# KIRKLEES VISUAL IMPAIRMENT NETWORK

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1160580
- **Other names:** Outlookers
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Feb. 23, 2015
- **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=1160580


## Contact

- **Address:** Brian Jackson House, New North Parade, Huddersfield
- **Postcode:** HD1 5JP
- **Phone:** 01484519988
- **Email:** info@kvin.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF BLIND AND PARTIALLY SIGHTED (VISUALLY IMPAIRED) PEOPLE WHO LIVE, WORK OR STUDY IN KIRKLEES AND THE SURROUNDING AREA PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:A)PROVIDING EQUIPMENT, SERVICES AND ADVICE WHICH WILL ENABLE THEM TO LIVE MORE INDEPENDENTLY;B)PROVIDING SOCIAL AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE.

**Activities:** KVIN also known as Outlookers is a sight loss organisation which supports people living with sight loss to learn to use technology to help  remain independent.  We have  several drop-in facilities across Kirklees.  We recognise the devastation that  losing sight  can cause. The majority of our volunteers and staff are registered blind and have lived experience to offer .

**Area of benefit:** LOCAL




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services
- **What:** Disability
- **Who:** People With Disabilities



## Areas of operation

- Bradford City
- Calderdale
- City Of Wakefield
- Kirklees
- Leeds City



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £316445 | £252970 | — | — |  |
| March 31, 2024 | £268315 | £215713 | — | — |  |
| March 31, 2023 | £219635 | £210721 | — | — |  |
| March 31, 2022 | £217442 | £145110 | — | — |  |
| March 31, 2021 | £129081 | £110390 | — | — |  |




## Trustees

| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| **DAVID QUARMBY** | Chair | May 13, 2015 |
| Aidan Greenwood |  | July 30, 2025 |
| Aisha Saiyad |  | May 1, 2019 |
| Daniel Owen |  | Aug. 3, 2022 |
| Gillian Elisabeth Hughes |  | July 19, 2023 |
| Ian Beverley |  | Oct. 28, 2021 |
| John Edmund Robinson |  | July 30, 2025 |
| Julie Howard |  | July 18, 2018 |
| Moin Valli |  | Dec. 14, 2016 |
| Sabrina Hajra Bolia |  | March 18, 2026 |