# BEACON CENTRE FOR THE BLIND

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; Wales
- **Charity number:** 216092
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Company number:** [00710129](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00710129)
- **Registered:** March 6, 1964
- **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=216092


## Contact

- **Address:** BEACON CENTRE FOR THE BLIND, WOLVERHAMPTON ROAD EAST, WOLVERHAMPTON
- **Postcode:** WV4 6AZ
- **Phone:** 01902 880111
- **Email:** enquiries@beaconvision.org
- **Website:** www.beaconvision.org



## Activities

**Objects:** TO PROMOTE THE RELIEF OF BLIND AND PARTIALLY SIGHTED PEOPLE AND THOSE WITH DISABILITIES OTHER THAN BLINDNESS OR DEFECTIVE VISION AND WHO ARE RESIDENT FROM TIME TO TIME IN THE METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF WOLVERHAMPTON, THE METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF DUDLEY, THE METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF SANDWELL OR THE COUNTY OF STAFFORDSHIRE OR SUCH OTHER AREAS AS THE CHARITY MAY FROM TIME TO TIME CONSIDER APPROPRIATE.

**Activities:** Domiciliary care is provided for up to 71 elderly blind and partially sighted persons. Up to 400 blind and partially sighted persons attend our Day Centre each week to participate in stimulating and therapeutic activities. We provide Community Services to blind and partially sighted persons residing in the Midlands area. We facilitate employment opportunities for visually impaired people.




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Provides Human Resources, Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Other Charitable Activities
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Disability, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Amateur Sport, Economic/community Development/employment, Recreation, Other Charitable Purposes
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, The General Public/mankind



## Geography

- **Area of benefit:** CITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON, METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF DUDLEY, METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF SANDWELL, COUNTY OF STAFFORDSHIRE OR SUCH OTHER AREAS CONSIDERED APPROPRIATE
- Dudley
- Sandwell
- Staffordshire
- Wolverhampton





## Trustees

| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Bethan Sian Wynn-Williams |  | Aug. 11, 2021 |
| GILLIAN KNOX |  | May 20, 2026 |
| Jeanette Suwe |  | Aug. 11, 2021 |
| Karen Ann Scott |  | Aug. 11, 2021 |
| Kathryn Elizabeth Roper |  | Aug. 28, 2019 |
| Michelle Amanda Jayne Spruce |  | Dec. 19, 2025 |
| Peter Bernard Rockett |  | May 1, 2026 |
| Philip Turner |  | Feb. 26, 2020 |
| Richard Jonathan Ennis |  | Nov. 15, 2023 |
| Sharon Scott Phillips |  | March 10, 2021 |



## Linked charities

- HORSMAN ENDOWMENT FUND (216092-1)
- SPECIAL DUDLEY FUND (216092-2)
- SPECIAL BILSTON FUND (216092-3)
- GEORGE HENRY WILLETTS (216092-4)



