Registered charity (CIO) · Norwich
Vision Norfolk
The object of the Charity is to relieve the needs of vision impaired people of all ages, primarily but not exclusively living in Norfolk, to support and enable them to live independent and fulfilled lives.
- 7 trustees
- Income £1.1m (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 13th September 2026 · Sources
Who leads it
- Karen NortonChair · since 2023
- Bridget HemmantTrustee · since 2023
- Cllr Nicole Caroline Karimi-GhovanlouTrustee · since 2024
- Dr David Goldser MbbsTrustee · since 2023
- Jamie KiddTrustee · since 2024
- Julian Foster MA,ACA,FCTTrustee · since 2023
- Rachael LaurieTrustee · since 2024
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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People on this board also serve on 2 other charities:
- Taverham and District DAY Care Centre · 1 shared trustee
- Bergh Apton Conservation Trust · 1 shared trustee
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About
- What it does
- General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Disability and 3 more
- Where
- Norfolk
- Website
- www.visionnorfolk.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2024
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£1.1m£1.5m
Charitable objects
The object of the Charity is to relieve the needs of vision impaired people of all ages, primarily but not exclusively living in Norfolk, to support and enable them to live independent and fulfilled lives.
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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.
7 trustees on the board
- Karen Norton Chair since 2023
- Bridget Hemmant since 2023
- Cllr Nicole Caroline Karimi-Ghovanlou since 2024
- Dr David Goldser Mbbs since 2023
- Jamie Kidd since 2024
- Julian Foster MA,ACA,FCT since 2023
- Rachael Laurie since 2024
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (5)
- Karen Norton Chair since 2023
- Dr David Goldser Mbbs since 2023
- Jamie Kidd since 2024
- Julian Foster MA,ACA,FCT since 2023
- Rachael Laurie since 2024
Portfolio (2)
- Bridget Hemmant since 2023
- Cllr Nicole Caroline Karimi-Ghovanlou since 2024
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.
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1206599
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 18 Jan 2024 as amended on 16 Sept 2025
- Contact on the register
- 01603573000 · office@visionnorfolk.org.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 13th 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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