Sight Support West of England

Registered charity 1178384 CIO Registered since 2018

Operates: Wiltshire, Bath And North East Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Bristol City, Swindon

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Board DNA

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trustees on the board

5.1y median 6y

average tenure

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

7.9y

average years in governance

6 vs 0 portfolio

first-time trustees

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Disability 7General Charitable Purposes 7

Commercial experience

Arts and leisure 3

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

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Contact

Website	www.sightsupportwest.org.uk
Email	info@sightsupportwest.org.uk
Phone	01173224885
Address	St Lucy's Sight Centre, Browfort, Bath Road, Devizes, Wiltshire, SN10 2AT

Finances

£978,492 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2021	£524,981	£470,917
2022	£1,361,979	£585,703
2023	£699,705	£693,990
2024	£873,316	£932,042
2025	£978,492	£1,025,288

What it does

What

General Charitable PurposesDisability

Who

Children/young PeopleElderly/old PeoplePeople With Disabilities

How

Provides ServicesProvides Advocacy/advice/information

Charitable objects

THE OBJECT OF THE CIO ISTO PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE GOOD HEALTH OF PEOPLE WITH AND AT RISK OF SIGHT LOSS BY PROVIDING SUPPORT AND SERVICES TO HELP IMPROVE THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE AND TO INCREASE THEIR INDIVIDUAL INDEPENDENCE AND BY DEVELOPING AN INCREASED KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE PREVENTION AND ALLEVIATION OF SIGHT LOSS. NOTHING IN THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CIO FOR THE PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH [SECTION 7 OF THE CHARITIES AND TRUSTEE INVESTMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005] AND [SECTION 2 OF THE CHARITIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2008].

Governing document: CIO - FOUNDATION REGISTERED 15 MAY 2018AMENDED ON 04 JUN 2018 as amended on 02 Oct 2020 as amended on 09 Oct 2020

Trustees (7)

7trustees

54median age

0aged 70+

Nicholas Grinham Chair since 2017
Amar Shah since 2019
Anela Woodage 48 since 2025
Heather Armstrong since 2020
Ioan Mcavoy since 2024
Roger Bonner since 2022
Simon John Russellage 60 since 2019

Connected charities (1)

Wiltshire Blind Association 1 shared trustee

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