# YORK BLIND & PARTIALLY SIGHTED SOCIETY

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1159188
- **Other names:** MYSIGHT YORK, YBPSS
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Nov. 13, 2014
- **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=1159188


## Contact

- **Address:** My Sight York, Ground Floor, 84-86 Walmgate, York
- **Postcode:** YO1 9TL
- **Phone:** 01904636269
- **Email:** hello@mysightyork.org
- **Website:** www.mysightyork.org



## Activities

**Objects:** TO RELIEVE THE CHARITABLE NEEDS OF PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND, PARTIALLY SIGHTED OR VISUALLY IMPAIRED WHO ARE PRIMARILY RESIDENT WITHIN THE CITY OF YORK BY THE PROVISION OF SERVICES, ADVICE AND SUPPORT AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL DETERMINE.

**Activities:** The aim of York Blind & Partially Sighted Society (MySight York)  is to advocate and provide services  to enable people who are blind or partially sighted achieve independence and live well with sight loss. We provide an Equipment and Information Centre, a Befriending Service, an Eye Clinic service, activities, outreach to anyone struggling with sight loss in the York area.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body, Other Charitable Activities
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Disability
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- City Of York
- East Riding Of Yorkshire
- North Yorkshire



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £463521 | £408645 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £357251 | £357546 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £285314 | £385083 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £287703 | £326247 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £561412 | £371837 | £291767 | 14 |



## Trustees

- **Andrea Glover Mrs** (Chair) — appointed Aug. 16, 2023
- Annette Gamston — appointed Oct. 22, 2019
- Caroline Clifford — appointed July 18, 2023
- Dr Bethan O'Leary — appointed Feb. 26, 2025
- Iain Mitchell — appointed Dec. 6, 2023
- Lisa Willcox — appointed May 22, 2024
- Major David Michael Crouch — appointed May 23, 2023