Registered charity (CIO) · Lincolnshire
South Lincolnshire Blind Society
South Lincolnshire Blind Society is a registered charity (number 1182486) based in Lincolnshire, governed by 5 trustees. Latest income £191k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
- 5 trustees
- Income £191k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Disability
- Where
- Throughout England
- Website
- www.blind_society.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2019
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£191k£237k
- 2024£177k£220k
- 2023£182k£160k
Earlier years
- 2022£129k£101k
- 2021£303k£113k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 12%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS TO PROMOTE THE WELFARE OF BLIND AND PARTIALLY SIGHTED PERSONS AND CARERS RESIDENT IN THE ADMINISTRATIVE AREAS OF BOSTON, SOUTH HOLLAND, NORTH KESTEVEN, SOUTH KESTEVEN, THE COUNTY OF LINCOLNSHIRE AND THE UNITED KINGDOM.NOTHING IN THIS CONSTITITION 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 (NPRTHERN IRELAND) 2008]
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.
5 trustees on the board
- Colin Dust since 2018
- Carolyn Dewhirst since 2026
- Christopher Michael Oakes since 2025
- Janet Watson since 2018
- Robert William Dixon since 2025
Trustees past 6 years
- Colin Dust since 2018
- Janet Watson since 2018
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (5)
- Colin Dust since 2018
- Carolyn Dewhirst since 2026
- Christopher Michael Oakes since 2025
- Janet Watson since 2018
- Robert William Dixon since 2025
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Gaps to watch
- No commercial or business experience on the board
- 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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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1182486
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 15 Mar 2019
- Contact on the register
- 01476592775 · slbs@blind-society.org.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 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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