# HALIFAX SOCIETY FOR THE BLIND CIO

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1197353
- **Other names:** Sight Support Calderdale
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Jan. 5, 2022
- **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=1197353


## Contact

- **Address:** 7 SOUTHGATE, HALIFAX
- **Postcode:** HX1 1DL
- **Phone:** 01422352383
- **Email:** info@halifaxblindsociety.org.uk
- **Website:** www.halifaxblindsociety.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** THE OBJECT OF THE CHARITY IS TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF PERSONS AFFECTED BY SIGHT LOSS IN THE CALDERDALE METROPOLITAN BOROUGH AND THE SURROUNDING AREA (THE "AREA OF BENEFIT").

**Activities:** Provide advice on specialist equipment, access to social activities, emotional support, access to technology, small grants and information services. The charity operates from a central hub with telephone and on-line support offering practical solutions and also provides a venue for people affected by sight loss to come together.




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services
- **What:** Disability
- **Who:** People With Disabilities



## Areas of operation

- Calderdale



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £119105 | £215898 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £108338 | £128675 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £163024 | £201873 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Sue Mort** (Chair) — appointed Jan. 5, 2022
- Dr Colin Hutchinson — appointed Jan. 5, 2022
- Hilary Newton — appointed Jan. 5, 2022
- Joanne Claire Holmes — appointed Sept. 20, 2025
- Owen Pedder — appointed Jan. 31, 2025
- Peter Horsfall Benson — appointed Jan. 5, 2022
- Susan Audrey Hanson — appointed Sept. 20, 2025
- Suzanne Elizabeth Mitchell — appointed Jan. 5, 2022
- Tegan Darby Shipman — appointed Aug. 16, 2023