Registered charity · Essex
Essex Blind Charity
Essex Blind Charity is a registered charity (number 1103732) based in Essex, governed by 9 trustees. Latest income £215k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 25th October 2026.
Also known as Essex Sight (Charity Commission)
To relieve and to assist by all charitable means people who are impaired, disabled or handicapped by lack of vision or impaired vision (and those responsible for their care) who are resident within the County of Essex.
- 9 trustees
- Income £215k (2025)
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Who leads it
- Alan WilliamsTrustee · since 2024
- Darren SmithTrustee · since 2019
- Harry Guido MeadeTrustee · since 2025
- James William FernleyTrustee · since 2024
- Neil MeixnerTrustee · since 2020
- Robert Lionel JacksonTrustee · since 2012
- Sara Dorothy PorterTrustee · since 2017
- Theodora Helen CrawshawTrustee · since 2020
- Vanda June WatlingTrustee · since 2024
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Disability
- Where
- Essex
- Website
- www.essexsight.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- Essex Blind Charity
- Registered
- 2004
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£215k£289k
- 2024£221k£259k
- 2023£2.1m£1.5m
Earlier years
- 2022£1.4m£1.6m
- 2021£1.5m£1.6m
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government contracts 51%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
To relieve and to assist by all charitable means people who are impaired, disabled or handicapped by lack of vision or impaired vision (and those responsible for their care) who are resident within the County of Essex.
Grants received
12 grants · £367,093 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 · £214,915 (2 grants)
- Essex Community Foundation · £78,078 (9 grants)
- Henry Smith Foundation · £74,100
Most recent
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
- Alan Williams since 2024
- Darren Smith since 2019
- Harry Guido Meade since 2025
- James William Fernley since 2024
- Neil Meixner since 2020
- Robert Lionel Jackson since 2012
- Sara Dorothy Porter since 2017
- Theodora Helen Crawshaw since 2020
- Vanda June Watling since 2024
Trustees past 6 years
- Darren Smith since 2019
- Neil Meixner since 2020
- Robert Lionel Jackson since 2012
- Sara Dorothy Porter since 2017
- Theodora Helen Crawshaw since 2020
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (9)
- Alan Williams since 2024
- Darren Smith since 2019
- Harry Guido Meade since 2025
- James William Fernley since 2024
- Neil Meixner since 2020
- Robert Lionel Jackson since 2012
- Sara Dorothy Porter since 2017
- Theodora Helen Crawshaw since 2020
- Vanda June Watling since 2024
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.
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
- Narrow spread of causes across the board
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
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1103732
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED ON 8 APRIL 2004 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 27 OCTOBER 2009. as amended on 21 Aug 2021
- Companies House
- Company number 05098747 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 01206548196 · services@essexsight.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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