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Charity Commission Annual Return 2025

SOUTH LINCOLNSHIRE BLIND SOCIETY Charity registration number: 1182486

Most of the information you give in this form will become publicly available on the Register of Charities. Any field that the Charity Commission will not display will be clearly marked.

This document is a record of the information provided in the Annual Return 2025.

PART A - Charity information

Financial period

Financial period start date

01/04/2024

Financial period end date

31/03/2025

Income and spending

Income £

£ 191,385

Spending £

£ 237,323

Number of contracts from government

How many contracts (other than grant agreements) did your charity receive from central government or a local authority during the financial period for this return?

0

Number of grants from government

How many grants did your charity receive from central government or a local authority during the financial period for this return?

1

Value of grants from government

What was the total value of the grants received from central government or a local authority during the financial period for this return?

£ 22,140

Income breakdown

Donations and legacies (excluding Endowments Received)

£ 44,089

Charitable activities

£ 114,702

Other trading activities £ 2,250

Investments

£ 0

Other £ 30,344

Corporate donations

What was the value of your charity’s single highest value donation received from a corporate donor during the financial period of this return?

£ 11,000

Donations from individuals

What was the value of your charity’s single highest value donation received from an individual during the financial period of this return?

£ 6,231

Donations from related parties

What was the value of your charity’s single highest value donation received from a related party during the financial period of this return?

£ 0

Grantmaking

Is grant making the main way your charity carries out its purposes?

No

Recipients of grants

Please round all figures to the nearest pound (do not enter decimal points or commas). Individuals

£ 0 Other charities £ 0 Other organisations that are not charities £ 0

Trustee payments

Excluding out of pocket expenses, for what were any of the trustees paid during the financial period for this return?

⊠ c. Paid for providing goods and/or services to the charity or any of its trading subsidiaries or connected organisations

Did any of the trustees resign and take up employment with your charity in the financial period of this return?

No

Income from outside the UK

Did your charity receive income from outside of the United Kingdom in the financial period of this return?

No

Delivering activities outside the United Kingdom

Did your charity deliver charitable activities outside of the United Kingdom in the financial period of this return?

No

Spending outside of the United Kingdom

Did your charity spend funds outside of the United Kingdom in the financial period of this return? No

Total Spending outside of the United Kingdom

£

Trading subsidiaries

Does the charity have any trading subsidiaries?

No

Employment contract types

People were permanently employed by your charity

3

People were on fixed-terms contracts with your charity

0

Self-employed people were working for your charity

0

Total overseas employees

How many of the people above work on behalf of your charity outside of the United Kingdom? 0

Total employee payroll

What was the total amount spent on employee payroll during the financial period relating to this return?

£ 92,984

Employees' salaries

Did any of your charity's employees receive total employment benefits of £60,000 or more in the financial period of this annual return?

No

Governance policies

Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Yes

Safeguarding policy and procedures

Yes

Financial reserves policy and procedures No Complaints policy and procedures Yes Serious incident reporting policy and procedures Yes Internal risk management policy and procedures No Trustee expenses policy and procedures Yes Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures Yes Investing charity funds policy and procedures No Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures No Bullying and harassment policy and procedures No Social media policy and procedures Yes Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures No

Safeguarding

Has your charity provided services to children and/or adults at risk in the financial period of the return?

Yes a. Standard DBS checks have been obtained for all eligible roles Yes b. Enhanced DBS checks have been obtained for all eligible roles Yes c. Enhanced with Barred List(s) DBS checks have been obtained for all eligible roles Yes

Serious Incidents

Has your charity reported all Serious Incidents (including any historical incidents) that the charity became aware of during the financial period of this return?

There were no incidents to report

External risk and impact

Donations

Negative

Other income - grants

Negative

Other income - contracts

Negative

Other income - investment Not applicable

Expenditure on charitable activities Negative

Expenditure on overheads Negative

Number of volunteers Unknown

Number of employees No impact

Number of trustees No impact

Fundraising activities

Negative

Capacity to deliver services

Negative

Total service demand

Positive

Volunteers

Excluding trustees, provide an estimate of the number of volunteers who carried out charitable activities on behalf of your charity in the United Kingdom during the financial period of this return?

136

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Declaration

This annual return has not been submitted and no Declaration has been made

soimi UNCOLNSHIRE BUND SOCIETY RECEIPTS AND PAYMEMTS ACCOUTr￿8 Forthe year ended 31st Mar¢h 2025

SOLrrH UNCOLNSHIRE BUND SOCIETY Forthe year•nded 31st M*r¢h 202J Pago Inde[￿dent Exam1r￿S Report statement of Assets and Liablillles Notes kn the Finandai Statements 4-5

SOUTH LINCOLNSHIRE BUND SOCIETY INDEPENDENT EXAMINERS REPORT F¢x tho y•ar ended 31•t M¢ch 2026 Indepond•nt Exwnlnerf• Rtport to the m0mb0rnh￿ of South Lln¢oln•hlr• 8itnd Soclety I rep¢)rt on the arA>Junts for the year ended 31st Marth 2025 vthlch are set oul on pages 2 to 6 ROW￿[bl￿tI￿ and bas18 of r•port Asthe eharftytr￿t￿8 of th• Trust. you are re8pon8lble forlhg prgparth of the accounts In accordanrA ￿th the requlrement¥ of the Charltles A¢1 2011 ftho A¢n. I report In re8pect ol my examlnatlon of thfr Twsfs a¢xounts out under 8edon 145 of t￿ 2011 Act and in Car￿n9 Out my examlnatlon. I have followed the 8ppli(bl• DlrttUon8 giv•n bythe Charlty commO￿￿n under 8adOon 14615)(b) of the AGI. Ind•p•nd•nt •xamln•f• •tAt•mont I havo wmpleted my examlnatton. I pJnflmi that by) moter181 m&tter8 havè come to my attent￿ In )nnoGllon wilh the examlnatlon whh glm me c4u89 to bdbgve that In, any mal•rLg1 r08Pe¢t.' accounllng records were nol k¥pt In o¢cord8nce wlth 8•don 130 of Ad or the ar￿unt¥ da not accord the aw)unllng rO￿rdS I have no concem8 aThJ have not wme acros8 any m818rfal matters in connedon with th& examinatton to vthlch attenllon should be drawn In ordèr to ￿ebIg A Propar undeT8t8nding ofthe awJunt8 to bo roached. S*nwJ Davld Wlnfield FCMA Chapelgarth Con8ulllng Llmitéd Cromwell Hou$• Crusodgr R¢)8d Llncoln LN6 7rr Page I

SOUTH UNCOLNSHIRE BUND SOCIETY RECEIPTS JID PAYMENTS ACCOUNT For the year ended 31•t Ilarch 2025 Tclal Funds RO￿lP￿. CharIta￿• acthths 114,702 114,702 158.792 158,P Inv08tm8nt inC￿m0 T¢ 191.385 191,385 p￿￿•01•. Ro18kng fvndl 9.614 9.814 Chwttabto activ61 227.709 227,709 Total 237. 14ot r•¢•lpl• I IpayrrMnl•) C••h fund• Imtymr 401,249 401,249 C••h fund• th1• yMr•nd 355,311

gTATEMEprf OF Ass￿¥ AND UA8ILITIE8 froriiie y•ar end•a Jim Marcn A(rAb Funds Fvnds Total Funth [40 Cash lund• 6•nK b•wnc•g Yl.Ibts4 91.0154 111 iji,i uin•r i4i¢>nwMry A•• Uetstors control ts.U81 Yr•DM•n iu.uuu Iv,vuv Olherdetylry. d• 14343 24J41 Al•￿0 r•Thinoa Tor u• ov fy￿10 oulpm•nT ¥.dU¥ Llotsll%tl• Credblm conlrnl 203 203 qyoll •MyN4i•n oY4it•r -1.3 .2,141

SOWH UNCOLMSHIRE BLIND SOCIETY NOTES TO THE FIMAHCIALSTATEMEpirs For th?yoar end￿ 31•t Atsrch 2•25 T￿1 FI￿$ Don8llons 8nd be9￿11• Colledon box VI￿on 81d 41.tr22 41.022 2.855 412 412 Resource Contr• S• Place 2 8ee Dementia Group Coffee morrin Lottery Granthom ￿k Xm•8 Tkne 2 80? Social eye• 200dub Fundr¥lwng events Hlve FM Oth•r 3.674 3.674 8.553 4,624 12.818 4.824 12,818 8.745 122 18.402 8,745 122 18,402 79 3,305 51.992 51,992 14, 114.70 Grnnts and oth•r Incom• Grants rec• HMRC JRS Grnnts rn(xi¥•d NHS Trans¢riplon S•Thlc•8 Sponsorshlp Intwest 22.140 22.140 22YJ 8.203 2250 8.203 Py4

SOUTH UNCOLNSHIRE BUND SOCIETY NOTES TO ThE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Forthe ye•r ended 318t March 2025 Unrestrictad Fund$ Restricted FurKIs Totsl Funds R•l$lng fund8 Event costs Renl Water Rates General Rates Insuranc Light. Heat & Power Telephon*FaY Printing, Stationery, Post 8.948 176 176 176 176 9.614 .614 Charltable •ctMtles PurdHses For Re8ale Miscellaneous Expenses Subscripltons Advertising & Promotions Sen80ry Garden Expencas Event expenses Wage Costs Pension Tiaining Rent Water Rates General Rale8 Insurance Light, Heat & Ptrwer Travel & Motor Expenses TelephonelFax Printing. Stationery. Po8t Computer ￿erbSeS Lease rental ¢opi$rs A¢mJnl8ncy Charges Professional Fees Repairs 8 Rgnewal$ Cleaning 8rA)kkeèpkng Radio Refreshments 2.4S9 785 574 375 574 375 91,109 1,875 91,109 1,87 40.000 5.1S9 3.339 2.557 3,343 1,118 1,282 5,159 3,339 2,557 3,343 1.118 1.282 5,589 1,920 830 1.879 3.850 56.543 98 830 1,879 3,850 56.543 98 227,709 227.709 Page 5

SOUTh UNCOLNSHIRE BLIND SOCIETY INDEPENDENT EXAMINERS REPORT Forth• year•nd•d 31•t M•rch 2025 Indryendent Examlnerfs Reportto the meMbernltnm￿ of South Lln¢oln•hlre Bllnd So¢lety I report M the arxthnts for the Jwr endgd 31s1 March 2025 whlth are set on pages 2 10 5 R¢8pon¥ibliiieB and bas1$ of report As thg ¢horlty Irus¢g0$ oftheTrusL you are res￿SIble for the prepaiation of tho accounts in owdance wllh thg requirements of the ChiliesAct 2011 Cthe W. I report Tn re4)e¢t of my examInal￿n of the T￿r8 8ccourts cwr&ryd out under section 145 ofthe 2011 Act and in ¢8nwng oul my examination. I have followed the app￿cal)le Declion$ glven by the Charity Commwion urmler sedion 14515llb> of Ihe ACL Indgp•ndont •xamln•t$ 8t•tomffit I have ￿mPl￿ted my examination. I C￿nfirm Ihat fKJ materlal matters havo come to my attention in ¢onne¢lion y￿1h the examinat*Jn which gives me cause to bdieve that In. any material respect: a￿untIng reojrds were not kept in accordance with 8ectKJn 130 ofthe Aoa or the acc4yJnts do not accord witt) the x¢ountlrvJ records I havo no concems and have not ojme auoss any material m8lters In conneclton wilh the examlnalh)n to whl¢h ¥ttenUon should be drawn in Orderto enabl¢ a prop8r Und￿standing of the accounts to be Signed Date Davhd Winfield FCMA Chapelg8Yth Consulting Limited Cromwell House Crusader Road LIn￿1n LN6 Pag9 1