Registered charity · Liverpool
Catholic Blind Institute
Catholic Blind Institute is a registered charity (number 1102657) based in Liverpool, governed by 5 trustees. Latest income £3.3m (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
Also known as Christopher Grange, ST Vincent's School for Blind & Partially Sighted Children (Charity Commission)
1.1 The Charity?s objects (?the Objects?) are: 1.1.1 For the public benefit to relieve the needs of blind and partially sighted persons in such ways as the Trustees from time to time think fit by (but without prejudice to the generality of the...
- 5 trustees
- Income £3.3m (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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About
- What it does
- Education/training, Disability, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Accommodation/housing and 1 more
- Where
- Throughout England And Wales
- Website
- catholicblindinstitute.org (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- Catholic Blind Institute
- Registered
- 2004
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£3.3m£2.9m
- 2024£4.4m£4.5m
- 2023£5.7m£7.5m
Earlier years
- 2022£6.3m£6.2m
- 2021£5.0m£5.7m
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government contracts 81% · Government grants 2%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
1.1 The Charity?s objects (?the Objects?) are: 1.1.1 For the public benefit to relieve the needs of blind and partially sighted persons in such ways as the Trustees from time to time think fit by (but without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing) the provision of facilities for rehabilitation, education, training, recreation and other forms of support; 1.1.2 The advancement of education and religion among blind and partially sighted children and young people by (but without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing) establishing and supporting any school or similar institution established for advancing the education and religion of such children and young people (conducted in accordance with the doctrine and rites of the Roman Catholic Church); 1.1.3 To relieve the needs of persons who have a disability, including but not limited to Deaf people; and 1.1.4 Such other charitable purposes for the furtherance of education or the relief of poverty or suffering.
Grants received
6 grants · £269,444 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 · £259,444 (4 grants)
- Sport England · £5,000
- Community Foundations for Lancashire & Merseyside · £5,000
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- 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.
5 trustees on the board
- Alam Nawaz since 2022
- Bernadette Buckle since 2022
- Martin Gerard O'Rourke
- Peter Halpin since 2024
- Stephen Winstanley since 2016
Trustees past 6 years
- Stephen Winstanley since 2016
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (5)
- Alam Nawaz since 2022
- Bernadette Buckle since 2022
- Martin Gerard O'Rourke
- Peter Halpin since 2024
- Stephen Winstanley since 2016
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
6.5 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.9 months · was 0.3 in 2021
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1102657
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 09 JAN 2004AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 02 JUL 2024AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 13 AUG 2024
- Companies House
- Company number 05010874 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 01512305097 · cbi@catholicblindinstitute.org
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th 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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