# BUCKSVISION

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1147814
- **Other names:** BUCKINGHAMSHIRE ASSOCIATION FOR THE BLIND; BAB
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** June 25, 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=1147814


## Contact

- **Address:** BucksVision, 143 Meadowcroft, AYLESBURY, Buckinghamshire
- **Postcode:** HP19 9HH
- **Phone:** 01296 487556
- **Email:** reception@bucksvision.co.uk
- **Website:** www.bucksvision.co.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** TO PROMOTE THE BETTER EDUCATION, TRAINING, EMPLOYMENT AND WELFARE OF BLIND AND PARTIALLY SIGHTED PEOPLE AND PEOPLE WITH SENSORY DISABILITIES OTHER THAN VISUAL IMPAIRMENT AND GENERALLY TO WATCH OVER AND PROTECT THE INTEREST OF SUCH PEOPLE AND TO PREVENT BLINDNESS.IN THESE OBJECTS 'BLIND' SHALL INCLUDE PEOPLE WHO THOUGH NOT TOTALLY BLIND ARE PARTIALLY OR INTERMITTENTLY DEPRIVED OF SIGHT OR ARE THREATENED WITH BLINDNESS.

**Activities:** To promote the better education, training, employment and welfare of blind and partially sighted people and people with sensory disabilities other than visual impairment, and generally watch over and protect the interests of such people and to prevent blindness.Operating throughout Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes; including 12 social clubs, art and craft groups, walking, bowls, and fitness.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, Disability, Recreation
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities



## Areas of operation

- Buckinghamshire
- Milton Keynes



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £671811 | £661529 | £894864 | 16 |
| March 31, 2024 | £543844 | £594893 | £877300 | 16 |
| March 31, 2023 | £692015 | £541277 | £928008 | 12 |
| March 31, 2022 | £656072 | £353672 | £772762 | 9 |
| March 31, 2021 | £278842 | £277206 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Valerie Caldwell** (Chair) — appointed Dec. 1, 2025
- Dean Michael Marks — appointed Oct. 3, 2023
- Ian Taylor — appointed Oct. 17, 2022
- JOHN NICHOLAS CROWTHER — appointed Jan. 8, 2015
- Jan Robert Antosiewicz — appointed Jan. 18, 2017
- Jonathan Sidwell — appointed June 19, 2023
- Sally Smith — appointed Sept. 15, 2025