# COMPASS BRAILLE

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 292625
- **Other names:** COMPASS BRAILLE, THE FELLOWSHIP FOR THE VISUALLY HANDICAPPED, SIGHTLINK
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** Sept. 16, 1985
- **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=292625


## Contact

- **Address:** Compass Braille, Torch House, Torch Way, MARKET HARBOROUGH, Leicestershire
- **Postcode:** LE16 9HL
- **Phone:** 01858 438260
- **Website:** www.compassbraille.org



## Activities

**Objects:** TO SUPPORT FINANCIALLY AND IN ANY WAY POSSIBLE CHRISTIAN WORK AMONGST VISUALLY HANDICAPPED PEOPLE WORLD-WIDE, WITH AN EMPHASIS ON UNDER DEVELOPED COUNTRIES AND WITH THE OBJECT OF SPREADING THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST.

**Activities:** COMPASS BRAILLE TRANSCRIBE/PRODUCE BRAILLE BIBLES/BOOKS IN MANY LANGUAGES FOR USE IN 120+ DESTINATIONS WORLDWIDE AT A COMPUTERISED BRAILLE PRODUCTION UNIT. OVERSEAS PARTNER GROUPS DISTRIBUTE THE BRAILLE TO OTHER GROUPS AND INDIVIDUALS WITHIN THEIR COUNTRY/COMMUNITIES. THE BRAILLE IS USED IN CHURCH SITUATIONS, EDUCATION, VOCATIONAL TRAINING AND SELF-EMPLOYMENT SCHEMES, ETC.

**Area of benefit:** NOT DEFINED




## Classification

- **How:** Other Charitable Activities
- **What:** Disability, Religious Activities
- **Who:** People With Disabilities, Other Defined Groups



## Areas of operation

- Devon
- Hertfordshire



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept. 30, 2024 | £147298 | £176044 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £115075 | £131102 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £84697 | £116175 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £88757 | £110616 | — | — |
| March 31, 2020 | £89803 | £115470 | — | — |



## Trustees

- THE TORCH TRUST FOR THE BLIND — appointed Nov. 10, 2023