Wales Council of the Blind
Registered charity 1045841 Registered since 1995
Operates: Throughout Wales
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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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Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more trustees with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or sister charity. Connected through a shared trustee share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group. A board with no shared trustee at all may still appear here when it is active in the same charitable field.
Connected through a shared trustee
- Bridgend Visual Impairment Society 1 shared trustee
- Gilgal Baptist Church, Porthcawl 1 shared trustee
- Operasonic CYF 1 shared trustee
- Friends of the John Frost School 1 shared trustee
- Welsh Association of Visually Impaired Bowlers 1 shared trustee
Also active in the same field
- Devizes and District Opportunity Centre Similar size; both Disability
Deterministic, from public records.
Contact
| Website | wcb-ccd.org.uk |
| owen@wcb-ccd.org.uk | |
| Phone | 02920473954 |
| Address | Wales Council Of The Blind, Hastings House, Fitzalan Place, CARDIFF, CF24 0BL |
Finances
£205,919 latest income
| Year | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | £160,807 | £147,025 |
| 2022 | £120,066 | £149,472 |
| 2023 | £128,777 | £149,609 |
| 2024 | £137,362 | £157,211 |
| 2025 | £205,919 | £164,760 |
What it does
What
DisabilityWho
People With DisabilitiesHow
Provides ServicesProvides Advocacy/advice/informationSponsors Or Undertakes ResearchActs As An Umbrella Or Resource BodyCharitable objects
TO PROMOTE THE WELFARE OF BLIND AND PARTIALLY SIGHTED PERSONS, AND THE PREVENTION OF BLINDNESS.
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
Trustees (9)
- Janice D Powersage band 65-69 Chair since 2013
- Brian Mawbyage band 75-79
- Brian James Hobartage band 85-89 since 2015
- Helen Simonage band 35-39 since 2023
- Julie Thomasage band 55-59 since 2013
- Malcolm John Nicholasage band 65-69 since 2023
- Michelle Wallage band 55-59 since 2023
- Peter Curtisage band 75-79
- Rhianwen Elen Stiffage band 45-49 since 2019
Linked company (Companies House)
Wales Council of the Blind · 02578918 · Active
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption) · incorporated 31/01/1991
6 governing document(s) held from Companies House.
Connected charities (5)
- Welsh Association of Visually Impaired Bowlers 1 shared trustee
- Bridgend Visual Impairment Society 1 shared trustee
- Gilgal Baptist Church, Porthcawl 1 shared trustee
- Friends of the John Frost School 1 shared trustee
- Operasonic CYF 1 shared trustee
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