2022-03-31-accounts

Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From 1 April 2021 Period start date to 31 March 2022 Period end date

Charity name: Hearing Impairment & Visual Impairment Support UK Charity registration number: 1166368

Objectives and Activities

	SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document	Para 1.17	Raising awareness of the public in relation to the challenges faced by dual sensory impaired people including by highlighting the needs of people living with acquired dual sensory impairments and associated acquired 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 and enabling them to live the lives they choose for themselves.
Summary of the main activities in relation to those purposes for the public benefit, in particular, the activities, projects or services identified in the accounts.	Para 1.17 and 1.19	Hi-Vis UK continues to raise awareness of dual sensory loss through resources on our website www.hi-vis.org and through the delivery of trainingand talks to local authorities, third sector organisations, NHS organisations and individuals throughout England.
Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit	Para 1.18	I can confirm that the trustees have understood the guidance on public benefit.

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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

	SORP reference
Summary of the main achievements of the charity, identifying the difference the charity’s work has made to the circumstances of its beneficiaries and any wider benefits to society as a whole.	Para 1.20	Hi-Vis UK continues to establish itself as a leader in providing information, advice and support for individuals and organisations concerned with or affected by dual sensory loss. Thanks to support from the Big Lottery Fund , which ended in December 2021, we have developed and continue to update and improve an on-line learning 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, not just, 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 continuing impact of Covid- 19 restrictions on public life we have continued to develop resources to advise front line professionals and carers how to communicate and support people living with deafblindness.

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Achievements against objectives set	Para 1.41
Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set	Para 1.41

Investment performance against objectives	Para 1.41
Other

Financial Review

Financial Review
Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period	Para 1.21	Thanks to the support from Big Lottery, our future was known to be secure until the end of 2021. Since then we have received funding from our local authority partners to cover the costs of the project until March 2022 Our expenditure has been used in accordance with restrictions of the grants. We have also derived some income from delivering face to face training to external public sector organisations.
Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held	Para 1.22	Not Applicable at this time
Amount of reserves held	Para 1.22	0
Reasons for holding zero reserves	Para 1.22	At this stage of our development we utilise almost all of our unrestricted income in the delivery of our charitable objectives
Details of fund materially in deficit	Para 1.24	Not Applicable
Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern	Para 1.23	Not applicable

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The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising)	Para 1.47
Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted	Para 1.46
A description of the principal risks facing the charity	Para 1.46
Other

Structure, Governance and Management

Description of charity’s trusts:
Type of governing document (trust deed, royal charter)	Para 1.25	Constitution
How is the charity constituted? (e.g unincorporated association, CIO)	Para 1.25	CIO
Trustee selection 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	Para 1.25	Appointed

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Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees	Para 1.51
The charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works	Para 1.51
Relationship with any related parties	Para 1.51
Other

Reference and Administrative details

Charity name	Hearing Impairment & Visual Impairment Support UK
Other name the charity uses	Hi-Vis UK
Registered charity number	1166368
Charity’s principal address	The Centre for Independent Living Burbank Street Hartlepool TS24 7NY

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (if any)
	David Sutton	Chair
	Karen Winspear
	Janice Lavers
	Dr Richelle Duffy

– 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

Trustee name	Dates acted if not for whole year
N/A

Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others

Description of the assets held in this capacity	N/A
Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects	N/A
Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets	N/A

Additional information (optional)

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)	Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)	Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
Type of adviser Name Address
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 Secretary, Chair Chair, etc) Date 19th January 2023

Hearing Impairment & Visual Impairment Support UK

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Recei ts and a ments accou p p y

For the period 01-Apr-21 To from

Section A Receipts and payments

Unrestricted funds

Endowment funds

A1 Receipts	1 funds to the nearest £ - 37,639 - - - - - 37,639 - - - 37,639 6,663 270 - 1,312 372 - - 566 - 9,183 4,126 - 4,126 13,309 24,330 - -	Restricted funds to the nearest £ 69,900 - 992 20,767 - - - - 91,659 - - - 91,659 91,659 700 - - - - 3,164 5,333 100,856 - - - 100,856 - 9,197 - -	29/01/2023 funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
national lottery grant	-
income from trainingactivities	37,639
Government Furlough Scheme
L A Grants	-
	-
	-
	-
	-
Sub total(Gross income for AR)	37,639
A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table).
	-
	-
Sub total	-
Total receipts A3 Payments
wages,salaries and national insurance	6,663
pension contributions	270
rent/hire of rooms	-
insurance	1,312
telephone,internet andpostage	372
cost of charitable activities	-
online resources development	-
professional fees	566
travel and accommodation	-
**Sub total **	9,183
A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table)
computer equipment	4,126
	-
**Sub total **	4,126
CCXX R1 accounts (SS) Total payments Net of receipts/(payments) A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end

Cash funds this year end 24,330 - 9,197 -

CCXX R2 accounts (SS)

29/01/2023

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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the perio

Categories B2 Other monetary assets B1 Cash funds	Details Total cash funds (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Details	Unrestricted funds to nearest £
		-
		-
		-
		24,330
		OK
		Unrestricted funds to nearest £
		-
		-
		-
		-
		-
		-

B3 Investment assets B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use

		Fund to which asset
Details		belongs
		Fund to which asset
Details		belongs

B5 Liabilities

3 Details	Fund to which liability relates
3	29/01/2023

CCXX R3 accounts (SS)

Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees

Signature David Sutton	Print N
	David S

CCXX R4 accounts (SS)

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166368

unts CC16a 31-Mar-22

Total funds Last year

to the nearest £ to the nearest £

69,900		169,120
37,639		6,426
992		3,852
20,767		-
-		-
-		-
-		-
-		-
129,298		179,398

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-		-
129,298		179,398

98,322		99,504
970		974
-		4,920
1,312		1,588
372		5,453
-		-
3,164		29,553
566		1,620
5,333		9,010
110,039		**

4,126		9,752
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4,126		9,752
114,165		#VALUE!
15,133		#VALUE!
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CCXX R5 accounts (SS)

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15,133

#VALUE!

CCXX R6 accounts (SS)

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Restricted funds to nearest £ - - - - 9,197 OK Restricted funds to nearest £ - - - - - -	Endowment funds to nearest £
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	OK
	Endowment funds to nearest £
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-	-
-	-
-	-
-	-
-	-

Cost (optional) - - - - -	Current value (optional)
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-	-
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Cost (optional) - - - - - - - - -	Current value (optional)
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7 Amount due (optional) - -	When due (optional)
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CCXX R7 accounts (SS)

29/01/2023

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Name Date of approval
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CCXX R8 accounts (SS)

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Independent examinerfs report to The Trustees of Hearing Impairment & Visual Impairment Support UK Dear David Sutton I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of Hearing Impairment & Visual Impairment Support UK for the year ended 31 March 2022. Responsibilities and basi5 of report 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'l. I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145{5)Ibl of the Act. Independent examinerfs statement I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect: l. accounting records were not kept in respect of the Trust as required by section 130 of the Act; or 2. the accounts do not accord with those records. I have no concerns 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 a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Signed: Name: MT Steel Address: 13 Greendale Gardens, Hetton le Hole. Tyne & Wear DH5 OEF