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Sight Advice South Lakes

Registered charity 1145818 Registered since 2012

Operates: Cumbria

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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.

4
trustees on the board
8.5y median 8y
average tenure
14y
longest tenure
3
trustees past 6 years
13.9y
average years in governance
4 vs 0 portfolio
first-time trustees
2
company-linked trustees

Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.

Health and social care 5

Gaps to watch

  • Several long-serving trustees could step down together
  • Narrow spread of causes across the board
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Contact

Websitewww.sightadvice.org.uk
Emailinfo@sightadvice.org.uk
Phone01539769055
AddressSight Advice South Lakes, Bradbury Centre, 116 Highgate, Kendal, Cumbria, LA9 4HE

Finances

£273,889 latest income

YearIncomeSpending
2021£318,692£247,250
2022£238,564£252,119
2023£249,777£257,315
2024£281,999£268,932
2025£273,889£273,074

What it does

What

Disability

Who

People With Disabilities

How

Provides Human ResourcesProvides Buildings/facilities/open SpaceProvides ServicesProvides Advocacy/advice/information

Charitable objects

FOR THE BENEFIT OF THOSE PERSONS WHO ARE VISUALLY IMPAIRED BEING THOSE PEOPLE WITH AN IMPAIRMENT OF VISUAL FUNCTION FOR WHICH FULL REMEDIATION IS NOT POSSIBLE BY CONVENTIONAL SPECTACLES, CONTACT LENSES OR MEDICAL INTERVENTION AND WHICH CAUSES RESTRICTION IN THAT PERSONS EVERYDAY LIFE IN PARTICULAR BY:1. SUPPORTING PEOPLE WITH VISUAL IMPAIRMENT AND IN PARTICULAR THOSE PEOPLE WITH A VISUAL IMPAIRMENT WITHIN THE ADMINISTRATIVE AREA OF THE PART OF THE FORMER COUNTY OF WESTMORLAND AS IS NOW COMPRISED WITHIN THE AREA OF SOUTH LAKELAND DISTRICT COUNCIL AND NEIGHBOURING AREAS TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF THEIR LIVES.2. PROVIDING INFORMATION AND SUPPORT TO VISUALLY IMPAIRED PEOPLE AND TO THEIR FAMILIES AND CARERS.3. PROVIDING VISUALLY IMPAIRED PEOPLE WITH SOCIAL SUPPORT AND ACTIVITIES.4. HELPING VISUALLY IMPAIRED PEOPLE TO LIVE INDEPENDENTLY5. PROMOTING AWARENESS OF SIGHT ISSUES ON BEHALF OF VISUALLY IMPAIRED PEOPLE6. DOING AL SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE THINGS THAT SHALL FURTHER THE ATTAINMENT OF THE OBJECTS

Governing document: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 12 DEC 2011

Trustees (4)

4trustees
70median age
2aged 70+
Succession outlook: 2 of 4 trustees are aged 70 or over.

Linked company (Companies House)

Sight Advice South Lakes · 07879355 · Active

PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption) · incorporated 12/12/2011

1 governing document(s) held from Companies House.

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No charities share a trustee (from current data).

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