Registered charity (CIO) · Kingston upon Thames
The Kingston Upon Thames Association for the Blind
The Kingston Upon Thames Association for the Blind is a registered charity (number 1211269) based in Kingston upon Thames, governed by 9 trustees and chaired by Roy Frank Smith MBE since 2024. Latest income £0 (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
Also known as Kingston Sightloss Support (Charity Commission)
- 9 trustees
- Income £0 (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Roy Frank Smith MBEChair · since 2024
- Alan TurnbullTrustee · since 2025
- Andrew BrooksTrustee · since 2025
- Brian GaffTrustee · since 2024
- George PhillipsTrustee · since 2025
- Hilal PaksoyTrustee · since 2025
- Joanna TurnbullTrustee · since 2024
- Joanna WestlakeTrustee · since 2024
- Varun YadavTrustee · since 2025
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Disability, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Arts/culture/heritage/science and 4 more
- Where
- Kingston Upon Thames
- Website
- www.kingstonassociationforblind.org (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2024
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£0£0
Charitable objects
3.1 THE OBJECTS OF THE ASSOCIATION ARE, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE, IN PARTICULAR THOSE WHO LIVE OR WORK IN KINGSTON UPON THAMES AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS, WITH SIGHT LOSS AND THEIR FAMILIES OR CARERS BY PROVIDING:3.1.1 INCLUSIVE AND ACCESSIBLE RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE ACTIVITIES;3.1.2 PRACTICAL ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE;3.1.3 GRANTS AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT; AND3.1.4 RAISING PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE ISSUES AFFECTING PEOPLE WITH SIGHT LOSS.
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.
9 trustees on the board
- Roy Frank Smith MBE Chair since 2024
- Alan Turnbull since 2025
- Andrew Brooks since 2025
- Brian Gaff since 2024
- George Phillips since 2025
- Hilal Paksoy since 2025
- Joanna Turnbull since 2024
- Joanna Westlake since 2024
- Varun Yadav since 2025
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (9)
- Roy Frank Smith MBE Chair since 2024
- Alan Turnbull since 2025
- Andrew Brooks since 2025
- Brian Gaff since 2024
- George Phillips since 2025
- Hilal Paksoy since 2025
- Joanna Turnbull since 2024
- Joanna Westlake since 2024
- Varun Yadav since 2025
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
- 1211269
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 05 Dec 2024
- Contact on the register
- 020 86050060 · mailto:kab@kingstonassociationforblind.org
- 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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