2025-03-31-accounts - Hearing Impairment And Visual Impairment Support UK

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Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From 1 April 2024 Period start date To 31 March 2025 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 (deafblind)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.
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 websitewww.hi-vis.org and through the delivery of training and 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, support and training for individuals and organisations concerned with or affected by dual sensory loss. We have developed and continue to update and improve an on-line learning platform 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. We have developed online resources and email bulletins to advise front line professionals how to support people who are deafblind, their families and carers We have developed new resources, including training opportunities for those working as independent advocates, deaf enablement workers and those working with Multi-Sensory Impaired (deafblind children)

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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	Our main source of income comes from delivering affordable training to local authorities and NHS Organisations. This has remained quite steady this year due to the increase in older people requiring services from local authorities in line with their entitlement under the Care Act 2014 and Mental Capacity Act 2005
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 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 Para 1.51 and training of trustees The charity’s organisational structure and any wider Para 1.51 network with which the charity works Relationship with any related Para 1.51 parties 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
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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 for N/A safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets

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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

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Declarations

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) Full name(s) Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Date	David A Sutton
	David Andrew Sutton
	Chair
	24thNovember 2025
	24thNovember 2025

Hearing Impairment asnd Visual Impairment Support UK	Hearing Impairment asnd Visual Impairment Support UK	1166368
Receipts andpayments accounts				CC16a
01-Apr-24 For the period from	To	31-Mar-25

Section A Receipts and payments

A1 Receipts	Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ 103 828 - - - - - - - 103 828 - - - 103 828 34 171 951 624 3 612 36 613 12 189 5 126 9 874 - 103 160 - - 103 160 103 160 668 - - 668	Restricted funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -	Endowment funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -	Total funds to the nearest £ 103 828 - - - - - - - 103 828 - - - 103 828 34 171 951 624 3 612 36 613 12 189 5 126 9 874 - 103 160 - - 103 160 103 160 668	Last year to the nearest £
Income From TrainingActivities	103 828				116 210
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*Sub total*(Gross income for AR)	103 828				116 210

A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table).
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*Total receipts* A3 Payments
					116 210

Payroll	34 171				34 171
Pension Contribution	951				951
Insurance	624				560
Telephone,Internet,Postage	3 612				2 996
Cost of Charitable Activities	36 613				41 637
Online Resources Development	12 189				14 170
Professional Fees	5 126				4 136
Travel and Accommodation	9 874				11 260
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**Sub total **	103 160				109 881

A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table)
Computer Equipment	-				4 136
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**Sub total **	103 160				114 017
*Total payments* *Net of receipts/(payments)* A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end *Cash funds this year end*					\|
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	668	-	-	668	2 193

CCXX R1 accounts (SS)

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

Signature David Sutton Details Details cash funds Details Details *Total cash funds* (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Details	Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ 668 - - - - - 668 - OK OK Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - - - - - Fund to which liability relates Amount due (optional) - - - - - Print Name David Sutton	Endowment funds to nearest £
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		Date of approval
David Sutton	David Sutton	28-Nov-25

CCXX R2 accounts (SS)

42 Blind Lane Newbottle Tyne and Wear DH4 5JN 17 December 2025 Independent examinerfs report to the trustees of Hearing Impairment & Visual Impairment Support UK, Centre for Independent Livin& Burbank Street. Hartlepool. Dear Oavid 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 2025. Responsibilities and basis of report As the charity trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 20111'the Act'l. I report in re5pett of my examination of the Trusys accounts carried out under settion 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 14515)Ibl of the Act. Independent examinerfs statement I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to mv attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in 3ny 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. Yours sincerely Ralph Douthwaite