Registered charity · Cardiff
Wales Council of the Blind
Wales Council of the Blind is a registered charity (number 1045841) based in Cardiff, governed by 9 trustees and chaired by Janice D Powers since 2013. Latest income £206k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 25th October 2026.
Also known as Southerndown Care Home (Charity Commission)
- 9 trustees
- Income £206k (2025)
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Who leads it
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Disability
- Where
- Throughout Wales
- Website
- wcb-ccd.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- Wales Council of the Blind
- Registered
- 1995
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£206k£165k
- 2024£137k£157k
- 2023£129k£150k
Earlier years
- 2022£120k£149k
- 2021£161k£147k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 74%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
TO PROMOTE THE WELFARE OF BLIND AND PARTIALLY SIGHTED PERSONS, AND THE PREVENTION OF BLINDNESS.
Grants received
2 grants · £77,962 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £49,750
- Fight for Sight · £28,212
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
9 trustees on the board
- Janice D Powers Chair since 2013
- Brian Mawby
- Brian James Hobart since 2015
- Helen Simon since 2023
- Julie Thomas since 2013
- Malcolm John Nicholas since 2023
- Michelle Wall since 2023
- Peter Curtis
- Rhianwen Elen Stiff since 2019
Trustees past 6 years
- Janice D Powers Chair since 2013
- Brian James Hobart since 2015
- Julie Thomas since 2013
- Rhianwen Elen Stiff since 2019
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (6)
- Janice D Powers Chair since 2013
- Brian Mawby
- Brian James Hobart since 2015
- Helen Simon since 2023
- Peter Curtis
- Rhianwen Elen Stiff since 2019
Portfolio (3)
- Julie Thomas since 2013
- Malcolm John Nicholas since 2023
- Michelle Wall since 2023
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1045841
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 31/01/1991AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 24/02/1999NOW ARTICLES ADOPTED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 20/07/2012AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 30/08/2012AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 11/07/2014
- Companies House
- Company number 02578918 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 02920473954 · owen@wcb-ccd.org.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 25th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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