# WIRRAL SOCIETY OF THE BLIND AND PARTIALLY SIGHTED

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1147170
- **Other names:** WSBPS
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** May 9, 2012
- **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=1147170


## Contact

- **Address:** Ashville Lodge, Ashville Road, Birkenhead, Wirral, Merseyside
- **Postcode:** CH41 8AU
- **Phone:** 01516528877
- **Email:** hello@wirralsociety.org.uk
- **Website:** www.wirralsociety.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** TO PROMOTE THE EDUCATION, TRAINING, WELFARE, INDEPENDENCE AND SOCIAL INTERACTION AND WELL-BEING OF VISUALLY IMPAIRED PEOPLE RESIDENT IN THE METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF WIRRAL. IN PURSUIT OF THESE OBJECTS, THE CHARITY SHALL PROVIDE OR FACILITATE EDUCATION AND TRAINING COURSES, CREATIVE AND LIFESTYLE ACTIVITIES, INFORMATION ADVICE AND SUPPORT SERVICES, INCLUDING ADVOCACY AND COUNSELLING, DEMONSTRATIONS OF INDEPENDENT LIVING SKILLS TO PROMOTE SELF-HELP AND INDEPENDENCE, ORGANISATION OF SOCIAL AND CULTURAL EVENTS AND PROMOTIONAL AND FUND-RAISING ACTIVITIES FOR THE BENEFIT OF ITS MEMBERS AND CLIENTS.

**Activities:** The charity provides services and facilities to support blind and partially sighted people in the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral.  These include a resource centre, creative and social activities, training courses, an outreach support service.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Human Resources, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** Disability, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Amateur Sport
- **Who:** People With Disabilities



## Areas of operation

- Wirral



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £251249 | £260567 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £211130 | £202747 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £170533 | £201569 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £173340 | £181980 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £260256 | £150063 | — | — |



## Trustees

- ALAN BROWN — appointed June 1, 2019
- Adele Law — appointed Sept. 14, 2015
- Christopher Kelly — appointed Aug. 7, 2023
- Gary Hodgson — appointed Jan. 12, 2026
- Lynn Collins — appointed Jan. 8, 2024
- Michael Jones — appointed Nov. 30, 2017