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Croydon Voluntary Association For The Blind

Croydon Voluntary Association For The Blind Limited, Croydon Voluntary Association For The Blind LTD, Croydon Vision

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
1165086
Status
Registered
Registered
Jan. 8, 2016
Legal form
CIO

Address

Address
Bedford Hall
72-74 Wellesley Road
CROYDON
SURREY

Activities

Everything we do is focused on transforming lives, the journey from dependence to living independently.We do this through our personal development programmes for blind and partially sighted people in Croydon.Our three organisational aims: to deliver practical support, improve services and to raise awareness of sight loss.

Objects: To Promote The Relief Of Need Of People Of All Ages Who Suffer Sight Loss By:(1) Providing Quality Information And Advice, Advocacy, Training And Counselling Services, Peer Support Groups And Recreational Facilities And To Enable Sight Impaired Residents To Enjoy Healthy And Independent Lives As Possible.(2) Informing And Advising Carers And Family Members And The Public About Sight Loss And How Its Challenges Can Best Be Met.(3) Working With Hospitals, Eye Units And Local Authorities To Ensure Timely And Successful Services That Meet The Needs Of Those They Serve.

Classification

How
Provides Human Resources, Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
What
Education/training, Disability, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Economic/community Development/employment, Recreation
Who
Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities

Areas of operation

Local Authority
Croydon

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure Assets Employees
March 31, 2025 £721,506 £766,182 £1,430,948 14
March 31, 2024 £747,895 £815,677 £1,475,624 15
March 31, 2023 £733,646 £734,791 £1,543,406 13
March 31, 2022 £512,409 £852,852 £1,544,551 11
March 31, 2021 £532,058 £565,407 £1,884,994 14

Trustees

Name Appointed
Nigel Gooding CBE (Chair) Sept. 9, 2021
Carolyn Simmonds Jan. 15, 2026
Dhruvin Patel July 31, 2019
Frances Cullen May 18, 2005
Jamie Henderson July 15, 2021
Josef Khan Dec. 18, 2024
Kieren Exley July 30, 2021
Peter Osei-Bonsu April 1, 2025
Swarna Pillai May 29, 2019