# BLIND SINCE BIRTH UK

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1191734
- **Other names:** BLIND SINCE BIRTH, BSB, BSB Sight Loss Support & Services
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Oct. 9, 2020
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1191734


## Contact

- **Address:** 8 Bideford Avenue, Sutton Leach, ST. HELENS, Merseyside
- **Postcode:** WA9 4PF
- **Phone:** 07720613253
- **Email:** team@blindsincebirth.com
- **Website:** www.blindsincebirth.com



## Activities

**Objects:** FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE WHO ARE VISUALLY IMPAIRED, THEIR FAMILIES AND CARERS, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:A) PROVIDING INFORMATION AND ADVICE TO SUPPORT INDEPENDENCE AND BUILD CONFIDENCE;B) RAISING AWARENESS WITH THE GENERAL PUBLIC OF THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE WHO ARE VISUALLY IMPAIRED, INCLUDING AMONG STATUTORY AND COMMERCIAL SERVICE PROVIDERS AND EMPLOYERS.

**Activities:** Blind Since Birth UK - Working name of BSB Sight Loss Support & Services.Operates across the UK, However, are registered in England and Wales, supporting people from birth with a visual impairment and those who acquire sight loss, with practical and holistic services. We predominantly operate online and strive to ensure people with a visual impairment are included in society.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Other Charitable Activities
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Disability, Other Charitable Purposes
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 9, 2024 | — | — | — | — |
| Dec. 9, 2023 | — | — | — | — |
| Dec. 9, 2022 | — | — | — | — |
| Dec. 9, 2021 | — | — | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Martin Ralfe** (Chair) — appointed Oct. 9, 2020
- Caroline Dorothy Ralfe — appointed Oct. 9, 2020
- Craig Holt — appointed Jan. 27, 2021
- Deborah Holt — appointed Jan. 27, 2021
- Janice Hazlehurst — appointed Oct. 9, 2020
- Nathan Edge — appointed June 1, 2021