Telford Visually Impaired Group

Registered charity 1209274 CIO Registered since 2024

Operates: Telford & Wrekin

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Board DNA

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trustees on the board

2y median 2y

average tenure

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

5.5y

average years in governance

3 vs 1 portfolio

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Sector coverage

Disability 6The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives 5General Charitable Purposes 2Education/training 1

Commercial experience

Health and social care 1

Boards that share trustees

The Wrekin College Foundation 1 shared trustee
Rotary Club of Wellington (Shropshire) Benevolent Fund 1 shared trustee
Ymca Wellington and District 1 shared trustee
Sight Loss Shropshire 1 shared trustee

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Related organisations

Ymca Wellington and District 1 shared trustee
Sight Loss Shropshire 1 shared trustee
The Wrekin College Foundation 1 shared trustee
Rotary Club of Wellington (Shropshire) Benevolent Fund 1 shared trustee

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Contact

Website	https://telfordvisuallyimpaired.group/
Email	kenwhitcombe@icloud.com
Phone	01952250110
Address	15 Arleston Village, Arleston, TELFORD, TF1 2LU

Finances

No annual return history.

What it does

What

The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of LivesDisability

Who

People With Disabilities

How

Provides Advocacy/advice/information

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE1.1 TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE HEALTH OF ADULTS LIVING WITH SIGHT LOSS DISABILITY AND WHO ARE VISUALLY IMPAIRED IN TELFORD BY PROVIDING AND ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES AND SUPPORT SERVICES NOT NORMALLY PROVIDED BY THE STATUTORY AUTHORITIES.1.2 TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF ADULT INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR VISUAL IMPAIRMENT AND SIGHT LOSS DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.1.3 TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF PERSONS WHO ARE CARING FOR OR NURSING A PERSON WITH VISUAL IMPAIRMENT AND SIGHT LOSS DISABILITY IN ANY PLACE OTHER THAN AN INSTITUTION OR NURSING HOME AS DEFINED BY THE NATIONAL ASSISTANCE ACT 1948 AND CHRONICALLY SICK AND DISABLED PERSONS ACT 1970, AND THE RELIEF OF PEOPLE WHO ARE LIVING WITH VISUAL IMPAIRMENT OR ARE SIGHT LOSS DISABLED BY THE PROVISION OF TRAINING, SUPPORT AND ADVICE FOR THOSE RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR CARE.

Governing document: CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 24 Jul 2024

Trustees (6)

6trustees

76median age

1aged 70+

Brian Richards Chair since 2024
Dr Haydn Paul Griffithsage 76 since 2024
Geoffrey Stephen Foulkes since 2024
Hayley Katherine Dyson since 2024
Kenneth George Whitcombe since 2024
Patricia Helen Hayward since 2024

Connected charities (4)

Sight Loss Shropshire 1 shared trustee
The Wrekin College Foundation 1 shared trustee
Ymca Wellington and District 1 shared trustee
Rotary Club of Wellington (Shropshire) Benevolent Fund 1 shared trustee

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