Registered charity · Exeter
Infocus Charity
- 9 trustees
- Income £11m (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Susan Elizabeth HoltChair · since 2023
- Alika GuptaTrustee · since 2025
- Clare Louise DobleTrustee · since 2025
- James GaisfordTrustee · since 2025
- Laura Jayne WaycottTrustee · since 2026
- Lisa MaunderTrustee · since 2024
- Simon John Sanger-AndersonTrustee · since 2026
- Steven Stewart BaileyTrustee · since 2025
- William GannonTrustee · since 2026
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Disability, Accommodation/housing and 2 more
- Where
- Devon
- Website
- www.infocus-charity.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- Infocus Charity
- Registered
- 1996
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£11m£11m
- 2024£9.8m£10m
- 2023£9.1m£9.2m
Earlier years
- 2022£8.3m£8.0m
- 2021£7.8m£7.9m
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government contracts 71% · Government grants under 1%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
1. THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE THE RELIEF OF PERSONS WITH A VISION IMPAIRMENT AND COMPLEX NEEDS (WHETHER THIS IS A PHYSICAL, OTHER SENSORY OR COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT) BY:1.1. SUPPORTING THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF PERSONS WITH A VISION OR OTHER SENSORY IMPAIRMENT BY SUCH MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT INCLUDING (BUT NOT LIMITED TO) THE PROVISION OF A DAY AND RESIDENTIAL EDUCATION FACILITY;1.2. PROVIDING CARE FOR PERSONS WITH A VISION OR OTHER SENSORY IMPAIRMENT AND SUPPORT FOR THEM TO LIVE INDEPENDENTLY IN THE COMMUNITY;1.3. SUPPORTING THE EMPLOYMENT OF PERSONS WITH A VISION IMPAIRMENT OR OTHER SENSORY COMPLEX IMPAIRMENT.
Grants received
10 grants · £188,657 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
- Comic Relief · £86,700 (2 grants)
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £37,460 (4 grants)
- Garfield Weston Foundation · £30,000
- The Clothworkers' Foundation · £22,500
- CHK Foundation · £10,000
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- 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
- Susan Elizabeth Holt Chair since 2023
- Alika Gupta since 2025
- Clare Louise Doble since 2025
- James Gaisford since 2025
- Laura Jayne Waycott since 2026
- Lisa Maunder since 2024
- Simon John Sanger-Anderson since 2026
- Steven Stewart Bailey since 2025
- William Gannon since 2026
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (6)
- Susan Elizabeth Holt Chair since 2023
- Clare Louise Doble since 2025
- Lisa Maunder since 2024
- Simon John Sanger-Anderson since 2026
- Steven Stewart Bailey since 2025
- William Gannon since 2026
Portfolio (3)
- Alika Gupta since 2025
- James Gaisford since 2025
- Laura Jayne Waycott since 2026
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.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
1.6 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.7 months · was 2.9 in 2021
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1058937
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 18 JUN 2006AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 07 APR 2022
- Companies House
- Company number 06938379 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 01392 454200 · enquiries@InFocus-Charity.org.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 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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