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Registered charity · Cheshire

Chester & District Federation of the Blind

Chester & District Federation of the Blind is a registered charity (number 1133300) based in Cheshire, governed by 7 trustees. Latest income £243k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.

  • 7 trustees
  • Income £243k (2025)
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Who leads it

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, Economic/community Development/employment
Where
Flintshire, Cheshire West & Chester
Website
www.cdfb.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
Registered
2009

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2025£243k£140k
  • 2024£266k£133k
  • 2023£191k£122k
Earlier years
  • 2022£268k£134k
  • 2021£223k£130k

Income trend, 2021 to 2025.

Income source mix, 2022: Government grants under 1%. From the charity's annual return.

Charitable objects

THE ORGANISATION EXISTS TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION AMONGST BLIND ANDPARTIALLY SIGHTED PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PARTSOF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF BEING BLIND OR PARTIALLY SIGHTED BY:(A) RAISING PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE ISSUES AFFECTING BLIND ANDPARTIALLY SIGHTED PEOPLE, BOTH GENERALLY AND IN RELATION TO THEIRSOCIAL EXCLUSION;(B) PROVIDING ADVOCACY AND SUPPORT TO BLIND AND PARTIALLY SIGHTEDPEOPLE;(C) ENABLING AND ENCOURAGING BLIND AND PARTIALLY SIGHTED PEOPLE TOSEEK TO INFLUENCE LOCAL BODIES, SUCH AS COUNCILS, HEALTH ANDEDUCATION AUTHORITIES, TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE REQUIREMENTS OFBLIND AND PARTIALLY SIGHTED PEOPLE;(D) PROVIDING RECREATIONAL FACILITIES AND OTHER OPPORTUNITIES FOR BLINDAND PARTIALLY SIGHTED PEOPLE THROUGH SERVICE PROVISION AND OTHERMECHANISMS;(E) PROVIDING EDUCATION AND INFORMATION TO SUPPORT AND ENABLE BLINDAND PARTIALLY SIGHTED PEOPLE TO MAXIMISE THEIR EDUCATIONALOPPORTUNITIES.

Grants received

13 grants · £261,457 total

360Giving 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

Most recent

  • The National Lottery Community Fund £19,8212024-04-04
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £10,0002021-09-24
  • Steve Morgan Foundation £34,9742020-10-23
  • Steve Morgan Foundation £82,0002020-10-13
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £20,0002020-05-15
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.

11.2y median 12y
average tenure
13y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

6.5y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (7)

0
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Disability 7Economic/community Development/employment 7The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives 7

Gaps to watch

  • No commercial or business experience on the board
  • Several long-serving trustees could step down together

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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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
incomespending£266k latest income · income exceeded spending in 2023 and 2024

Sources

Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Registered charity number
1133300
Status
Registered
Governing document
CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 26 OCT 2009AS AMENDED ON 24 NOV 2009AS AMENDED ON 15 APR 2014
Contact on the register
0151 538 9698 · info@cdfb.co.uk
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
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