Registered charity (CIO) · York
York Blind & Partially Sighted Society
- 11 trustees
- Income £497k (2026)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 20th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Andrea Glover MrsChair · since 2023
- Annette GamstonTrustee · since 2019
- Caroline CliffordTrustee · since 2023
- Dr Bethan O'LearyTrustee · since 2025
- Dr Christopher RobertsTrustee · since 2026
- Ebony CeesayTrustee · since 2026
- Geetanjali ChopraTrustee · since 2026
- Iain MitchellTrustee · since 2023
- John SoleTrustee · since 2026
- Lisa WillcoxTrustee · since 2024
- Major David Michael CrouchTrustee · since 2023
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
- Where
- North Yorkshire, City Of York, East Riding Of Yorkshire
- Website
- www.mysightyork.org (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2014
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2026£497k£400k
- 2025£464k£409k
- 2024£357k£358k
Earlier years
- 2023£285k£385k
- 2022£288k£326k
Income trend, 2022 to 2026.
Charitable objects
TO RELIEVE THE CHARITABLE NEEDS OF PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND, PARTIALLY SIGHTED OR VISUALLY IMPAIRED WHO ARE PRIMARILY RESIDENT WITHIN THE CITY OF YORK BY THE PROVISION OF SERVICES, ADVICE AND SUPPORT AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL DETERMINE.
Grants received
20 grants · £1,093,558 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 · £1,002,299 (6 grants)
- Garfield Weston Foundation · £25,000 (2 grants)
- Two Ridings Community Foundation · £22,000 (3 grants)
- Postcode Neighbourhood Trust · £20,700
- Masonic Charitable Foundation · £10,000
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- 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.
11 trustees on the board
- Andrea Glover Mrs Chair since 2023
- Annette Gamston since 2019
- Caroline Clifford since 2023
- Dr Bethan O'Leary since 2025
- Dr Christopher Roberts since 2026
- Ebony Ceesay since 2026
- Geetanjali Chopra since 2026
- Iain Mitchell since 2023
- John Sole since 2026
- Lisa Willcox since 2024
- Major David Michael Crouch since 2023
Trustees past 6 years
- Annette Gamston since 2019
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (9)
- Andrea Glover Mrs Chair since 2023
- Annette Gamston since 2019
- Caroline Clifford since 2023
- Dr Bethan O'Leary since 2025
- Ebony Ceesay since 2026
- Geetanjali Chopra since 2026
- Iain Mitchell since 2023
- John Sole since 2026
- Lisa Willcox since 2024
Portfolio (2)
- Dr Christopher Roberts since 2026
- Major David Michael Crouch since 2023
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.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1159188
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - Association Registered 13 Nov 2014
- Contact on the register
- 01904636269 · hello@mysightyork.org
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 20th September 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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