Somerset Sight Limited

Registered charity 1154472 Registered since 2013

Operates: Somerset

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Board DNA

How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.

trustees on the board

6y median 5y

average tenure

12y

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

11.5y

average years in governance

0 vs 1 portfolio

first-time trustees

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Disability 10Education/training 9Arts/culture/heritage/science 1General Charitable Purposes 1

Commercial experience

Health and social care 10Arts and leisure 1Dormant 1

Boards that share trustees

Somerset Association for the Blind 10 shared trustees
Friends of the Quantocks 1 shared trustee

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Somerset Association for the Blind 10 shared trustees
Friends of the Quantocks 1 shared trustee
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Contact

Website	www.somersetsight.org.uk
Email	info@somersetsight.org.uk
Phone	01823366150
Address	Somerset Sight, Northfield House, 51 Staplegrove Road, TAUNTON, TA1 1DG

Finances

£576,146 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2021	£484,590	£421,029
2022	£479,298	£462,232
2023	£472,697	£577,784
2024	£669,400	£565,522
2025	£576,146	£648,493

What it does

What

Education/trainingDisability

Who

People With Disabilities

How

Provides Services

Charitable objects

TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF DISABLED PEOPLE, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY WITH VISUAL DISABILITIES SUCH AS BLINDNESS OR VISUAL IMPAIRMENT IN SUCH CHARITABLE WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES MAY DECIDE FROM TIME TO TIME IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION OF SPECIALIST AND VOLUNTARY HELP, CONSULTATION, CAMPAIGNING AND AWARENESS-RAISING.

Governing document: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 06 MAR 2013AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 31/10/2013

Trustees (10)

10trustees

65median age

3aged 70+

Anna Rachel Blakeage 41 since 2022
Christine Briggsage 73 since 2014
Dr Sarah Chenage 63 since 2020
John Wrightage 63 since 2023
Jonathan Alexander Newton Hallidayage 69 since 2021
Paul Fellinghamage 77 since 2016
Richard Bottage 65 since 2025
Richard John Bartonage 64 since 2023
Sarah Diane Tuftonage 60 since 2021
Zdenek Gregorage 78 since 2015

Linked company (Companies House)

Somerset Sight Limited · 08432686 · Active

PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital) · incorporated 06/03/2013

4 governing document(s) held from Companies House.

Connected charities (2)

Somerset Association for the Blind 10 shared trustees
Friends of the Quantocks 1 shared trustee

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