# HALIFAX SOCIETY FOR THE BLIND CIO

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; 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&amp;p_p_lifecycle=0&amp;p_p_state=maximized&amp;p_p_mode=view&amp;_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1197353


## Contact

- **Address:** 7 SOUTHGATE, HALIFAX
- **Postcode:** HX1 1DL
- **Phone:** 01422 352383
- **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 &quot;AREA OF BENEFIT&quot;).

**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



## Geography

- Calderdale





## Trustees

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




