv
1. To ¥v• ￿Su81￿ imp8lTod peoplè independ•nc•1hfw9h • uf• and effective 8upport sory6cè Ihroughout B•rk•hh.
2. To enhanc• and enriL* the live8 of vi8u¥lly Impawed p•opl• Ihroughout Berk•lwe.
3, To prom(*fj oyo ho8*h to iithl ltsu.
We provide wacti¢al $upporl vi$u81ty Impalrod Ihnjugh our ¥wJhl support sarvice, chlldren & lamllies
•ervice, adapled Jp¢xts. so¢wl actiwtm. leth buddie&. •mpknyob61ty. b￿￿￿dir#j. Infcffiiation and guidance. a￿$S1b
transport. re80ur¢• c•ntr• •nd pe•r4upport gmups.
W• •nh•nce and enrich I￿e5 by pvovidkq opportun116•$ lor poopl• t*Alh 8iBht to m••t logo1tr￿r kn ¥ar￿ul wa
•nabllng them to reach their pthnli4 ¥nd ¢¥othinitie•.
W? Promote oye htralth to prw•nl sighl lo￿ by calsely •y• and kn81 optlcal groups, engaging
with •ight io•$ conditim-spoeific groups and by *Drking In Col￿t￿ratIon witrb naticfial or9onlsat￿nB such 88 RNIB, Guld•
Dog$. Ma¢Llar So¢l¢ty and Mdon8ry. We wht10s6 lrninir4 lo local organlMiloM al￿ thè kK81 ¢ommunrty a¢ro$$
8grtshlr•.
The Truste•s confinn that Ihey ha￿ rnf•ff•d to tro gthdance CLWrt8ined in the c￿rity Comml88lon'8 pneral guldance on
publk benent ￿en re¥knryng lh• Ch•rrtl& alms ond obithes and In tdaMlrKJ fLrtur• •fAlviti••.
Wh•t w• do .' Achl•v•m•nts & P•rlormanc•
Our Strategic Plan was r￿eWed and uwjated in 2020 and ouuinos our objethves foi th• yo8r8 2021 to 2028. These
can be found on our website vrnw.bwk8hlr￿sk￿.Org.￿￿￿J[.8tralegY
Our Se
B•rkshir• V18ion suppths over 800 tAwKI and s1ght•d chMr•n and •Jth ami th& ¢wnty. ￿ wdl al tho
chiktr•n'8 w•nt8lcarws arHI 8iblng8. We th thii thwough a wbje rnnge of seTvi¢xs:.
Slght L(¥w Support ￿ Pro￿dad by our d8duted team of five officwB $w>port in I￿1r homes, assessing their
praclical need$ and wppth"ThJ them to access other 8clivdios w)d 8wvkes offered by Bwkshire Vision and oth•r
•gènd88. R8f•rr8ls are c£Jmmonty from hospital eye ¢lnKs. locd Sensory Noads Teams, GPS, parlners, support work•r8
and also Se￿￿elerTaI. Sight loss support is the m*r part of our cthraL#ed service Mlh our local authoTt¢fies.
Ow Social Activitie• Fwramm¢ is thsigned to pro¥iJe 8 ran9e of k)eer SUFVOrt and octNities lo buikl 6kiN8,
JnfKl¢nce, incre8s¢ crmjnter the ￿￿atIOn that can ￿ fèlt as a ￿sUIt of s￿￿ kjss. This prograrnmg includ9$
• ul•ndar of T•mot• ath'viiios accessible wlhout the irrtgmet. as as a Wide range of f&ctrttrf￿ a¢thfI1&8 CAy¢rlng
8¢tlvlties ranglng from Iheatre trips vath autho descripU¢)n and tc*Jth tour5. to picnKs. dubs. adapt8d escapo room$.
boat triPB 8ffld art se6SN￿.
Telephon• B•lrl•ndlng 1$ a popular s•Thke set ￿ to sorad is(knn through reguLgr ￿11$ frnm a
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Docusign EnvÈlope ID." 6D31804(k5C8PACE7-BD9tk22119B5C8836
BERKSHIRE COUNTY BLIND SOCIETY
(A company limited by guarantee)
TRUSTEES, REPORT (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022
traknod yo￿￿te•r. Although originally set up a¥ ¥ mpon8e to tho C￿d p•rKknnK. the dernand for thls seNc* romainB as
high as ever $0 51 1$ now a key part crf our bWer-tt￿ o)re serviee delivery. Bulding on Ihe iueeess of telephon•
befriendlng, this year wè hove piloled a n•w s•Thic• call*1 Real8yes. this a trained vduntegr 10 8UPP)rt and
gnablo a visually imwre<l person lo w back cxrt into thelr eryoy Small p￿&sUre8 in Irf• wch •$ coffee
in • fwouiite café.
Sport is impc*tsnt for physkal and mental wellbelng. W¢ Offer a range of skKrfting •r*viti98 for all aps, for all levds of
8POrting phy￿Cal ablty, 8rKI for lewjs of svjht los$. Swbng ￿li¥jIleS kKlud• $uth activities a6 walks. l•nnl$,
¢*awn boating. tsndem cydkng. golf. mnnlng. Mnrning g•nth exerdse. We also provi￿ 4cGeB8itrAe transport lo I
variou8 SW)rting location8.
The 18-35 Group SUpp￿ts young aduns th their tranglllc¥i to *d￿th0od and a rang• of •w•l opportunKle8 for
theffl lo mo•t up wlh others of g $imil•r 8ge *x peer 8UPPOrt part in aclr4ithry8 to bull*J confidence
Ind•pend•￿I.
Our Chlldr•n. Young P•opl• and Famlll•8 prOgr8rm￿ supp*Nt8 t4lnd gnd wsually impaired thldren 08 well a6 their
paronlglcarer8 and $lbllngs. Our *ide ranp ol •¢livlll•¥ *• dewgned to buSkl p)nfidwA and ¢h811ong• per￿pI￿OnI 01
vth•t ¢•n b8 achle¥•d.
W• hav• 8 learn of TKh Buddlm. 8¢Th of ￿Orn we Impaired them8ehes. lo h•lp wlth ary IT gadget or app for
F¥Jopl• ¥￿th wghl1088. An RNIB r•port (September 20211 fourwj that 'blind and parflglty $1ghtod lag behind the r8•t
of th8 UK In lake up, tsf lethnology antj thertforo ￿r￿j ablo to off•r thi• 4erylce ha8 prov8d v•ry su￿&$(u1 and u8oful.
Our Empby•blllty Wle¢t provKI•8 onfrttrcrt •upport. OwfiAI wnpact can b• r••d on oUr￿ty$118.
www.b8rt8hlrgv18h)n.￿9.ukl￿r￿Thp•C1
Fi•0 Information and gUd•n¢e b availBble for anycTh 71th0 18 impawed in Bwkthire. along wth th•ir familie$ or
•nyon? invow In supporting, c¥ring or offerfng $eThic* lo • wsuaty Smpalr•d pernon. We operate • Ro•our¢••
S¢Thl¢• vthich prO￿deS ac￿8$ lo a range of aids atyj •J*pt8ticrf￿ to Irlal. purchas• or I￿n. 8ervr* Is olmed at
promoting in¢Jepend•nce and mobomy, both at hom• •r*d wt •nd •bouL
We wn thr•• M￿lbule• al w• b•lb6¥e off•rtng ￿c￿lIble tra￿F￿ l• kèy to many of our
plrtnership RN18 VM rw) Lthng Wdl wlth Sight L(*• COUT868 gtv• W•¢tic￿ advice and 9￿danC•.
VduntstT$ Iro tha backkn• of many chartbes and Bththir• Vmion is ￿ 0￿pkn. In thtr year 21R2 4.185 hours w*r•
dcinaled lo the charity rAwering 8 wid¢ range of foles from l•ndem pllot lo tolephone ￿frOwd0r. An volunteer8 ar• off•rnd
tralning and we BUPPOrt Ile￿01• ¥olunl•ering *ilh many Vol￿)1¢¢r1 fitting in timo Ixrsy li¥•8. We are conlinvalty
We have also betsn swJt¢d th18 yaar by fwm •e¥or810rygnl8JYon8 7hthi(* hllve allowad us to ¢onlinue r￿d
develop our seMce8.
The 8laff at Berkshi￿ Ifi8KM 4￿ • dedicated tsam. ThTrs year w• have IrKreasod our numb•r of frontaend staff lo defver
r seNces. We have been abb lo gNe four yO￿g peopl& valuable experience of %thing lor a charity through th•
GoY•rnmenf$ Kick81art Schomè. We Jim to S￿lia1e intgmglly PDssible. Ths y•ar one Staff methr has
achlavgd 11¥8 and completed a Future Leodw8 1 year cow.
Th• 12 m(ths ending 31 Marth 2022 contwwd kn b• af1*d￿ by the CoronavlTU$ parthnic with vwySng lewlg of
lod((tr)￿n 4*xo$$ the UK knl¢y*ed by1he easing of reslrKlions.
Socid isowon rematns one of the ljiggest I￿ed by visually Mnpair•d In￿￿1￿JaI8 8Th1 B•rkshir• Vi$1￿, I￿oUgh
ils monthly progr8mm• of ¥dr4ilw, befriendlrvJ and SWI LO￿ Supwt Offlcws 8thv•8 lo give indNiduals cworlunrti¢$
and SUPF4Nt to overcome trAs. A1038 of confidence. espetially in going out into th• community, has become a signifi¢ant
rrigr for rn￿y, which has r•manod bng after pandemic kthlth•n ￿$1￿cl10n$ eased. Many of our athitle8. in parti￿laT.
R8a*es arml our Employaknlty seThk¢e SUFVXt individuals to re￿Ild th￿r in Ihelr cfvm abilrties.
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Docusign EnvÈlope ID." 6D31804(k5C8PACE7-BD9tk22119B5C8836
BERKSHIRE COUNTY BLIND SOCIETY
(A company limited by guarantee)
TRUSTEES, REPORT (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022
Gobwn•nce •nd MuMg•m•nt
Gov•mlfig Do¢um•nt
The B¢rkshir• County Blind S￿￿ety was establi6hèd 1910 under a C4￿$t￿UlK)n whd wa5 • ogist•r•d char¢ty number
202351. The C￿StitUtion w amended and adopted on th• 8th October 2(K)2. The Soc*ty w•8 In¢typoratod on 6th March
2012 tho company look over all the aB¥ets and li8kn1ibes ￿ effect from 1st Awl 2012. Th• new Charity reg¥str•lion
number 18 1148413 and th Company nun*w is 07977903. On 1st April 2015 SW adopted the W0￿1n9 name of
Bertshh M81on.
Appolntrn•nt ol rI￿t0
The body of the tru$t••8 are appointed by th8 memborn of thg Ch•ity. New trustees are electèd at tho Annu81 General
Mo0ling. On• Ihlrd of th• TnJ8tee board 18 elected ty at thg General Meeting •nd sam for three
y•8r8 bth• aa•klng rtrdacl1L￿.
N•w Iru81008 aro proa<*vdy sought by tyJn•nt tr￿1•￿ thfr Chlef Exe￿ to wo¥id• br•odth of skilL* ￿ld¢¢I for
th• afficiont running ol tho ¢harfty.
Tru•tw Inductlon ¥nd Tt*lnlng
Whèn new tnJste•8 ￿ •pposnt•d, ar• to Ihe ol Ih• Ch•ty •NI pro¥lded with th• i)form•lon thoy
ne•d to fvlfil th•ir rc4•8, whkh INaud•s Inlormth th• rol• oltrust••s and lkn¥.
Tru•t•• Involv•m•nt
Th• trust8•8 meet 8t lea•t fow Ilm￿ • yw. The trutho8 maint•kn an t)verth of the ory•nl8&tlon. •grnts the llraloglc
aim8 ond monitor progre88 and perfcrfrn8n￿ att0fdl￿y. In order to •n•bl& •ffKli¥o $upport and monitoring of th? k•y
bu8iness areas the 8o•rd ol TnJst8•8 cLJrnmittee¥, viz, Finance & Inve8tmont and M•mber SeN1¢￿. E8¢h
ommlttet 18 ch8lwd by 4 tru8tee and both Iwstee ar4J ¢xerArtfv8 offi￿r methrship. In 2021 a Vl¢• Chalr wa8
•ppointsd to •nsur¢ th• stsblllty of th• Bo•￿ and for th• •xhting Chwf. A• of 1 Aprd 2022 t
Vi¢¢ Chair und•rtook th• ro￿ ol Chalr.
To lfjdlltate eff•dNY Operati￿*, th• ch￿ Ex•cul1￿ has d•l•gated •UtI￿rIty ￿der Iwm$ •pprov•d by tho Twotso8 for
operation81 matters irKluthng fina￿ and •mpbym•nl. The Ch￿1 £x•cutiw roptyts M tho monagemenl of the Charity and
on oulputs, impact and the h•afth ofthe Charlty.
Fundr•l•lnq
W• do not •ngap the aeThlces of thKd party OTg0rri8atkTh lo he￿ rni80 fixHl6. We ar• regl$l•r•d vAth the Fundraising
R•gulator ond follow ils code ol praclic•. We ha¥e not ro￿Ved any complaints ¥bwl any aspe￿ of our fundraising. Th?
Charity has a strorw ethos ol rei* for a•Mc• u8en' IndepeTrJence ¥nd dignity wd t*ffjuld not countenance any w)duct
or advlty that und•mln•d thi$. W• do nL* in 8¢al• fundr•lsSr¥J aoM•s suth 88 rnling8, t*hM•
fundraising ¢x door lo ¢S)or campa￿￿3.
Rl•k IA•nag•m•nt
Th8 trustees are respon￿ble kn th8 id*nbkèbon and M￿agement of rlBK The thority 1$ ènnualtry reviewng ils ri8k profile
and mainlains a ii8k regTrster of a¢1￿1 potth)tial riths *ith e¥tabts'shed polld•$. 8ySt•m8 and proceduw to mOb"gat•
the6e risks.
The Tru8t••8 t&*e all wsoMi4e m￿SUrel to safety of 8taff. Berkslire y￿10ft nwnbws and th8 publlc. ThbB
InVO￿•S following the most up to Thilh r8gard to stsff wowkiwwJ pr•clices and interaction ￿1th
members and the publK.
Financial Rtvi•w-
At 31 March 2022 the Ch8rW8 ne¢ assets £2.5 mkn12021: £2.6 mwonl a dery￿e Of£1￿.c￿￿ for tha year.
Total irMme in the yè8r wa8 £424.c￿ (2(Q1: £442.(m) a de(rnase 01£18,(￿.
Totsl expeThJWur• In the yurt*•8 £607.OCK) (2021.. £488.tW •) of£119.C#lO.
The charity reeorded a Icffj8 £183,00012021:1oss of£47.C(L)). bth a nèl gain on Inv￿M￿ of t71,&XI12021 .' gain of
£426,000).
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Docusign EnvÈlope ID." 6D31804(k5C8PACE7-BD9tk22119B5C8836
BERKSHIRE COUNTY BLIND SOCIETY
(A company limited by guarantee)
TRUSTEES, REPORT {cO￿lNuED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022
R•s•rvts Polley
The batance she81 $hM a total furth and ro8èNos fwe of £2.520.805 (2021 .. £2,633.405). EXC￿￿1n9 the Restrld•d
reserve$ of £362.646 (2021.. £366.8501 the Revaluallon reser¥e of £480,597 {2021'. £486.19n - vh)Ich is not
distribulable - the Ch8wrty'8 Ire• res•Nes $l•nd at £1,677.562 {2021:£1,780.358}. H¢y4vever. rf the mark•l value of h6l•d
In¥e8tm•nts held in fixed 45￿16 is exdudod from the sum, th• remalnlng fr•e reserves. arKI the ￿rreSpOnding unrestrKted
reseryes, are nil12021'. nil). To mhigate thi$ 8nd to ertsU￿ day lo day opefatK)n81 *fjrklng ¢apI'lal can be mel the Charity
has the abilty perIod￿al￿ lo thawdown a sm41 coprtal element of the fixed asset investmenl withoul feduong rts value In
real term$. A8 al 3181 M8r¢h 2022 ihe vahje ol this 4NYMkirvJ caprt•l hakl in timed deposits was £1C(Ik12021 '. £11)Jkl.
The reslrlded funds ore held by the Charty for the purposes detailed in note 19 aThJ Bre us•d Jts requbred on appropiiate
eynditLwe. Note 19 also ￿￿181n5 in detail the Exp¢rthble Endovm)8nl.
Inve•tffl•nt Pollcy
Th• fund contlnug8 to bo menaged by Rathbones. The m•ith ￿ hèld in the Cor¢ hwestrnenl Fund for Charft1•6. Th&
nd's ￿eCI￿ve li lo •du•ve long term grv*rth a 18¥•1 tsf ￿COrne employir4J 8 lotsl retum appr￿th.
Plan• for th• Futurn
AS we move in lo the 2022r23 fv)an¢k41 year th• •re twothirg lo •xp•ThJ the wpport givè to viiu•My iry8lr•d people
across B•rkGhire by Inu&asin9 our reach acros8 thg c¢unty indudlng Into cc¥nmunitiei dlswoportlon8tely affected by sight
104$ and by Inuea8ing our rang* of sertel available.
Ststsm•nt ol Tru•ts••' Mpon8lbllltJ••
Th? Tru¥tee8 Iwho ar• 81$0 the dlrectLV$ of B•rk$hire Cc¥J)ty Bfind Soaety for th• puipo8eB ol company lawl are
responsible lor preparlrwj th• Rewrt of th Trusl•es and the finants*l otalement8 kn ￿danCe wth applicable law and
Untt•d Kingdom Accoundng SI￿dIrd5 (United Klngdom G•noraty Ae¢¢ptsd Act￿nting Praclico).
Company law requires the tnJstees to wepare sl•lements for each fNwKi¥I year whkh glw a true and folr ¥lew ol
th• Blale of aff8lrs of Ihe chaTKabkn ¢omp•ny an(1 of the resourc￿ •nd ¥pr4i¢8lion of resour¢•$, Incbjdltyd lh¢
kncome and expenditwe. ol tho chafitablfr comp•ny for that ￿rrO￿. In pTepadng thos• flnanci?18tatement8, Ih• InJste•$ are
rnwir•d lo
. sele¢t $uK¥bk accounling pokryes WKI then apply Ih•m con8knt•nlly:
- ob$erv¢ Ihg Met￿d8 and prlndple8 in the Charity SORP..
- make judgements and estimat•s th8t art reasonthe and pruden(
- prepare the fi￿ne￿oI 8tsternenls on a goiry concern basis unl•ss it Is to
pr?svme that the ch8ritsble coffwny wll ￿tInUe in bu8ine88:
- 8tAle whttlher applicab￿ UK acwunbng slandard5 have been folkM*d, subieci lo Any
rnatgri81 departures disdosBd and explained in Ihe finanu818tsiement8:
The Bre responsible for keeping adequate accounling records that are SLrffKk*nt to show and
explw'n the charilablo coryany's transactions. disdose vith reasonable acrAfacy at 8ny tSme the firbandal po¥tbon of th•
¢hafilabl8 company an(1 enoble them lo ensure that the financial stal•rnents comFty ￿ th& Companies Act and the
ovisions of the charrty's constrtution. They a￿ also re$FthSit4e for saleguwdlNJ the assets ol thè charty and the 9roup
and h•nce for laklng reasonable step$ ttyl￿ prevenlion arnl d￿eLlion of fraud •nd ot￿r vregulartues.
DI￿10$U1• of Inforn)a15on to Auditorn
In so far as the tNslee6 are 8w8re.'
- Ihere 16 no r¢l$varrt audrt tnfonnatK>n of *hich tt￿ charilable comwKs gudrtfn art
unaware," and
- the trustee8 have t8k•n 4 the steps that they ought to have tsk¢n 88 a I￿￿e(lor in cKder to t* aware of any infomMtion
needed by the Companls authtorn In conneclion wlth PTewng their r•wl ¥ryJ to estsbllsh thal the Compony'$ ¥uditors
•r• awÈr• of that informatKfi.
Audltor
IA?nies LLP were appointtd in September 2021 10 fj118 casual vacancy and h8¥e been ¥ppcinted as audlor ts thg
ensuing p¢rfiod in accordance sedion 485 of C¢wnpwies Act 2(th.
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Docusign EnvÈlope ID." 6D31804(k5C8PACE7-BD9tk22119B5C8836
BERKSHIRE COUNTY BLIND SOCIETY
(A company limited by guarantee)
TRUSTEES, REPORT (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022
Sm*ll Comp•nl•$ Exemption
In preporirtg this i•port. th• Twstws taken advanty ol •M￿ wyyries ex￿￿.0￿8 prrNthd by Sedlon 41SA
ofthe Comp8nitr$ Act 2C(6.
Apwov•d by ord¢f of Ihe members olthe board dTrust••$ and ￿oned on their behaw by..
J4n• V•y•
Dale..
&Fbkn 6k- 202
P¥p8

Docusign EnvÈlope ID." 6D31804(k5C8PACE7-BD9tk22119B5C8836
BERKSHIRE COUNTY BLIND SOCIETY
(A company limited by guarantee)
MENZIES
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS, REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF BERKSHIRE
COUNTY BLIND SOCIETY
opl￿n
We have •udit•d the fin￿ellI 8tat•m•nts of 8•￿*￿1￿ Courty BIN￿ Souety (the 'th￿ty) for the year •nded 31 M•rch
2022 wh￿h Comp￿$8 thfy Statement of In￿rne fjnd ex>W￿lluTe a(%ounl, B81once fjheet, Ihg
St8t8ment of cash flc¢#a arwj th• r•18t8d notès. a summary of 8￿Jn￿Cant accounting pclic￿8. Th8 fin&ncial
reporting framework Ihat has teen applied in their prepArnt￿ is Iv4V aThJ United Kingdom Account
Standard8, induthng Financial R8portirvJ Standard 102 The Finaniaal RepNting Standard •pplrabl• In the UK
Republlc of Ir81and' (United Kwdom Generalty Accepted ArLourting Practr*).
In ow opinion the IlnanrAal 8latement•'.
e 8 true and falr ¥lew of the state of Ihe chw5tabl6 companV8 •ffalrs u at 31 Marth 2022 and of Its
re8owce8 and applKalbon of re8ourc•8. Inr￿K11n9 it8 income and experHlitUTe lor the year then ended..
h•vg1)etn propedy wepared *ith Kingdtsm A¢¢W*d Acc￿￿n9 Pract1￿. end
h•v• b••n w•par•d in •c￿rd*￿a %%4th I•9￿rOm￿ts ofth• Cornparri•$ A¢t 2(M)6.
Bul• lor oplnlon
We ¢oTrJucted our a￿*t In ecu￿8n¢• wllh In1•m•llon￿ Stand8rd8 on AtwJMlr¥J IUK> IISAS IUK)} gppUc)bl• 19w. Our
f•8pc￿￿b1lItl￿ und•f 8taTrJards arn furth•r d•8Cn'￿ in Audrtors. r•sponsiLxliti88 for th• audil of th• financial
stgtemmll of ow report. W• •r• indynd•nl of the chafrtable c4wn￿nY in accordanco wlth Ihe ethical
roqulromgnt8 Ihat aro r•twant lo our 0￿J6t ol the fin8nd￿ 8tatement8 in Ihe Untted KI￿Om, Indudlng the Flnanclal
Reporting CoLmd's Ethul Standard. and wo have fvINled ow other ethKal r88ponsibihkntrs in #rLordanc• Vlith thè8•
r•quirernents. We belI￿e that the audit evKlence wa hav• (thin•d li sufficianl ¥Thl apprwill? to provide B balis for our
opinlon.
C•ndu#lM• r•l•tlw to golno ¢¢nc•rn
In aL￿ltir￿j th• financlal stat•m•rrt8, h8V• ￿￿lUd￿d Imt tr• Tn*l•gs' of th? gokng c4num b&81• of ac¢ounllng In
lh• w•p•r•Oon ofth• fift•nd￿ $1*8m•nts h •PFwwrf•t•.
Based on wcrfk haN* pothymed. wè hv• rKA id•ntifi8d Wby materi•l urKertainties relating to o¥ent8 or cormlitio
Ih8t. indlvklualy ￿ cdlecthety, may ￿81 slgrfllcant th￿bI on the charitable compan18 a￿'litY to contlnue BB a golng
concem for a F•riod of al least months Irom 7*rt￿n the financ4al ItatemenlB are aull￿Ti$ed for i88ue.
Ow reBponsibilitT•S th• rnspon&bililI￿ of th• Tr￿ with rwe¢l to g￿n0 c¢ncwn ar• In the rethanl
8eGlions ol this r¢FrfxL
Othw Inforniaoon
Thè olhgr InfornatSon comprfses the infommbon incbjded In ihe Annual report other than the finandal statements and our
Auditors, rewf Ihefeon. The Trustees are reSpcmi￿e for the rAher Information rx¥)t8ined wthln thè Annu81 ￿pOrt. Our
opinion on the finanryal stslement6 rK*I cover the olher inlormakn or￿. 4¢¢pt tt> the extent othe￿1$? gxplvl
8ts1ed in ow report. we do not express ￿Y fowm of assurance t￿ndus1On thereon. Our respon8fjbrfty ig to rèad the other
infofmation and, in doing 80. ¢on$id&r wheth9r othgr knfomIat￿ is mateii* inconsistent vAih thè flnanclal st8tèments
or our kncthlèdg8 obtAti￿a in the courn• of th• ¥A￿lt. or othww.se appews lo be materialty misstatad. If ￿ identfy such
m8t81ial ineonsistenues or apparent material nNssiatements. ￿ are req￿r￿j to d8tem)ine wWh8r Ihis gives rise lo
mal8tlal mlsstatement in the financaal stalernerts themselves. If, based on the have FWlo￿ed, we Conclu￿ th)t
Ih8re is a malerfal misstatement ol Ihls olher Infowmallon. 7hT are required lo reF*Yt that fad.
We have nothing lo report In th1$ rega￿.
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Docusign EnvÈlope ID." 6D31804(k5C8PACE7-BD9tk22119B5C8836
BERKSHIRE COUNTY BLIND SOCIETY
(A company limited by guarantee)
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS, REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF BERKSHIRE
COUNPI BLIND SOCIE￿ (CONTINUED)
Oplnlon on oth•r m*lt•rn pn¥crfb•d by th• CompAths A¢1 2006
In our oplnlon, bawd on th? und•rtthk￿ in the coTh of the d￿rrt..
the inforrn#tvJn given In th• Trustees, report for Ihg ffinal￿1 for WI￿ the fin￿141 stsl•m•nts arn prnpar•d Lq
cons4sl•nt ￿th the fin￿81 stalements.
th& TTU8ts•8' rfjpwt ha8 b•en pT•pared in acuxdonct •pplubl• lagal l•qW￿￿8ft￿.
M•tt•rn on whl¢h w• *rn I•9￿1•d to r•port ty •xc•p
In th• light of ow knowl•dge and vnd8r8tsndwy of the Chaffi￿ and •rNkrmonl obtalned In the cour•• of
tho audlt. ￿ have not identified material Misstatem￿1* in th• Tntst••s' rwt
We havo Mthlrvj lo r•port In re•pecl ol thè fol*y••lw m•tt•rn In to ¥thbch Cofflpankn8 Act 21XIry rnqulr•8 U8 to report
lo you rf, in o¢x opinion..
ad•quato 8¢c¥)urthg r•cord• hm not b••n k•pt. (* retums ad&quat• *>r •Jdlt hav• not bwi r•¢•lv•d from
brar￿he8 rh)t ¥lsit•d by us.. (K
th• finan¢lal slatenxnts afo not ￿ agrnorn•nt th• •¢x*JJniln9 r•ctyds •nd r*ums:
c•rtain 1*8dosures of Tru61•os' remuneralkn Ip•tyfi￿ by W •r• rnt made., or
wo not recehd all the Infowrn¥tim •nd •Wan8lJon8 require for tyjr audit; or
tht TN•lee¥ V*Yre not ¢ntitl•d to prepare the fimmal 8lalemnt8 accordanu ¢omyni•$ rngirn•
•rKI tik• adv8nt•ge of the Smd cunpani8•' exWnpt￿l th? Tn*t￿$. r•port from ts requirem•nt
to rxepar• a Strat•gic r•wL
R••pon•SbllbtlM of tru•t•
A8 •xplaln•d rThxe fully in the Twu•l••s' rn8pwitMIlis 8lat•rr￿l. th• Tru8lèei (who are al80 th• dlr•ctor$ of th•
charilabla ¢ompany lor trrf purpo￿ of oynpany Im¥) arn m8pon￿ble for the preparation of the fina￿￿91 $tslemgnl$ and
for ￿Ing 44li$fi•d th•1 they • Inw and I￿1 t41th¥, and for 8u¢* intemal Contr￿ ai the Trusts•s dtst•m)in• is n•￿Ssary
lo •nabl• th• pr•￿r•110ft of ffft8ndo18tatsmant8 th8t fr•• from mlo8141•m•nt. du• to fraud or ffftir.
In w•p4rlng th• sl•l•merrt•, th? TnMlee• rnsponsI￿O for th• tharitab* i>Jmpeny'• ability to
Jnllnue as a golng concem. dlvdowng. a¥ aFvfico1I•. moil•r8 relatad to goirvJ c4Jncwn ind uslng golng CXJnc•rn ba$is
of arLounlbng unlem th• Tr[￿le*S eith•r int•rrtl to h'qwd•t6 the charitable company or lo cease opefalionJ. or hav¢ no
TealiBlic Jtternuti￿ but lo do 80.
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Docusign EnvÈlope ID." 6D31804(k5C8PACE7-BD9tk22119B5C8836
BERKSHIRE COUNTY BLIND SOCIETY
(A company limited by guarantee)
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS, REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF BERKSHIRE
COUNTY BLIND SOCIETY (CONTINUED)
Audllor•' m•P￿81b11lI￿•* for th• •udll rfth• fmanci￿ *latem•rt¥
Our obj•ctNe8 are to ijbtaln T¥ason￿6 asswance 8t￿ I)￿nci&l Stslements as a wh(A• w¢ free from
m•t•ri#l ml8ilatemenl, wthether dLhe lo lrnud or emw. and to issu• an Audrtors. rewt thal M)dudes our oplnion.
R¥a$crf￿b1e a65urance is a hwjh I￿¢1 of 888fftnce. but is not a gU8ranta• thyl ￿ autht condu¢Xed in aeeord•n¢e with
ISAS (UK) ￿11 a￿￿y* detecl a matenal mi8ststemw4 ¥¥fien rf exists. Misstat&men16 Can arise from l¥aud or •rrty and are
consid•r•d rnalerfal 11. Individualty LY in th• 89gregate. they could r•asonatty b8 8xpBd•d lo infiuence the gconomic
d8ra8ion$ of uws tsken on the basil ofth•M tst•tsmanl&
Irreg￿81111•S, Indudirg frwd, are Instancgs of nortr¢ompli•rKe with lthv8 r8gulgllon$. We design procedurns in Iln•
wilh our r•spon$1bll￿ts, ¢rtAlIn￿ above, to delect matwial ￿$$1?1ern8rrtS in r•sp8Ct of IfrngUt•rhl&s, indu¢ling fro￿j. T
extent to wthlth ow kYtt•dur•8 •rt cyblo of d•ted"ng irwl81iti•i, indudiw fraud is dotsiled b•low'.
The ch•rit•ble ¢ompwy 1$ 8ubi8Ct lo laws arml rngul•tiwi tml dlro<* Affocl th• finandal stsl•m•nts indudlng
nanclal r•portlThJ logi81ati￿. We delernined thal folothng IM and regulation8 were most slgnlficant
Induding", FRS 102, Charib•i SORP, ComwI￿ Act and Ch•rth•• Ad 2011. We 8888$sgd th• •xi•nl of
compllance ￿th th•w 8nd rnwlalSoM *• p•rt d ow Proc￿￿$ on thè r•lat•d finanoal slat¢mwl Ilern¥.
We underslo¢hJ how the charitabbe c¢mpany 58 Com￿y•ng those le981 regd•tory frame*c¥ks by, maklng
inquiri•• lo mJnagemenl. th08• wponsibl• f¢x l•gal c4xnpUw wo¢oduw and thè cornpany lecretary. W&
corroborated our Intyiries through our r¢th¢w of bo•rd minulo8.
Th• •ngag•m•nl p•rtnw •88e8￿1 th• •rwJ•g•m•nt lewn Colodi￿lY had th• cornpelen￿ ar#1
capabilitiM to Id•ntlfy or r•cfmvLe nOn<0mplkn￿ Wbth104vs •rbJ roqul•Uon8. Th• a88•S￿￿nt dld ntsl Idertrfy any
Is8ue8 In th18 ar¢8.
W• •8•eMed w•c•pti￿1Ify oflh• Conyanl• fjn•na•l 8t•t•)Mnt• to m•twl•l ml88tsi*m•nl, In￿d￿9 fraud
might 0￿Ur. We con8ldèred thè opportuniti.es and incenti￿$ that m8y 9￿$1 Mlhin Ihe oTrJanis•tion for frgud and
Id•ntlf*d greatest potential for frnud in Ihe ￿41￿￿7n9 arna8.' manag•m•nl overrid• of controlo to m•nlpul•l•
r•sLAts. or to ¢aUBe the Company to •nlw Inlo trarK￿ctionS nol in ils besl fftlerè$ts.
A￿11• proMdur•8 p•rfMMd by th6 engagemenl t•am IrK*thd'.
Idon￿fy1ng and •w$iing th• d•sbBn effoclF4w$ ol¢ortrols managM￿l hA* In p1fj￿ lo pr￿ent and dèled
fraud..
ul￿erstandIng how t￿se ¢harged with govemanc• conslder¢d 8ddwwl thè potential for 0¥8nld• of (y)ntftAB
or other Inappropriat• infiu•nc• ¢)v¢r ￿ finanrial r•portlng proc•88,"
Challenging asswnption8 and judgment$ made ty management in its 81gnrfic•nt Kcounllng estlmal8s: 8nd
Idanlj"￿'ng and testing joumd 8ntrw. in •ny ioumal entries postsd tAth unusual account (a)mbinall0￿.
Because of tho inh•r•nl limff•th)n8 tsf an a￿lit. there Is a risk th•t w¥ will not detecl all iwularili•s, indudirwJ Iho8e18adlng
to a mat•rf81 ml88tat8menl in the finan(ial st¥temonts or ￿th regulat*)n. This risk intye¥ws tho rnore Ihat
¢ornplianca wth a law of rewLaI￿n i¥ rerrK)ved from the evenls and tran8action8 ￿flected in the finandal $latements, as
will be less likety to b•comv aw•r* cl wthc•B of nonwcom￿￿1nc•. Thè risk 18 also greater r•gardin9 irr•gularrt￿8
ocaArrirvJ due to fraud Ta1her than orror. as fraud in¥ofves ntentiOn￿ cowalmenl, foTgery, collusion, omission or
mi¥r¢r*¢8entst￿n.
A fvrthor ¢Jwplion ol w rtsponwknlrbes for the audlt of the ffinanra81 statements is l)c•t•d on the Financ4al R•portkn9
Councifs w•tK8it• at: w#M.
. Thi$ dowwion foms part of our AtKlrtm' r•porL
P899 9

Docusign EnvÈlope ID." 6D31804(k5C8PACE7-BD9tk22119B5C8836
BERKSHIRE COUNTY BLIND SOCIETY
(A company limited by guarantee)
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS, REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF BERKSHIRE
COUNTY BLIND SOCIETY (CONTINUED)
U•• of our r•p¢rt
Th1$ r•port Is made Solety to t￿ chwilable companls memberts. 86 a b¢4*, In ac¢ordan¢• wlth Chapter 3 of Part 16 of the
compan￿ Act 21XK. OUT audit *Y)rk t￿$ undertaken w th¥t w• mlght stal• to the ch8rrt8ble companvs memb8rn
th086 mattws ￿ are rewlred lo state lo them In an ALKlitws' r¥porl ard fi)r no other purpose. To the fvllesl extenl
permitted by law. we do not accept or re8ponsiblity lo anyo￿ othw thon Iho d￿lIk•b￿ c￿MpanY and it8 memberi,
88 a boty, for OLY audit for this r¢port. ty for th• oixnitins T*• fom)8d.
J•nlce M•tth•w• FCA (S•nlor •tstsrtory •udltor
for •rKJ on behalf of
M•nzlv LLP
Chartw*J A¢¢ountfjn¢8
ststut￿ A￿li10r
Centrum Htyj
36 StAtlon Road
Egham
0gLF
Dat•.. 14-Sep-2022
Pago 10

Docusign EnvÈlope ID." 6D31804(k5C8PACE7-BD9tk22119B5C8836
BERKSHIRE COUNTY BLIND SOCIETY
(A company limited by guarantee)
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022
To(•1
fund•
2022
fvnd¥
2022
lund•
2022
fvnds
2021
2022
In¢om• ind
•ndowm•nts from:
Donat1￿8 and legaci08
Chathable acti¥it
In¥￿tMentS
222,671
16.092
81,172
85,935
38.179
213.843
102.027
38.179
316.299
88,041
37,197
Tot*1 In￿m• and
•ndowménts
118.783
185.2
441.537
Exp•ndltur• on:
Ral8ing fvrKI$
Charbtabl• activitk•s'.
Slght1081 8UPPOrt
25,610
24816
63,937
12.214
191.182
37.473
189.687
161.162
49,687
380,869
IS1,152
46.886
216,775
160,817
Support co81s
Totsl •xp•ndlturn
20).3•6
403.928
807,324
488,415
Nrt
Incomdlexp•ndltur•l
Tran8fer8 betwA•n fvndi 19
N•t movom•nt In lund•
b•lor• oth•r
r•Gowl••d yon•
3S,367
139,571)
{218,8421
213,042
1183.275)
(46,878)
1173A71)
1173,471)
{4,204)
1S,6001
1183,275)
(46,878)
Oth•r rncognl••d
o•ln•:
Gaim on r•valuab'on of
inv•8tm•nt$
70.676
70.675
426,207
N•t mt)v•m•nt In l￿d*
1102,7961
(4,2041
16.600)
(112,6001
379.329
Reconclllatlon ol
fund•:
Tot81 funds brought
1.780.35
(102,7911
J66.850
486.197
16.81KI)
2.634406
1111600)
2,254.076
379.329
Net movement In lunds
Totsl fund8 ¢•ryl•d
forw*
1.677.562
362,646
480,597
2.520,805
2.633,405
The Statem*rt offiMnu•l 8¢bvilw i￿￿KI&S al gan8 and kJss88 r8cogr4s•d in thi year.
The notes on pages 15 10 33 fum part ofthese f￿￿¢081 statemoth.
Pag611

Docusign EnvÈlope ID." 6D31804(k5C8PACE7-BD9tk22119B5C8836
BERKSHIRE COUNTY BLIND SOCIE
(A company limited by guarantee)
SUMMARY INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022
Total lund•
2022
Tolpl frmds
2021
Not•
GrM• In¢om• In th• rwtlng p•rfod
Le88.' Totsl exper￿lIVI0
424,049
1607,3241
441,537
(488.413)
N•t •x￿￿1￿1•1￿ln¢Om•I for th• r•portln9 p•rlod
1183,2751
(46.8T8)
The not￿ on pag•s 15 to 33 form p•rt 01the￿ thmwbts.
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Docusign EnvÈlope ID." 6D31804(k5C8PACE7-BD9tk22119B5C8836
BERKSHIRE COUNTY BLIND SOCIETY
(A company limited by guarantee)
REGISTERED NUMBER: 07977903
BALANCE SHEET
AS AT 31 MARCH 2022
2022
2021
Tangibl& assets
In¥eslm•nts
12
576.665
1,894,963
552,777
2,024.288
13
2,471,628
2.5TT,065
Cu￿Trt a•••ts
Dèbtors
Cash al b￿k and in hand
14
60.839
165,433
101.645
107,080
216.272
208. 725
Crediiors.. #mounts f•11Th￿ due *ithln yejr
15
(33.0291
(24.352J
N•t ¢urr•nt M••ts
113.243
184,373
Tot•1 I￿• curr•nt Il•blllts
2.654.871
2,761,438
Prv4S$lon$ for Ilabilitie$
1134.0681
(128.033J
N•t ••••ts •xcl¥Jdlng wn•lon amet
2010,
2,633.405
Total n•t aM•ts
2.520.105
2,633,405
Chrlty lund•
Expendabl• •ndth•rnl fvnd8
Re8trided ILmda
UnTe8trlcted fvndB
19
1.677.562
362.640
1,780.358
366,850
486,197
19
19
Total fund¥
2.520.805
2,633,405
The Tru51ees 8￿n0￿ledge thdr ￿8p￿sIb￿rt￿s for c¢mptyirvJ ￿lIh Ihe We9￿TeMentS of the Act with respect lo accounlh79
record$ and preparat￿Th of ffinan¢1￿ $tst¢monls.
P89e 13

Docusign EnvÈlope ID." 6D31804(k5C8PACE7-BD9tk22119B5C8836
BERKSHIRE COUNTY BLIND SOCIETY
{A company limited by guarantee)
BALANCE SHEET (CONTINUED)
AS AT 31 MARCH 2022
The flnandal $tstements have IRen *) xt4yd•n￿ *ilh the F¥O¥iSMS applcable lo enlitieB ¥utioc* to thè sm•1
¢ompanies regime.
Th• fflnanclol6tate￿ntS were approv•d and auth0ri60d for Issu• by the Tntstees and Biyd on their beh#M by..
06ioq.2z
The T￿$ on pagei 1510 33 Irxrn pjrt ofthele fir*Kial statemnts.
P¥ge 14

Docusign EnvÈlope ID." 6D31804(k5C8PACE7-BD9tk22119B5C8836
BERKSHIRE COUNTY BLIND SOCIETY
(A company limited by guarantee)
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL sTATEMEfv￿S
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022
Company Inforni*llon
The prinupal a¢livities of the ch8rity ar• to wovKJe Msuaffy impalTrd p8opl• with Ihe irrfomialk)n 8UPPOrt Ihey
need lo IN• irK1¢pond￿lty salety. IncofF￿led charity Ire9islered nurnber 07977903 and charty number
1148413) 18 incwrated and dorr4caed In tr• UIL The ad¢tre8s ofth• rngl•tw￿l Off￿ ib Midb&ton Hw8•, 5 Erlelgh
Road, Reading. Be￿¥hIre, RGI ￿R.
A¢countlng poll¢l••
11 B••l• of pr•￿ratIOn
Th• fin8nCa￿ 8t8temonls Iwe be•n prepnred in acex*rd*n￿ wlth thts Charities SORP IFRS 1021 . AccounNng
and Reportlng by charit￿.. St*•￿￿nt irf Recomm8nd8d Pr•clKe applubla to thorf11es pr•paring thelr
accounts in accordance vrith the Flnani?al Repth'ng Stand¥d •pplicatAe In the UK and Republic ol Ifeland
IFRS 1021 leff￿tiVe 1 January 2019). thts FinanrAal RepNJrvJ st￿dard appficable in UK and Rèpublic of
Irdand {FRS 102) and th• Ad 2￿.
B•fkshire County Blind Sodety m8•ts th• d&finibon of a publc bengfil entsty und•T FRS 102. A88ats and
liabilities ore In￿91￿ recogni6ed at hi8twi¢•J ¢o•t or tr*wdion value uni¢$8 Oth•rv•i¥e stated In th• r•kn¥anl
accountlng poth¢y.
12 Golw ¢onc•rn
Th•se finlnryal slatements hg¥e boen prepared 90ing L))ncèm ba618 ¥thith asium•$ that the charrta￿•
¢c4np•ny *411 ￿nthu0 In op•rntion ts th• fore8e•* future. comidered to b• al lo￿1 12 n￿)fith8 from th•
dale of •gning Ihtse fin￿()•1 8t8t•ments.
The charitabl• ts)mpary has prnpar•d e•sh foreca8ts proS•ction8 to 301h Soptem￿r 2023. In th?
0￿1n10n of th• Tru$te08 Imrt ¥AI bo 8ulhcl8rt ￿1￿r¢•8 to moet tho th•ril•bb• n•8d8 ovor the
forthco￿n9 12 months.
In Ihw *Msim8nt of golng c*>)c•m the tnMt•e8 hw• ¢t)n￿￿ the Inyicl on lh• thgrtty ol th• COV1[￿19
ru•. Thls has not had a significant impact on tho chanty8 (Y•r¥b￿ •B sulficl•nl rg8erv•s aro retsined to
onatyfj th• ¢hatty to operat• in Ur￿¢rtaIn limes.
Having rryard lo the above, the tnMtee• b•lthw11 approwiat• to athpt th• goirvj conc•m bas1$ of a￿0￿￿1ng
in preparfThJ the fin•)¢ial $tslements
Page 15

Docusign EnvÈlope ID." 6D31804(k5C8PACE7-BD9tk22119B5C8836
BERKSHIRE COUNTY BLIND SOCIETY
(A company limited by guarantee)
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022
A¢¢ountSng polklm {¢ontlnu•dl
13 Incom•
vO￿ntsry twn•. Indudlng (kThliLTh. gift¥ 4ThJ gr￿￿ Ihat pro¥id8 cor• fundkng or are of a ger￿1 natur•,
ar• rwnised wthere ther• i* entit5em•nt, rnPJiF4 Ki and the amount can bo measurèd wlth $uffid•nt
relkqbility.
Investment incon¥J is recognimd on •n •cuu•ls t•$ls tn tho year to it r•l•t•¥.
IncoTh from tharftsble acll¥lll•s tthjes SncoTh from unitary 8•ThK• 89r•gmont$ wl)ich ar?
recogni•¢d on #n •¢xnds basis *) the yew to th8 Income rd•t•s.
FuThlr818kng knccrn 18 r•c4ni8ed rKelved. A I￿)d￿lI1ft9 kn urwJwl•k•n ty •mFknts of tho Charity
•TrJ may Indud8 4tr•8t and static tA>x cole(11￿, *)Ts•nis•d v4•nt$. don8lon8 ￿ grarth from Cowirnl•
Bodl•8 a￿1 charitab￿ Trusts.
For legacie8. the chaiity TV4itr•A •nlil¢m•nl, prc+18￿1MY of r•ceipl and the Jbilily lo •¢¢uratety m08wro the
v&lJe due. Enlitlement lo legacy in￿m￿lI r•cogr48•d at the ewlest of receipt of • l•g•cy e8tale dlBtribulb)n
of nobfKalOon of dal• of death *ilh th• •xi8tence of an UncontsSt￿ will. Le9￿1•9 are ￿•Jed on thes•
condthon8 if tho kKom¢ ¢an ￿ acoJralely e8lmated ba•ad on infom)alk)n rttalved In Ihe wlll
tat•m•nt of •sMl• or <th8r nobftabon ty lh8 ￿¢u10￿ of th•
Go¥¢rnm•nt gran18 rn￿¥0d in Ihe yew rdato lo rocdpts from ts Klr*start scheme. Th?Be grJnls 4r•
account•d under tho performance mod•l 81 pennitw by th• clwity SORP. Th• *M￿nI r•ceiv•d during
the yew am￿nIed to £23,356.
2.4 Fund K¢ounth
Endov&Th•ftt fund• r•pre••rt h•ld al an wend•trl• •ndowment. Prtnd￿IIY ￿ld in
Inve8bMnl$.
unr•$trkl￿ funds are gonerd th•1 w• •v•l•bl8 tr us• at th• tm8t••#' dixretlon In luthr•nrA crf th•
objectives of the ¢￿ty. In addition, ¥Alhln urnsfficted funds li a fevalualion rosw40 In ￿p•¢t of tho
revaluation ol th• fr•el¥)Id prop•rty, bu¢ thi$ 1$ fjn unrealised reserve.
ReBliithd fi#yJs arn those donated lor in a area or for $p•dfrt purpMM•s. the usè of wlich li
Iri¢ted to that areg or pu￿0••.
2.$ Exp•ndllur•
Charilthle ￿1￿ltreS exwndttwe co1￿8•8 co•ts of woviding swrt to tho ￿8￿lY Impahd. costs of
actNitie$ in frjrlhtrrnncè of th• than1￿8 (*JJ￿ts rJ)8t8 ol prthiding resources, actNilie6. outings
arKI ￿nIS kn the ¥iiualy irhwfed.
Slwlort Costs coryise admini*thon costs fty r￿Thn9 th• ¢hgrtty118eV a8 an orgarisatity).
2A Taxatk
Irrt¢over¥bl• VAT 1$ not s•par8t•ty anatysed 18 rJwrg•d lo lh¢ stslonwl of fin4ncl81 aclyides %then the
to*thlth r•lat86 is kn)JThed arwj is alocjted •$ part ofthat OXP8ndthre.
Tax recovered frorn voluntary incomè r•e•N8d ￿der gift recwiBed th• rdatthl ineom• 1$
reCeNati￿ WKI r• all¢)￿1ed lo the wKom• category to vknich the In￿Me relates.
Page 16

Docusign EnvÈlope ID." 6D31804(k5C8PACE7-BD9tk22119B5C8836
BERKSHIRE COUNTY BLIND SOCIETY
(A company limited by guarantee)
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL sTATEmE￿s
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022
A¢¢ountlng pollclm Iconllnu•dl
2.7 T4nglbl• u•ets and *r•cl•15on
Tangib￿ fixed a88ets co3llThJ or mLYe capitdl8ed aThJ Tecognls•d th firture •conomic ￿•fits are
r•ualion 1$ ¢*arged so as to dloc4te Ihe ￿$t of tangible fwl •88et6 lem thew re8idu81 va￿? 0￿r thelr
•slimal•d us•ful IweB, u$ry the 8traight-1Sne method.
(l¢V￿￿￿on 1$ p￿ded on th• folltsffj ba￿8.
Fr•ohohJ 8￿¢￿'n94
Motor
Offi¢• ￿￿1p￿Tht
Flxtur¢$, fitb"NJs, plant and
•quIpm￿l
2% straight line
25% straight11
25% strwm li
25% 81rnight lino
The frthold properly li hekl undor th• rev•lU•1k￿ mtyw.
2.8 Flx•d A•••t Inw•lm•Th(•
Inve8lm6nts are I￿￿led at thsing ¥ahJe at th• bal•rKe sheel d•te. and10s8•8 on th& ￿1¢
of investrn•nts are re(3)gni8ed in the year they are Sold. Any gain8 or kJ88e• on rovgluatlon are 18k8n lo th•
Sl•temerrt ol Fiwi(>•l Aclphll•s.
In¥•$tm•nts In •ubldkgrf¢8 we valml at ¢oBt lom w0v￿m>n for Impalm￿rt.
19 F*WI¢l￿ In•lNm•nts
Th• eharftablo ¢orhwny onty fin•no•l a$Mts aThl fo)ang•1 li•bllrfleJ of a klnd that qullltfy as bast
nanoal inslrumerts. Basic fina￿1￿ lro1nm￿ftts •rn r•coy)l•ad ¥t irw*•ciion valu• •nd I￿)88qUentIY
me88wed at Ihelr 8•tilemert v￿￿0.
110 P•Th•lon co•t•
The Charity operates a defined contnbubon pen8M ond the pOn￿on ¢* T￿￿entS th• am0￿19
Fw•ble by the Charbly lo Ihe fvrKI in respeL1 of the year.
In os*Jllth. the Cfority opernt¢$ 8 b•n8fft p￿Ik)n lthème. Folkn￿Thg the T*tir8mont on 318t Juty 2015
of the 8019 rgmainlng member of ¥tsff contn"butry lo Ihe ￿nsIon stheme Jn aclvarial valu8iion was
erfak￿ by th• Royd County of B•thshir¢ Pttnsion Fur￿ whith e$tsbli8hed thvj Swety6 defirjl at
£185.CQO. This sum be prnpoid in annual inslalment 8 1&y￿r temi 4thich ¢tynM&n￿d in July 2015.
Pagè17

Docusign EnvÈlope ID." 6D31804(k5C8PACE7-BD9tk22119B5C8836
BERKSHIRE COUNTY BLIND SOCIETY
(A company limited by guarantee)
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022
Accowrflry pollel•* leontIn￿dI
2.11 Judo•m•rrt• In •P￿n9 •ccounllng pollclm •nd k•y Murc•• of Mtlm•llgn unc•rt•lnty
In th• aF*atlon ol the ClwiW8 ￿COuntir¥J polica￿. *thK*b •r¢ de8tiibod in note 2. Tru8tee8 aro requlred lo
make iu&w•nts. estimates and assumplv)M aboLrt th• ¢0￿ng vglufrs of assets and Ilabilit￿S that arfr not
raadty apparenl frc¥n other •cwces. Tho •stimat•s and ￿derf￿7ng assumpt￿nI we bJ8¢d on historical
experience olher I￿*>r• that are ¢>)n81￿ lo b• rnlevant. Actual r•￿ttl may dfftr from th•8•
eslimales.
The e8llma1•8 8nd urwJ•rty4r#J assump1￿$ we re4rfvwed on an on-gokng ba818. Revlslons to accounting
#twna1tr8 8r• r•¢ogniW *) th¢ in *thich the ests'male 18 rewsed ifth• revisK*n 8ffècts onty thal period CY
yriod ol th• r•vision ar#1 fulw• p•vh>J811 the reblllon affv(*• th• I￿lre periods.
TM Tfu$lees rnn81der Ihat thwe are rK> rnolwid judg*mw*$ kn appl￿r¥ a¢Munlng p￿CloS or key ¥oUr￿ of
•8llmation uncerlaty.
Incom• frorn don•lloM •nd l•g•cl••
R••trl¢t•d Unr••trl¢t•d
nd•
lund•
2022
2022
Totsl
fund•
2022
Total
lund$
2021
Dcffiallon8
L•gauei
Grnnt•
G¢)v•mm•nl gr•nts
28.205
21,892
13,075
21.705
21,892
211.890
21356
47,811
94.640
140,038
33,804
198.815
222.671
81.1n
283.843
318,299
Tot812021
175.443
140,856
316.299
Govemmenl grnnts Of£23,￿ rnceNed d￿n9 ￿ year rthtg to from ￿ Kk*start xhomg.
Pago 18

Docusign EnvÈlope ID." 6D31804(k5C8PACE7-BD9tk22119B5C8836
BERKSHIRE COUNTY BLIND SOCIETY
(A company limited by guarantee)
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMEWS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022
RMtrlct•d UThre•tricted
fundB
funds
2022
2022
Tol•l
lund8
2022
Tol•l
2021
65.173
9,293
8&173
9293
72.277
1.818
cC￿l￿b￿lIOnfy lo xtfvit
Trnnsport ¢¢mlribUti¢￿i
ReBouTce centre wKome
C￿b kncom
4.173
4173
16.092
900
16,Of2
11.528
85,935
102,027
88.041
Total 2021
11,TT
76.263
88,041
InvHlm•nt Incom•
Unrn•trlct•d
fvnd•
2022
Totsl
fun
2022
Total
fund8
2021
Unit IruBt incom•
Int•re81 ￿ ￿$h d8poilts
38,185
14
J8.165
14
37, 152
45
38,179
38.179
37, 197
Tolal 2021
37, 197
37, 797
Page 19

Docusign EnvÈlope ID." 6D31804(k5C8PACE7-BD9tk22119B5C8836
BERKSHIRE COUNTY BLIND SOCIETY
(A company limited by guarantee)
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL sTATEME￿[s
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022
Exp•nthtur• on r•i•ing
Fundrnl•lng trndlno •xp•n
Unr••tslctod
lund•
2022
Totsl
fund•
2022
Tol
2021
Allocat￿1 centr4ltry In￿NId I￿￿r•I81r￿j ¢￿tI
25,616
25.816
63,93T
Tot812021
63.937
63,937
AnafyBS• ol •xp•n¢lturn on ¢Mrft•bl• a¢llvltl••
Swnm•ry by lund typ•
Total
fuDd•
2022
Tot•1
fund$
2021
fund•
2022
2022
A¢tivlti•$
&ghl loss Aupport
191.182
11214
532.021
49.687
377.592
46.886
37.473
203.396
378,312
581.700
424,478
Tctsl 2021
140,380
284.118
424,478
Page 20

Docusign EnvÈlope ID." 6D31804(k5C8PACE7-BD9tk22119B5C8836
BERKSHIRE COUNTY BLIND SOCIETY
(A company limited by guarantee)
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022
Anal￿1¥ of •xp•ndlturn ty •¢tl¥ll
und•rt•kn Support
C￿t¥
2022
Tot•1
lund•
2022
Total
funds
2021
2022
A¢1￿1￿8
VIS￿n9
151.152
532.021
49.687
377,592
46,886
49,687
151.152
681,708
424,478
Tol812021
263,661
160,81T
424.478
An•ly•l• of dlrnct ¢o*ts
Tot•1
lund•
2022
Tot41
lunda
2021
Actmuw Vl•lYng ¢O•t•
2022
2022
Slaff co818
R•sourc• C•rtrn ¢o•li
p￿)11¢0110ft1
Tw$port C￿1•
Minibu8 C08ts
Club expenditure
Ouling8 e¥ent8 and aclvitl¢$
Sport 8rAMtles co818
Sundry Items
mot￿ and oth•r exp￿¢•8
295.1XJ
291
47.034
342,164
291
8.864
228,600
757
8,175
16.6S3
24,680
20.285
3.498
11,414
16.653
24,680
20.285
3fv9
11,414
2,65)
5,298
9,520
5,299
852
3,851
2.653
49,687
430.556
263,661
Tofal 2021
216.775
46,886
263,661
P8ge 21

Docusign EnvÈlope ID." 6D31804(k5C8PACE7-BD9tk22119B5C8836
BERKSHIRE COUNTY BLIND SOCIETY
(A company limited by guarantee)
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022
•ly•l• of •xp•ndltur• ty Kllvlum (¢OntIn￿dI
An•ly•l• of •w)port ¢o•t•
Tot•1
fund•
2022
Tol
fvnds
2021
2022
Stsff cost8 and p￿sk
D8pr¢d•tion
Pr*m￿•S •y4)•rn
Marketlng
Heal. liqhl •nd ¢lwthng
IT and tdepht)n•
PrfntSng And •tatk¥Kry
Insuran￿9
L•gal and pf+)f•uiwl
Trnining
Incldental exwnms
5(OSa
24841
3.746
2.079
7.09S
21,998
77,747
24,235
3.038
1,529
5.942
17.911
20.841
3.745
2,079
21.998
iii
3.518
2,158
25,201
1.808
2.144
3.711
3.516
2.156
26.201
1W18
1144
1711
3.272
1.420
21,527
897
1,358
1,947
151.152
1J1,162
I￿,817
Tot8J 2021
160.817
160,817
Audltor•' r•mun•r•tOon
2022
2021
Fee8 ￿Yabkn to thè Chaiity8 a￿lI10T for tr* awjié ofth8 Ch*W8 •cc4wnt8
Fees payable to Ihe Charity$ 0￿J11￿ in resped ot.
Al nortraudit tservk*8 not Inc4uded •bo¥•
7.800
10,400
1,200
Page 22

Docusign EnvÈlope ID." 6D31804(k5C8PACE7-BD9tk22119B5C8836
BERKSHIRE COUNTY BLIND SOCIETY
(A company limited by guarantee)
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022
10.
2022
2021
Wage8 and 8alari
Soua 6•curNy ￿$ts
Cmtribullon to ccffltribulion ￿nsIon sth¢me¥
Oporating coth of defined b•n•ft pe￿lon *hem
386N23
27,553
7.116
2,881
332.017
26,675
6,264
3, 125
423,973
368,081
Th• averwje Thmber of pernon8 em￿ by th• ChwtyduiNw the yoarwtt •8 fol(M'.
2022
No.
2021
Employ¢
21
19
Th• h•4dctyJnt èxwua¢d as fulH¥M •qLi¥8lents wu..
2022
No.
2021
Employ
14
io
No employto r•ceN•d r•munerakn lo mor• th￿ £60.0￿ In •lthw y•ar.
tknng th• year. £2.094 of vedwthrKy p4yw*8 wore (2021.. £82281.
Non• of th• Iw8te¢s received any remunernlion during the y*12021: non•l. Th•r• wai no
r¥lmburswn8nl of •¥pert￿ thxwig the year (2021". £n￿.
Kèy manag•m¢nt wi•i•l of the Twstees and s•nior m8n•wn•nt team lisled on p898 1. Th& r•munoTalion of kty
manag•m•nl finduding Nl and empknyerfs pension conlributknns) wa8 £139.214 (2ff21..£134,9211.
11. Tru•t•••' r•mw*rntbon •nd exp•n•e•
Durfng the year, no Tn￿100$ ￿l¥ed wy or othw f2021- £NIU.
During the ye8r ended 31 %122. M Tru¥tee e￿￿e3 ha¥e b0￿ In￿rrnd (2021- £NIL).
Page 23

Docusign EnvÈlope ID." 6D31804(k5C8PACE7-BD9tk22119B5C8836
BERKSHIRE COUNTY BLIND SOCIETY
(A company limited by guarantee)
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022
12. Tanglbl• flx•d ••s•ts
otor ffttlno61 plant
¥•hlel•• & •qulpment
offl
•qulprn•nt
Tot•1
Cost or valu•tbon
Al 1 2021
A<hJltlon$
Dlsposa
61.656
.610
155.048
16.119
24,190
700,893
44729
121.216)
(21.2151
At 31 Marth 2022
9D.205
71.187
2,975
724,407
At 1 AprS12021
Ch•rg• for the year
On dlspo801•
16,800
81,655
45.471
9J77
¥190
140,116
20,841
{21,2151
121,2151
At 31 March 2022
67.019
2.975
147.742
N•¢ book v•lu•
At 31 M•r¢h 2022
537,61KI
15.819
676,666
At 31 Plarth 2027
9,577
552.777
Tho fr••hdd pr(Vty w¥8 valued ty • from Kernpkn Carn Croft, prwrty on 22
Fabruary 2018 on a Ma￿01 valu• b881¢. The h1810￿ oftho pn>perty £58,767.
Page 24

Docusign EnvÈlope ID." 6D31804(k5C8PACE7-BD9tk22119B5C8836
BERKSHIRE COUNTY BLIND SOCIETY
(A company limited by guarantee)
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022
13.
In¥e•lm•nt In
•ubsldlary
C4)mpny In%wtrnents
Tot•1
C￿t or Y￿￿•t10Th
At 1 Awil 2021
Mov8mont In cash
RthfaluèlOon¥
2,024.2
(200,0001
70,674
1024,289
1200.IX#I)
70.674
Al 31 Marth 2022
1,894.962
1,894.983
N•t book v•lu•
Al 31 March 2022
1.894,962
1.894,963
Al 31 ma￿ 2021
2.024,288
2,024,289
Prfn¢lwl •ub•ldl•rl••
Th• folov+Y4 w•• a Sub8v￿ary und•rtakiThJ ofts C￿rfty..
Nam•
Company
numb•r
Reght•r•d offlco or prlnclp•l Prlnclpal acti￿ty
plac• of b￿1n•
8•rk8hlr• Wslon LlThthd
C86W472 MKllaton H¢yJ8e. 5 Erleigh R¢>fra,
Readiry, RGI 5LR
company
Pa￿ 25

Docusign EnvÈlope ID." 6D31804(k5C8PACE7-BD9tk22119B5C8836
BERKSHIRE COUNTY BLIND SOCIETY
(A company limited by guarantee)
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022
1& D•btor•
2022
2021
Du• wlthln on• yMr
TT8do d*btorn
Olh•r debtors
Pry•yrnenls arKI
1.814
41903
1&736
9.831
60.839
101,645
15. Grndltorn: Amounts l*lllng du• wlthkn on• y••r
2022
2021
Tr•d• ¢r•dit
11.492
6,736
1J58
13,443
4.762
7.110
1,228
11.254
Olher credit
Acuual8 and d•fwr•d Inco
33,029
24,352
16. Provl•lon•
2022
2021
P•MKJn Kh•m• dgfidt
Oth•r pro￿81¢￿)￿
116.666
17.600
728,033
134.066
128,033
T￿ p•Mbn 8cheme 18 ￿jminIsteved ￿ p¥rt of th¢ Roy81 County of B8rk6hire PensKJn FuTrJ. Thg #eh•rne ceased
wilhln th• fund 31 Juty 2015 on t￿ Tetirernwt of the ￿T￿in1￿j staff conth'trArtor and an acluarlal val￿tiOn
undertaken by the Royal CW of B•rtshtrg P•nglon FuThJ e6tabffished a d8ficbt of fund$ ¢0 m991 fulure Ilabllltbes of
£185.IXIO.
This is r¢payable In annual Irtstalments over a period of 15 y•ars thith comm•nced In Juty 2015. In 8cix)rdon¢
th FRS102. the provision is calgjlated as the net pleB￿t v4uè of thè fvlure contributions required over th& nexl 8
yoar¥ lo Clear the fvndrvJ deficit of £116,￿. In c8hxJl•bng thls n8t present value. anrwl incrw•8 of 2.6YJ h8V•
tttn mode and a di6cxJwsI rate is 225% rèpros8ntsYd th8 tyw'cal yield of h19￿Ual￿ COWPOT8t¢ bonds has then
be￿ 4plied.
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Docusign EnvÈlope ID." 6D31804(k5C8PACE7-BD9tk22119B5C8836
BERKSHIRE COUNTY BLIND SOCIETY
(A company limited by guarantee)
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022
17.
Flnan¢l•l In•truTn•nts
Flnanci•l at falrvafue wi¥eStrn￿ts.
2022
2021
Flnan¢l•l 4••01¥
Fln•ndal 8BJely me48ur•l fjt tsir ￿lu0
1.8M963
2,024,288
Provhlon•
p•n￿oTr
d•ficlt
provtslon provl•lon•
Totsl
Al 1 April 2021
AdditSon¥
AmoLmts ujod
128.033
128,033
17,600
111.4671
17,000
{11M67)
116.666
17,600
134,066
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Docusign EnvÈlope ID." 6D31804(k5C8PACE7-BD9tk22119B5C8836
BERKSHIRE COUNTY BLIND SOCIETY
(A company limited by guarantee)
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022
PJtat•m•nt of lund•
stal•m•nt olfund•- curr•nl y••r
Balance •t 1
120
G•ln•l ￿lIn￿ •131
ILo8BtsI March 2022
InG•m• Expthdlturn
Inlout
Unmtrlctsd
fvnd•
General Funth-
All funds
Pro￿rtY
le¥￿81￿n
r••erye
105386
(403.928)
218.642
4•6,1•7
16.8001
480,S97
486.197
(403.928)
213.042
480,S97
Endowm•nl
fund•
Exp•ndab
l￿d8
1.780.30•
1173A711
70.670
1.677,562
furrfl•
48.062
153.688
61.041
SS.574
102,218)
124,2•3)
118.529
Children's Fund•
Mwdenh•ad Club
gley & Slough
Club
Newtjw Club
winds￿ Club
Brackn•l & Axot
Club
Hungertord C￿b
Wokingham Club
Thatcham &
Th￿1¥ Ck
Berk8hi
CommunNy
Foundation
Minibus F￿d
capital ac¢ow
8efrSending
1&35 Club
Akliwyes Club
Tech b￿ldie9
154,186
46.670
11168
13.001
1372)
1139)
46.99D
6,732
1,917
6.ty41
7,DJ6
1.$72
8.102
2.389
70
189
29)
913
7,347
2.221
350
14981
lJ25
16911
{1.7501
4.902
11516
1.733
1460
47.290
127,0161
134766)
294
4917
1.050
11,72n
110001
28

Docusign EnvÈlope ID." 6D31804(k5C8PACE7-BD9tk22119B5C8836
BERKSHIRE COUNTY BLIND SOCIETY
(A company limited by guarantee)
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL sTATEME1￿rs
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022
St•t•m•nt olfwKl• Iconlinwd)
St*t•mont . ¢urr•nt >*•r (conllnuodl
Balance at I
Aprll 2021
Tra￿l•T¥
Inlout
GaIn￿ Balanc• a131
{L￿ge$l March 2022
lrtom• Exp•ndltur•
Em￿0Y￿11Ify
Corork*vlru8
Pandemk
Rwpon
Sight L
Support Serl
tart•r
•th•me
5.438
13.125
114688)
2,875
44033
19.1051
34.928
23.358
1213661
366,150
238.763
(203,3961
P9,F11
362,646
Tol•l olfund•
1&13A05
424.049
(607.324)
70,675
2,520,80S
Th• •ndo•mi•nt lund r•w•8•nt8 •swts w• Wd •• •n expendable htr*8¥or Ih•r• am no
racords avallabla to Show the value of th8 In￿91 gffts. In¢om¥ 8rbsing on tho Endrywmenl ￿nd can bg used in
cordarth vthh th• obi8ds of th• Sou•ty ar#1 is indud•d in unr•81nct•d In¢om•. Th• Trus1•ty$ may COn￿rt •ll or
port of the Fund into an i￿ome fund also bo Iixnl in •ccerf•n¢• ¥bilh th• obl•¢t$ of th8 Sfxlety 91
estricted income.
In this finan¢ial year £173.471 12021.. £23.&)51 was trw)8fefred from Ihe EypoThJob￿ End0•M￿nt lo th•
unr¢8lrrt￿- G•rwr¥l Fund to txwvJ it to ¥nd prn¥¢nl it Irorn btrrjjme negattve.
Chlldr•n'• lynd•- ￿ funds lo •p•dWf bgnofft rtWr•n.
Sport• Fund. repre8ent8 gr•nl• and don•tion8 to molrltain and expv#J th• 8POrt8 programm•.
Inthvlduthl dub*. b•lan¢es - represent fvnds hekl in thew accounts plus wific legacy rnOn￿ in
Ihe of Maidtnhoad. BradIn￿, Sloughtsry*, Wirhjsor 8 Nvthry dubs.
184J Cl￿. rnpru•nt fund8 8padlk81ty fry 1&35 dub
B•rk•hlr• Comm￿lty Found•1k￿ . rwesents want morw rnstrld•d to •x•rds• and l•l$ur• a¢t1Vhl￿ for
sualtry irnPv4￿d adLth in Berkjhire.
Mlnlbu• Carn￿14n - represwts (kmations restricled to thts pwthase ol a minibui ts the enti￿$ charitable
KWP08e.
Coronav1Th￿ Pand•mtc R••poM• - represents grant rThY•y by fv ¢h8rity durlng th• CovA>19
demic to continue and expand its operalions.
Emphyablllty. r•pr¢s¢nts restrithd to ow Eyes on Thg Fubjre" progTamme.
Téth buddks - r8presgnt ftvmls rgstii¢*d lo suppoitw ¥isuAly impair¢d FWF4è t1￿U9h in¢r¢•$ing Ihelr
kntrthedge 0fteclmv)￿.
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Docusign EnvÈlope ID." 6D31804(k5C8PACE7-BD9tk22119B5C8836
BERKSHIRE COUNTY BLIND SOCIETY
(A company limited by guarantee)
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022
19. St•tw•nt olfuNl• Iconllmxd)
St*tsm•nt of fund•. prlor y•ar
Balance 41
31
Gainw
(LcNsso8)
l 2020
2021
Unrn•trlcted
fvnd•
DMlgn•l•d
lund•
Fund$
10.0
(10.(XXI)
G•n•rnl lund•
Gw•r4 Funds.
011 fund8
254,316
(324.703)
31629
36,758
Proporty
R•valuatlon
R••ep
498.221
(10,024)
486,197
496,221
251,318
(324.703)
23.605
36,758
488, 197
Tot*1
Unr••trl¢t•d
fund•
5LkS,221
254.316
1334.703)
36,758
486, 197
Endowment
fund•
Exp•ndable
•nduMnent Fu
1.414,514
(23.605)
389,449
1,780.358
R••trlct•d
Chlldrnn's FUTh
Klaldenhead Chjb
8rackno11 & Ascot
Club
Langley & Slow
Cbjb
146.386
48,011
13,556
9,950
16.250)
(6.921)
153,686
51,040
1.8T2
1.572
48.321
7.056
6.321
724
48.495
7.056
6.041
8.102
2369
IMThJ80r C￿b
N8wbJry Club
HuThJerfofd Club
Wokingham Club
Thatcham &
Theale Cknb
¢2￿)
(318)
1343)
128
387
Z325
1.828
61
(564)
1.325
Page 30

Docusign EnvÈlope ID." 6D31804(k5C8PACE7-BD9tk22119B5C8836
BERKSHIRE COUNTY BLIND SOCIETY
(A company limited by guarantee)
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022
19. St4l•m•nt of fund• (eontbn4Md)
St•tsm•nt of fund•" prior y••r {c*)ntlnu•d)
Balance 01
31 M8rch
2021
ea1&n￿ 41
G8inw
(LcweJ)
Sports
AkIN8￿$ Ck
18-35 Club
MInib￿ Fund
Capltsl ￿CoUnt
Berkshirt
Community
Foundatknn
Award¥ lor hjl
corona￿ruS
Pandemlc
Re6pon80
Cawlal Fundwvj
Employthlity
Tach buddles
28, 731
33.921
278
(12.589)
(244)
48,063
4.917
10,318
Z2C
12,518
10, 152
10,000
(ISCQ)
(9.467)
6,652
1, 733
113.080
(1040￿)
(748J
13.552)
Q990
5,438
333,347
187.221
(153.712)
368,850
Total ol fund•
2,251,076
441,537
(488.415)
426.207
2,633.405
8wnm•ry of fund•
swnmary olfund•- ¢wT•nt y••r
8•l•nce •t 1
Apr512021
TraMf•rn
I￿oUt
Galn•l 8al•nc• •t 31
{Lo•••B) March 2022
In¢¢xM Exp•ndlthr•
fiJnd$
Expendable
endowment
lund•
Restricttrd funds
486.197
185.n6
1403.928)
213,IM2
480.597
1.780.35
366.850
1173,4711
139.6711
70,675
1,677,562
362.646
238.763
1203.396)
2,633,405
424,049
(607.324)
70,675
2.520,805
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Docusign EnvÈlope ID." 6D31804(k5C8PACE7-BD9tk22119B5C8836
BERKSHIRE COUNTY BLIND SOCIETY
(A company limited by guarantee)
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022
20.
Summary of funds (conlinwd)
Summary of funds. prfor >••r
Balance al
31
Belence al
140rt12020
Transf•rs
G81
(Loss•81
D•¥lgnat•d I￿￿3
Unr86trfd•J
furh4s
Eynd¥bl•
6ndowm•nt
io.oc
(io.(w)
496,221
254.316
(324,703)
23.605
36.758
486.197
1.414,514
333.341
(u805)
389.449
1, 780.358
366.850
R••lrtd•d lunds
laT.221
(153,712)
2,254.078
441.537
(488.415)
426,207
2,633.405
21.
An•ly•l• of Mt ••••ts b•tw••n fundB. ¢wr•nt>*•r
Exp•nthbl•
Totsl
lund•
2022
fund•
2022
Iwd•
2022
nd•
2022
TangIb￿ fixed asséts
In¥•8trnnts
576,e65
217,401
{146.3741
133,0291
{134.C66>
876,668
1.894,963
216,272
133,0291
{134.IX61
1,677.562
Curr8nt 8ssei8
Credrtor8 dL* wlthln on•
Provis￿￿8 lor IOabONts'g8 4nd chgry
Tot•1
1.677.582
362.646
480.597
2,520.805
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Docusign EnvÈlope ID." 6D31804(k5C8PACE7-BD9tk22119B5C8836
BERKSHIRE COUNTY BLIND SOCIETY
(A company limited by guarantee)
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022
21.
An1￿￿ of n•t ••••ts b•tw••n lund•. prtor y•#r
ExpoTh*al
Tol
funds
2021
2021
2021
2021
Tangible ffixed ￿ell
In¥•8tments
552. 777
243,930
(158, 125)
(24,352)
(128.033)
552.777
2,024,288
208.725
(24.352)
{128.033)
1.780.358
Cwrent 8ssets
Crorltorn %￿h1n ono
Pmvl•ions for lil￿rtI￿ and d￿rge6
Totsl
1.780.358
486, 197
2,633.405
Op•r•tlng l•a•• ¢ommlkn•nts
At 31 March 2022 th• Chwlty h•d ¢c¥nmEtments to mak9 fuhxe ffarArNm l•fjs• yym•nt8 ￿ nor￿ancelIabl0
opwtiting 4$ follm:
2022
2021
Nol lat•rthan 1 y•*
L•t•r than 1 year WKI later than S yMr•
1.189
892
1. 189
2,081
2,081
3.27&
L•¥se payments rwni￿l ai #n •xpwMe in lh• Stsl•m•nt of Fin•no•l Ac*Nibo8 durfng thfr year are £1,389
021.. £1,615).
23. R•lat•d p•rty tr•nMdion•
Davhl Fgw (fwst••l Is • p•1n¢r at ￿ Charitys legal ad¥i8or8. Durfng yow w•ro paod £Nil12021'. £3.0001
in relatiM to fees and expen￿ 1Th￿rrEd. No amounts TAEre wistandiftg at yw •nd <2021:Nif). There were ￿ other
related paty lrnnso¢liM$ during lh¥ year.
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Docusign EnvÈlope ID." 6D31804(k5C8PACE7-BD9tk22119B5C8836