Colchester Society for the Blind

Registered charity 207361 Registered since 1963

Operates: Essex

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Board DNA

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trustees on the board

10.3y median 10y

average tenure

15y

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

7.8y

average years in governance

3 vs 1 portfolio

first-time trustees

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Disability 4General Charitable Purposes 4Education/training 1

Commercial experience

Health and social care 1

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Witham & District (Essex) U3A 1 shared trustee
MID Essex Talking News 1 shared trustee

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MID Essex Talking News 1 shared trustee
Witham & District (Essex) U3A 1 shared trustee
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Contact

Phone	01206510870
Address	KESTRELS, HARWICH ROAD, BEAUMONT, CLACTON-ON-SEA, CO16 0AU

Finances

£5,682 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2021	£1,336	£305
2022	£2,314	£3,506
2023	£2,429	£10,753
2024	£43,242	£9,500
2025	£5,682	£10,854

What it does

What

General Charitable PurposesDisability

Who

People With Disabilities

How

Makes Grants To IndividualsProvides Advocacy/advice/information

Charitable objects

THE RELIEF OF PERSONS WHO ARE BLIND, PARTIALLY BLIND OR DEFECTIVE SIGHTED, RESIDENT IN THE BOROUGH OF COLCHESTER AND DISTRICT IN THE COUNTY OF ESSEX.

Governing document: CONSTITUTION AND RULES

Trustees (4)

4trustees

78median age

1aged 70+

Raymond Leonard Hardistyage 78 Chair since 2011
Alan Kearsley since 2016
Marilyn Theresa Peck
Sheila Maureen MAY Dempsey since 2020

Connected charities (2)

MID Essex Talking News 1 shared trustee
Witham & District (Essex) U3A 1 shared trustee

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