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Renfrewshire Visual Impaired Forum

Country
Scotland
Charity number
SC028434
Status
Active
Reporting
Up to date Last filed Nov. 26, 2025. Filing history
Registered
Oct. 20, 1998
Legal form
Unincorporated association

Address

Address
16 Pentland Drive
Barrhead
Glasgow
G78 2AS

Activities

'It does none of these'

'the promotion of equality and diversity'

The Renfrewshire VI Forum exists to gather and support people who live in the area who have a visual impairment, to campaign for accessibility to services etc, and to provide a meeting point and some supported social contact. There have also been many instructional group meetings where people have supported each other to learn to use assistive technology.

Beneficiaries: 'People with disabilities or health problems'

Objectives: The objects of the FORUM will be to promote the benefit of all disabled people with a severe visual impairment who are inhabitants of Renfrewshire District without distinction of political, religious, or other opinions, by associating with statutory, voluntary and other organisations, and inhabitants in a common effort to advance education and to ensure the full and equal participation of the said inhabitants of all walks of life, and to provide facilities in the interest of improving for the said inhabitants. To obtain, collect and receive money and funds by way of contributions, Donations, Legacies, grants and any other lawful method and to affiliate to, or to accept affiliation from, any body having objects similar to those of the FORUM, and where such bodies are governed in totality by disabled people. Render administration and financial services to other local groups having similar objects, and arrange and provide for, or join in the arranging and providing for or join in the holding of exhibitions, meetings, lectures and courses.

Geography

Main operating location
Renfrewshire
Geographical spread
Wider, but within one local authority area

Finances

Period end Filed Income Expenditure
March 31, 2025 Nov. 26, 2025On time £100 £2,776
March 31, 2024 Dec. 13, 2024On time £100 £1,339
March 31, 2023 Nov. 21, 2023On time £0 £2,190
March 31, 2022 Dec. 2, 2022On time £0 £390
March 31, 2021 Dec. 10, 2021On time £0 £0

Due dates are 9 months after the year end, OSCR's deadline, so they don't allow for any extension OSCR has granted.