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Registered charity (CIO) · Hartlepool

Hearing Impairment and Visual Impairment Support UK

Hearing Impairment and Visual Impairment Support UK is a registered charity (number 1166368) based in Hartlepool, governed by 4 trustees. Latest income £104k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.

Also known as HI-VIS UK (Charity Commission)

  • 4 trustees
  • Income £104k (2025)
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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
Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Where
Throughout England
Website
www.hi-vis.org (opens in a new tab)
Registered
2016

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2025£104k£103k
  • 2024£116k£114k
  • 2023£112k£111k
Earlier years
  • 2022£129k£114k
  • 2021£179k£162k

Income trend, 2021 to 2025.

Income source mix, 2025: Government contracts 99%. From the charity's annual return.

Charitable objects

1. RAISING AWARENESS OF THE PUBLIC IN RELATION TO THE CHALLENGES FACED BY DUAL SENSORY IMPAIRED PEOPLE INCLUDING BY HIGHLIGHTING THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE LIVING WITH ACQUIRED DUAL SENSORY IMPAIRMENT AND ASSOCIATED ACQUIRED COMMUNICATION DISORDERS; AND2. ADVANCING THE EDUCATION AND SKILLS OF THOSE CARING FOR PEOPLE WITH, OR FACING, DUEL SENSORY IMPAIRMENT IN ORDER TO IMPROVE THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF SUCH PEOPLE.

Grants received

1 grant · £515,220 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

  • The National Lottery Community Fund · £515,220

Most recent

  • The National Lottery Community Fund £515,2202018-11-08
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.

4 trustees on the board

9.5y median 10y
average tenure
10y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

10y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (4)

0
company-linked trustees

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

Education/training 4The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives 4

Gaps to watch

  • No commercial or business experience on the board
  • Several long-serving trustees could step down together
  • Narrow spread of causes across the board

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.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
incomespending£104k latest income · income exceeded spending in 2024 and 2025

Sources

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

Record details
Registered charity number
1166368
Status
Registered
Governing document
CIO - Foundation Registered 05 Apr 2016
Contact on the register
07870 891807 · david.sutton@hi-vis.org
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
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