# VISUALLY IMPAIRED BOWLS ENGLAND

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 273134
- **Other names:** NATIONAL ASSOCIATION VISUALLY HANDICAPPED BOWLERS, THE ENGLISH NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF VISUALLY HANDICAPPED BOWLERS
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** April 13, 1977
- **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=273134


## Contact

- **Address:** 54 Towerscroft Avenue, ST. LEONARDS-ON-SEA, East Sussex
- **Postcode:** TN37 7JB
- **Phone:** 02088579283
- **Email:** smile2u60@yahoo.com
- **Website:** www.vibowlsengland.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** TO PROVIDE OR TO  ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES TO ENCOURAGE  VISUALLY IMPAIRED PERSONS TO PLAY THE GAME OF BOWLS SO THAT THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE MAY BE IMPROVED

**Activities:** To help blind and partially sighted people participate in the sport of bowls to enhance their standard of life

**Area of benefit:** NOT DEFINED




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services, Other Charitable Activities
- **What:** Disability, Amateur Sport, Recreation, Other Charitable Purposes
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, Other Defined Groups



## Areas of operation

- Throughout England



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £20752 | £10640 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £17000 | £27200 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £41321 | £51492 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £9664 | £8252 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £12524 | £8650 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **DAVID Anthony MEARS** (Chair) — appointed June 22, 2021
- Barbara Doreen Metcalf — appointed June 22, 2021
- Christopher Charles Price — appointed June 22, 2021
- John Charles Hollowell — appointed July 1, 2024
- Josephine Mary Wood — appointed June 11, 2025
- Kelvin John Horriben — appointed June 22, 2022
- Moira SHeehan — appointed June 22, 2022
- Ronald Gordon HOMER — appointed April 10, 2016
- Scott Charles Vallance — appointed June 22, 2021