Registered charity · Surrey
Surrey Association for Visual Impairment
- 10 trustees
- Income £3.3m (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Christine WilmshurstChair · since 2017
- Adam ScarrottTrustee · since 2023
- Benjamin GreenTrustee · since 2022
- BOB TurnbullTrustee · since 2013
- David LiversidgeTrustee · since 2022
- Grant LewisTrustee · since 2021
- Mary Da-Silva-SkinnerTrustee · since 2017
- Penny Anne GunnTrustee · since 2020
- Russell GilmoreTrustee · since 2017
- Steven WherryTrustee · since 2017
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Disability
- Where
- Surrey
- Website
- www.sightforsurrey.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- Surrey Association for Visual Impairment
- Registered
- 2007
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£3.3m£3.1m
- 2024£3.3m£3.2m
- 2023£2.9m£2.8m
Earlier years
- 2022£2.5m£2.5m
- 2021£2.7m£2.3m
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government contracts 65% · Government grants 3%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE WITH SENSORY IMPAIRMENT.
Grants received
37 grants · £1,630,345 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 · £1,156,740 (6 grants)
- Fight for Sight · £215,890 (7 grants)
- BBC Children in Need · £135,919 (5 grants)
- Community Foundation for Surrey · £110,796 (17 grants)
- Walton Charity · £9,000
Most recent
- 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.
10 trustees on the board
- Christine Wilmshurst Chair since 2017
- Adam Scarrott since 2023
- BOB Turnbull since 2013
- Benjamin Green since 2022
- David Liversidge since 2022
- Grant Lewis since 2021
- Mary Da-Silva-Skinner since 2017
- Penny Anne Gunn since 2020
- Russell Gilmore since 2017
- Steven Wherry since 2017
Trustees past 6 years
- Christine Wilmshurst Chair since 2017
- BOB Turnbull since 2013
- Mary Da-Silva-Skinner since 2017
- Russell Gilmore since 2017
- Steven Wherry since 2017
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (10)
- Christine Wilmshurst Chair since 2017
- Adam Scarrott since 2023
- BOB Turnbull since 2013
- Benjamin Green since 2022
- David Liversidge since 2022
- Grant Lewis since 2021
- Mary Da-Silva-Skinner since 2017
- Penny Anne Gunn since 2020
- Russell Gilmore since 2017
- Steven Wherry since 2017
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
7.5 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.9 months
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1121949
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 11/07/2007AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 28/08/2013AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 10/09/2013
- Companies House
- Company number 06309405 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 01372377701 · info@sightforsurrey.org.uk
- 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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