Registered charity · Crook
Blind Life in Durham
Blind Life in Durham is a registered charity (number 1124381) based in Crook, governed by 5 trustees and chaired by MR James Welch. Latest income £20k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
- 5 trustees
- Income £20k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- General Charitable Purposes, Disability, Amateur Sport, Recreation and 1 more
- Where
- Durham
- Website
- www.blindlifeindurham.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- Blind Life in Durham
- Registered
- 2008
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£20k£24k
- 2024£11k£24k
- 2023£19k£27k
Earlier years
- 2022£41k£25k
- 2021£18k£18k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Charitable objects
THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ( THE OBJECTS ) ARE TO PROMOTE THE RELIEF OF PERSONS WITH VISUAL IMPAIRMENTS WITHIN THE COUNTY OF DURHAM AREA BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER LOCAL AUTHORITIES, AGENCIES, VOLUNTARY BODIES AND SAID PERSONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO BOTH ADVANCE EDUCATION INTO THE ISSUES FACING SUCH PERSONS AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION FOR SUCH PERSONS WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.
Grants received
7 grants · £34,976 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
- Point North · £21,476 (6 grants)
- Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales · £13,500
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.
5 trustees on the board
- MR James Welch Chair
- Daniel Stewart Beasley since 2025
- Margaret Welch
- MR Michael Gandy
- Rhona Mary Cross since 2024
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (5)
- MR James Welch Chair
- Daniel Stewart Beasley since 2025
- Margaret Welch
- MR Michael Gandy
- Rhona Mary Cross 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.
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.
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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1124381
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 16 APRIL 2008
- Companies House
- Company number 06567582 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 01388764528 · blindlifeindurham@googlemail.com
- 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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