Southend in Sight
Income
£337k
▲ 7.0% on 2024
Expenditure
£336k
▼ 2.6% on 2024
Reserves
N/A
Small charityi
Runway
N/A
Small charityi
Spent on charitable work
N/A%
Small charityi
Trustees
7
10.5y av 5 of 7 known
Staff
N/A
Small charityi
Volunteers
70
▼ 5 volunteers on 2024
Overview
Southend in Sight's network
8 people4 organisationsi7 listed on the board plus 1 company secretary. 4 organisations share a board member with this charity.The large node is Southend in Sight. The map shows two steps out from the public record. Hover a node to focus its connections; click one to open it.The board
7 listed + 1 company secretaryiCurrent trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.| Name | Role | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clare Louise Mc Lewin | Trustee | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| D E Wacogne | Trustee | ||
| Penelope Jane Hefferan | Trustee | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Philip George Warburton | Trustee | 1998 | 28 yrs |
| Russell Owen Cable | Trustee | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Sally Davies | Trustee | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Stephanie Cooper | Trustee | ||
| Philip George Warburton | Company secretary (charitable company) | 1998 | 28 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Subsidiaries
1 companyiEach company here has this charity named as an owner on the Companies House register of people with significant control (PSC).A charity is matched to a PSC entry by registration number, or by exact name and postcode. An entry that matches only by name (postcode differs) is marked likely. Names shared by several charities are never linked. Current directors are from Companies House.Southend Vision Trading Ltd 06388803 Subsidiary Active iOfficial. The PSC entry gives Companies House number 03554422, this charity's own company number, and its name matches the charity's name exactly.
Source: Companies House register of people with significant control.The PSC entry names Southend In Sight as a corporate owner of this company, notified 4 June 2016. Matching is exact on names, numbers and postcodes; nothing is matched loosely.
Source: Companies House register of people with significant control.The PSC entry names Southend In Sight as a corporate owner of this company, notified 4 June 2016. Matching is exact on names, numbers and postcodes; nothing is matched loosely.
Control: 75-100% of shares and votes, appoints directors (notified 4 June 2016)
Current directors
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Source: Companies House register of people with significant control. Control levels are as filed by the company.
Board
The board
7 listed + 1 company secretaryiCurrent trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.| Name | Role | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clare Louise Mc Lewin | Trustee | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| D E Wacogne | Trustee | ||
| Penelope Jane Hefferan | Trustee | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Philip George Warburton | Trustee | 1998 | 28 yrs |
| Russell Owen Cable | Trustee | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Sally Davies | Trustee | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Stephanie Cooper | Trustee | ||
| Philip George Warburton | Company secretary (charitable company) | 1998 | 28 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Former company secretaries of the charitable company: Vicki Rita George (1998-1999). Full officer list
Subsidiaries
1 companyiEach company here has this charity named as an owner on the Companies House register of people with significant control (PSC).A charity is matched to a PSC entry by registration number, or by exact name and postcode. An entry that matches only by name (postcode differs) is marked likely. Names shared by several charities are never linked. Current directors are from Companies House.Southend Vision Trading Ltd 06388803 Subsidiary Active iOfficial. The PSC entry gives Companies House number 03554422, this charity's own company number, and its name matches the charity's name exactly.
Source: Companies House register of people with significant control.The PSC entry names Southend In Sight as a corporate owner of this company, notified 4 June 2016. Matching is exact on names, numbers and postcodes; nothing is matched loosely.
Source: Companies House register of people with significant control.The PSC entry names Southend In Sight as a corporate owner of this company, notified 4 June 2016. Matching is exact on names, numbers and postcodes; nothing is matched loosely.
Control: 75-100% of shares and votes, appoints directors (notified 4 June 2016)
Current directors
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Source: Companies House register of people with significant control. Control levels are as filed by the company.
Board DNA
iCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.Average tenure
10.2y
median 7y
Longest tenure
28y
since 1998
Years in governance
12.1y
per person, across all their boards
Also company directors
5
also sit on company boards
Joined in the last 3 years
1
of 5 on the board
7 trustees on the board
- Clare Louise Mc Lewin since 2019
- D E Wacogne
- Philip George Warburton since 1998
- Penelope Jane Hefferan since 2024
- Russell Owen Cable since 2018
- Stephanie Cooper
- Sally Davies since 2020
Trustees past 6 years
- Clare Louise Mc Lewin since 2019
- Philip George Warburton since 1998
- Russell Owen Cable since 2018
- Sally Davies since 2020
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (6)
- Clare Louise Mc Lewin since 2019
- D E Wacogne
- Penelope Jane Hefferan since 2024
- Russell Owen Cable since 2018
- Stephanie Cooper
- Sally Davies since 2020
Portfolio (1)
- Philip George Warburton since 1998
Sector coverageiThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Disability 7The Advancement of Health or Saving of Lives 7General Charitable Purposes 1
Commercial experienceiThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Other services 5Health and social care 3Retail and trade 3
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
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Network
Network
iThe large node is Southend in Sight. Red nodes are organisations, white nodes are people. Dashed links are historical or inferred. Dashed blue-grey links are company secretaries. Click any node to explore.Most connected
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Finances
6 financial years held, 2020 to 2025, years ending 31 March.
Income and expenditure
6 years · years end 31 MarchiHover over the chart, or focus it and use the left and right arrow keys, to read each year. Every figure is also in the table.Plain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.Detailed income and expenditure are filed only by charities with income over £500,000, so some years show the totals only.
Scroll sideways for earlier years
| Financial year | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | ||||||
| Total income | £1.10m | £1.10m | £657.27k | £283.00k | £314.93k | £336.96k |
| Total expenditure | £994.69k | £994.13k | £982.84k | £314.72k | £344.86k | £335.87k |
| Government income | ||||||
| Government contracts | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Government grants | Not reported | £183.76k | £4.86k | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Income by source | ||||||
| Donations and legacies | Not reported | £335.89k | £227.49k | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Legaciespart of donations and legacies | Not reported | £68.74k | £3.83k | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Charitable activities | Not reported | £744.39k | £400.31k | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Other trading activities | Not reported | £0 | £28.97k | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Investments | Not reported | £600 | £511 | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Endowments | Not reported | £0 | £0 | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Other income | Not reported | £19.22k | £0 | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Expenditure by type | ||||||
| Charitable activities | Not reported | £974.62k | £951.55k | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Raising funds | Not reported | £19.51k | £31.28k | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Grants to institutionspart of charitable activities | Not reported | £0 | £0 | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Governance | Not reported | £4.44k | £3.24k | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Investment management | Not reported | £1.18k | £724 | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Other expenditure | Not reported | £0 | £0 | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
Definitions
- Total income
- Everything the charity received in the year, from all sources, as shown on its annual return.
- Total expenditure
- Everything the charity spent in the year.
- Government contracts
- Income from contracts with central or local government or other public bodies, as the charity declared it. Not reported means the register shows no amount (N/A), which can mean none or that the question was not answered.
- Government grants
- Grants received from central or local government or other public bodies, as declared.
- Donations and legacies
- Gifts and donations, including Gift Aid, and money left to the charity in wills.
- Legacies
- Money left to the charity in wills. Legacies are part of donations and legacies, not extra to them.
- Charitable activities (income)
- Income earned by doing the charity's work, such as fees and contracts for services.
- Other trading activities
- Fundraising trading, such as charity shops, events and sponsorship.
- Investments
- Dividends, interest and rent from the charity's investments.
- Endowments
- New endowment funds received in the year.
- Charitable activities (expenditure)
- Spending on the charity's purposes, including any grants it makes.
- Raising funds
- The cost of fundraising and trading.
- Grants to institutions
- Grants paid to other organisations. Part of spending on charitable activities.
- Governance
- The cost of running the charity as an organisation, such as the audit and trustee meetings.
- Investment management
- The cost of managing the charity's investments.
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (extract of 25 October 2026), annual returns, Open Government Licence v3.0. The register shows a rolling five years, so years it no longer shows come from older copies we hold: 2020 from a January 2026 copy of the register data.
Assets and liabilities
2 years with detailiHover over the chart, or focus it and use the left and right arrow keys, to read each year. Every figure is also in the table.Plain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.Scroll sideways for earlier years
| Financial year | 2021 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|
| Own use assets | £1.16m | £1.15m |
| Long-term investments | £1 | £1 |
| Other assets | £310.48k | £197.89k |
| Defined benefit pension schemea minus figure is a deficit | £0 | £0 |
| Total liabilities | £44.14k | £248.78k |
| Net assetsassets minus liabilities | £1.43m | £1.10m |
Definitions
- Own use assets
- Land, buildings, equipment and other fixed assets the charity uses for its work.
- Long-term investments
- Investments held for the long term, such as shares, bonds or property let to others.
- Other assets
- Current assets: cash, money owed to the charity and short-term investments.
- Defined benefit pension scheme
- The surplus (above zero) or deficit (below zero) on a final-salary type pension scheme.
- Total liabilities
- What the charity owes: creditors due within a year and after a year, and provisions. Drawn below zero in the chart and shown as a positive figure in the table, as the register does.
- Net assets
- Assets minus liabilities, including any pension surplus or deficit. Equal to total funds.
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (extract of 25 October 2026), annual returns, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Funds and reserves
2 years with detailiHover over the chart, or focus it and use the left and right arrow keys, to read each year. Every figure is also in the table.Plain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.Scroll sideways for earlier years
| Financial year | 2021 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|
| Unrestricted funds | £1.43m | £1.07m |
| Restricted funds | £0 | £29.28k |
| Endowment funds | £0 | £0 |
| Total funds | £1.43m | £1.10m |
| Reservesas declared by the charity | £1.43m | £1.07m |
| Assets besides buildingsinvestments, cash and money owed to it, before debts | £310.48k | £197.89k |
The declared reserves for 2021 and 2022 are larger than everything the charity owns apart from its buildings, so they include its buildings and are not spare money. Assets besides buildings, and what the charity owes, give a truer picture.
Definitions
- Unrestricted funds
- Money the trustees can spend on any of the charity's purposes, including funds they have set aside (designated) themselves.
- Restricted funds
- Money that must be spent on particular purposes set by the donor or the terms of an appeal.
- Endowment funds
- Capital the charity must keep, either permanently or until the terms allow it to be spent.
- Total funds
- All funds together. Equal to net assets.
- Reserves
- The charity's own figure for unrestricted funds that are freely available, after setting aside fixed assets and designated funds. Charities explain their reserves policy in their annual report.
- Assets besides buildings
- Long-term investments plus other assets (cash, money owed to the charity and short-term investments), before its debts are paid. If declared reserves are larger than this, they must include buildings.
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (extract of 25 October 2026), annual returns, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Accounts and annual returns
Register page (opens in a new tab)iPlain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.Reporting up to date
On time for the last 4 years. 1 earlier year arrived late.
| Year ending | Due by | Annual return | Accounts | Status | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | 31 January 2026 | 31 January 2026 | 31 January 2026 | On time | On the register (opens in a new tab)Charity CommissionAccounts (opens in a new tab)Companies House, PDF |
| 31 March 2024 | 31 January 2025 | 30 January 2025 | 30 January 2025 | On time | On the register (opens in a new tab)Charity CommissionAccounts (opens in a new tab)Companies House, PDF |
| 31 March 2023 | 31 January 2024 | 30 January 2024 | 30 January 2024 | On time | On the register (opens in a new tab)Charity CommissionAccounts (opens in a new tab)Companies House, PDF |
| 31 March 2022 | 31 January 2023 | 28 January 2023 | 28 January 2023 | On time | On the register (opens in a new tab)Charity CommissionAccounts (opens in a new tab)Companies House, PDF |
| 31 March 2021 | 31 January 2022 | 1 February 20221 day late | 1 February 20221 day late | Late by 1 day | On the register (opens in a new tab)Charity CommissionAccounts (opens in a new tab)Companies House, PDF |
Accounts filed at Companies House
Company 03554422 has made 27 accounts filings since 1999. Each links to the copy at Companies House where it has been published online.
| Made up to | Filed on | Type | Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | 9 December 2025 | Total exemption full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)34 pages |
| 31 March 2024 | 6 December 2024 | Total exemption full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)38 pages |
| 31 March 2023 | 24 December 2023 | Total exemption full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)39 pages |
| 31 March 2022 | 10 November 2022 | Total exemption full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)38 pages |
| 31 March 2021 | 15 December 2021 | Total exemption full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)42 pages |
| 31 March 2020 | 9 March 2021 | Total exemption full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)38 pages |
| 31 March 2019 | 20 December 2019 | Total exemption full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)36 pages |
| 31 March 2018 | 24 October 2018 | Total exemption full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)36 pages |
| 31 March 2017 | 11 October 2017 | Total exemption full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)35 pages |
| 31 March 2016 | 30 December 2016 | Total exemption full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)31 pages |
| 31 March 2015 | 12 January 2016 | Total exemption full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)27 pages |
| 31 March 2014 | 21 October 2014 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)19 pages |
| 31 March 2013 | 18 November 2013 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)21 pages |
| 31 March 2012 | 11 September 2012 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)19 pages |
| 31 March 2011 | 30 December 2011 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)19 pages |
| 31 March 2010 | 3 October 2010 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)18 pages |
| 31 March 2009 | 1 October 2009 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)17 pages |
| 31 March 2008 | 6 February 2009 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)16 pages |
| 31 March 2007 | 23 January 2008 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)16 pages |
| 31 March 2006 | 28 September 2006 | Accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)19 pages |
| 31 March 2005 | 27 September 2005 | Accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)13 pages |
| 31 March 2004 | 30 September 2004 | Accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)13 pages |
| 31 December 2002 | 10 August 2003 | Accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)11 pages |
| 31 December 2001 | 14 June 2002 | Accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)13 pages |
| 31 December 2000 | 6 June 2001 | Accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)12 pages |
| 31 December 1999 | 15 June 2000 | Accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)12 pages |
| 31 December 1998 | 21 May 1999 | Accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)7 pages |
Definitions
- Annual return
- The yearly return a charity sends to the Charity Commission. It is due 10 months after the end of the financial year. Charities with income over £10,000, and every CIO, must send one.
- Accounts
- The accounts and trustees' annual report. Required from charities with income over £25,000 and from every CIO; otherwise shown as Not required.
- On time
- Received on or before the due date.
- Late
- Received after the due date. The number of days is counted from the due date.
- Overdue
- Not received, and the due date has passed. Counted to today, or to the date a removed charity left the register.
- Qualified accounts
- The auditor or examiner raised a reservation about the accounts.
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (annual return history), Open Government Licence v3.0. The register keeps the latest five years; earlier years come from older copies we hold. Accounts documents link to the Charity Commission register and to Companies House (filing history, Open Government Licence v3.0). Days late and overdue are worked out from the dates, as of 30 October 2026.
Grants
Funding received
21 grantsiFrom grants published by funders to 360Giving. Not every funder publishes, so this is not a complete record of a charity's income.Grants awarded 20 June 2017 to 2 June 2025.Total from published grants
£473k
£472,595
Grants
21
published to 360Giving
Funders
7
distinct funders
Latest grant
Jun 2025
2 June 2025
By year
iBy year the grant was awarded, in pounds.£15k2017
£10k2018
£10k2019
£43k2020
£73k2021
£8k2022
£304k2024
£10k2025
Funders
7 funders| Funder | Grants | Total | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 3 | £323,752 | 2017 to 2024 |
| Essex Community Foundation | 10 | £76,275 | 2018 to 2022 |
| Garfield Weston Foundation | 4 | £30,000 | 2017 to 2025 |
| Freemasons' Charity | 1 | £30,000 | 2021 |
| CAF | 1 | £10,000 | 2020 |
| The Clothworkers' Foundation | 1 | £1,928 | 2020 |
| Sport England | 1 | £640 | 2020 |
Grants
newest first| Date | Funder | Title | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 June 2025 | Garfield Weston Foundation | Committee award | £10,000 |
| 1 August 2024 | The National Lottery Community Fund | Working Through Sight Loss Together | £303,832 |
| 12 May 2022 | Essex Community Foundation | Southend in Sight | £8,000 |
| 2 August 2021 | Essex Community Foundation | Southend in Sight | £40,000 |
| 26 May 2021 | Freemasons' Charity | Freemasons' Charity Large Grant | £30,000 |
| 12 March 2021 | Essex Community Foundation | Southend in Sight | £2,000 |
| 26 February 2021 | Essex Community Foundation | Southend in Sight | £1,425 |
| 26 November 2020 | CAF | Grant to Southend-On-Sea Blind Welfare Organisation | £10,000 |
| 21 August 2020 | Garfield Weston Foundation | Main Grants award | £10,000 |
| 8 June 2020 | Sport England | COVID-19 CEF | £640 |
| 22 May 2020 | The Clothworkers' Foundation | Grant to Southend Blind Welfare Organisation | £1,928 |
| 15 May 2020 | The National Lottery Community Fund | Emergency Funding for Talk & Support | £10,000 |
| 1 May 2020 | Essex Community Foundation | Southend Blind Welfare Organisation | £10,000 |
| 22 November 2019 | Essex Community Foundation | Southend Blind Welfare Organisation | £1,850 |
| 16 September 2019 | Essex Community Foundation | Southend Blind Welfare Organisation | £3,500 |
| 25 April 2019 | Essex Community Foundation | Southend Blind Welfare Organisation | £1,000 |
| 21 February 2019 | Essex Community Foundation | Southend Blind Welfare Organisation | £3,500 |
| 9 October 2018 | Essex Community Foundation | Southend Blind Welfare Organisation | £5,000 |
| 26 September 2018 | Garfield Weston Foundation | Main Grants award | £5,000 |
| 13 September 2017 | The National Lottery Community Fund | Improving facilities to provide visually impaired people access | £9,920 |
| 20 June 2017 | Garfield Weston Foundation | Main Grants award | £5,000 |
Who published this data
Grant records are published by the funders named below to 360Giving, each under the open licence shown. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 where that licence is shown. Governance Register has reformatted the data, removed duplicate rows and matched recipients and funders to register records; it has not changed the amounts or dates published.
- Essex Community Foundation (10 grants) · Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
- Garfield Weston Foundation (4 grants) · Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
- The National Lottery Community Fund (3 grants) · Open Government Licence 3.0 (United Kingdom)
- Freemasons’ Charity (1 grant) · Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
- CAF (1 grant) · Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
- The Clothworkers Foundation (1 grant) · Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
- Sport England (1 grant) · Open Government Licence 3.0 (United Kingdom)
About
Purposes and governing document
Register page (opens in a new tab)Charitable objectsiAs filed with the Charity Commission. Clause breaks added for reading; the wording and capitals are unchanged.
THE
What it does
Who it helps
How it helps
- Where it operates
- Local authority: Southend-on-sea
- Area of benefit
- SOUTHEND-ON-SEA
IN THE COUNTY OF ESSEX, AND IN ADJOINING AND ADJACENT AREAS. as filed - Governing document
- MEMORANDUM
AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 28TH APRIL 1998, AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION 15 JULY 2009. as amended on 18 Nov 2022 as filed - Register history
- 28 May 1998Registered
- 24 November 2021Received assets from John Mountain Memorial Fund (286171)
- Previous name
- Southend-On-Sea Blind Welfare Organisation
Policies the charity says it has
Governing documents at Companies House
- 18 November 2022Certificate of change of name
- 18 November 2022Change of name (exemption from using Limited)
- 18 November 2022Notice of change of name
- 12 October 2017Resolution
- 22 July 2009Resolution
- 28 April 1998Incorporation documents
Read them in the filing history at Companies House (opens in a new tab)
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (governing document, classification, area of operation, register history and policies), and Companies House filing history, Open Government Licence v3.0.
About
- Website
- southendinsight.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- Southend in Sight
- Registered
- 1998