## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
**From 1 April 2020 Period start date To 31 March 2021 Period end date**
**Charity name: Hearing Impairment & Visual Impairment Support UK**
## **Charity registration number: 1166368**
## **Objectives and Activities**
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SORP reference
Summary of the Para 1.17 Raising awareness of the public
purposes of the charity in relation to the challenges
as set out in its faced by dual sensory impaired
governing document people including by highlighting
the needs of people living with
acquired dual sensory
impairments and associated
acquitted communication
disorders; and
Advancing the education and
skills of those caring for people
with. Or facing, dual sensory
impairment, in order to improve
the conditions of life of such
people.
Summary of the main Para 1.17 and Hi-Vis UK continues to raise
1.19
activities in relation to awareness of dual sensory loss
those purposes for the through resources on our website
public benefit, in www.hi-vis.org and through the
particular, the activities, delivery and talks to local
projects or services authorities, third sector
identified in the organisations, NHS organisations
accounts. and individuals throughout
England.
Statement confirming Para 1.18 I can confirm that the trustees
whether the trustees have understood the guidance on
have had regard to the public benefit.
guidance issued by the
Charity Commission on
public benefit
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## **Additional information (optional)**
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SORP reference Para 1.38 Policy on grant making
Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers Other
## **Achievements and Performance**
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SORP reference
Hi-Vis UK continues to establish
itself as a leader in providing
information, advice and support
Summary of the main for individuals and organisations
Para 1.20
achievements of the concerned with or affected by
charity, identifying the dual sensory loss.
difference the charity’s
work has made to the Thanks to support from the Big
circumstances of its Lottery Fund we have developed
beneficiaries and any and continue to update and
wider benefits to society improve an on-line learning
as a whole. platform, https://hi-
visuklearning.org to allow free
access to anyone in England who
is interested in understanding
the impacts of dual sensory loss,
and how mobility, access to
information and communication
issues impacts on increasing
numbers of older people with the
condition.
We have also continued to deliver
accredited training to a range of
people from charitable, public
and NHS organisations.
Due to the Covid-19 restrictions
on public life we have developed
online resources and email
bulletins to advise front line
professionals how to
communicate and support older
and vulnerable people who are
isolating
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Achievements against Para 1.41
objectives set
Performance of
fundraising activities Para 1.41
against objectives set
Investment performance Para 1.41
against objectives
Other
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## **Financial Review**
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Review of the charity’s Para 1.21 Thanks to the support from Big
financial position at the Lottery, our future is secure until
end of the period the Autumn of 2021.
Our expenditure has been used in
accordance with restrictions of
the grant.
We have also derived some
income from delivering face to
face training to local authorities.
This has reduced this year due to
the impact of the Covid-19
restrictions
Statement explaining Para 1.22 Not Applicable at this time
the policy for holding
reserves stating why
they are held
Amount of reserves held Para 1.22 0
Reasons for holding zero Para 1.22 At this stage of our development
reserves we utilise almost all of our
unrestricted income in the
delivery of our charitable
objectives
Details of fund materially Para 1.24 Not Applicable
in deficit
Explanation of any Para 1.23 Not applicable
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a
going concern
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The charity’s principal
sources of funds Para 1.47
(including any
fundraising)
Investment policy and
objectives including any Para 1.46
social investment policy
adopted
A description of the Para 1.46
principal risks facing the
charity
Other
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## **Structure, Governance and Management**
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Description of charity’s
trusts:
Type of governing Para 1.25 Constitution
document
(trust deed, royal
charter)
How is the charity Para 1.25 CIO
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)
Trustee selection Para 1.25 Appointed
methods including
details of any
constitutional provisions
e.g. election to post or
name of any person or
body entitled to appoint
one or more trustees
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Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction Para 1.51
and training of trustees
The charity’s
organisational structure Para 1.51
and any wider network
with which the charity
works
Relationship with any Para 1.51
related parties
Other
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## **Reference and Administrative details**
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Charity name Hearing Impairment & Visual Impairment Support UK
Other name the charity Hi-Vis UK
uses
Registered charity 1166368
number
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Charity’s principal The Centre for Independent Living
address Burbank Street
Hartlepool
TS24 7NY
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## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
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Name of person (or body)
Dates acted if not for
Trustee name Office (if any) entitled to appoint trustee
whole year
(if any)
1 David Sutton Chair
2 Karen Winspear
3 Janice Lavers
4 Dr Richelle Duffy
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Corporate trustees – names of the directors at the date the report was approved **Director name N/A**
Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity
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Trustee name Dates acted if not for
whole year
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## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others**
Description of the assets N/A held in this capacity
Name and objects of the N/A charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements N/A for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets
## **Additional information (optional)**
## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**
**Type of Name Address adviser**
**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**
## **Exemptions from disclosure**
Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details
## **Other optional information**
## **Declarations**
**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.**
**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees**
> **Signature(s)** David A Sutton
**Full name(s)** David Andrew Sutton
**Position (eg** Chair **Secretary, Chair, etc)**
**Date** 29th January 2022
**Hearing Impairment & Visual Impairment Support UK 1166368**
## **Receipts and payments accounts For the period** 1-Apr-20 **To from**
31-Mar-21
## **Section A Receipts and payments**
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Unrestricted Restricted Endowment
Total funds
funds funds funds
to the nearest
to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £
£
A1 Receipts
national lottery grant - 169,120 - 169,120
income from training activities 6,426 - - 6,426
Government Furlough Scheme - 3,852 - 3,852
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
Sub total (Gross income for AR) 6,426 172,972 - 179,398
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
- - - -
- - - -
Sub total [ - ] - - -
Total receipts 6,426 172,972 - 179,398
A3 Payments
wages,salaries and national insurance 99,504 - 99,504
pension contributions 974 - 974
rent/hire of rooms - 4,920 - 4,920
insurance - 1,588 - 1,588
telephone, internet and postage 406 5,047 - 5,453
cost of charitable activities - - - -
online resources development - 29,553 - 29,553
professional fees - 1,620 - 1,620
travel and accommodation 3,740 5,270 - 9,010
Sub total 4,146 148,476 - 152,622
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
computer equipment 9,752 - 9,752
- - - -
Sub total - 9,752 - 9,752
Total payments 4,146 158,228 - 162,374
Net of receipts/(payments) 2,280 14,744 - 17,024
A5 Transfers between funds - - - -
A6 Cash funds last year end - - - -
Cash funds this year end 2,280 14,744 - 17,024
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## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**
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|**Categories**|**Details**||**funds**||**funds**|
|**B1 Cash funds**||**_Total cash funds_**|**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**2,280**|
|**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**14,744**|
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account(s))||OK|OK||
||||**Unrestricted**||**Restricted**|
||||**funds**||**funds**|
|**B2 Other monetary assets**|**Details**||**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|
|**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|
|**B3 Investment assets**|**Details**||**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**|**Cost (optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**||
|**B4 Assets retained for the**|**Details**||**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**|**Cost (optional)**
**-**||
|**charity’s own use**||||
|**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|
||||**Fund to which**||**Amount due**|
|**B5 Liabilities**|**Details**||**liability relates**|
|**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**(optional)**|
|Signed by one or two trustees on
behalf of all the trustees||Signature|Print|Name||
||David Sutton||David|Sutton||
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**Last year**
**to the nearest £ - 16,084 - - - - - - 16,084**
**16,084**
**91,344 888 4,920 1,284 4,624 14,440 13,780 1,600 18,282 151,162**
**8,223 - 151,162 - 135,078 - - - 135,078**
## **Endowment funds to nearest £**
**-**
## OK
## **Endowment funds to nearest £**
**-**
**Current value (optional)**
**-**
**Current value (optional)**
**When due (optional)**
Date of approval 19-Dec-21
Ind•pondent oxamln•rfs rnport to tho tru8t•os of H•arlng Impalrniant & VIBual
Impalrniont Support UK
l port to the Trustees on my examination of the accounts of Hearing Impairment &
Visual Impainnent Support UK, Charity Number: 1166368 for the year ended 31
March 2021.
R•sponslbllltl•s and ba818 of rnport
As the charity trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in
accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ('the Act,).
I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under
section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carying out my examination I have followed all
the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) ol
the Act.
Independent Examlnerfs Statement
I have completed My examination. I confimi that no material matters have come to
my attention in connection with the examination glving me cause to believe that in
any material respect: 1. accounting records were not kept in r8spect of the Trust as
required by section 130 of the Act: or 2. the accounts do not accord with those
records.
I have no concems and have come across no other matters in connection with the
examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable
proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Sign8O.'
YL
MT Steel
Address: 13 Greendale Gardens. Hetton le Hole. Tvne & Wear DH5 OEF