Registered charity · Hereford
Herefordshire Association for the Blind
Herefordshire Association for the Blind is a registered charity (number 220171) based in Hereford, governed by 9 trustees and chaired by Glynn Bailey since 2015. Latest income £145k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 18th October 2026.
Also known as Herefordshire Vision Links (Charity Commission)
- 9 trustees
- Income £145k (2025)
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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
- General Charitable Purposes, Disability, Amateur Sport
- Where
- Herefordshire
- Website
- www.visionlinks.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 1963
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£145k£155k
- 2024£150k£155k
- 2023£188k£142k
Earlier years
- 2022£109k£137k
- 2021£179k£115k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government contracts 79%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
TO PROMOTE THE WELFARE OF THE BLIND AND PARTIALLY SIGHTED PERSONS RESIDENT IN HEREFORDSHIRE.
Grants received
1 grant · £8,960 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £8,960
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
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
- Glynn Bailey Chair since 2015
- Alan Leary since 2013
- Andy Bailey since 2014
- Debbie Baker since 2019
- Deborah Payne since 2019
- Elena Tanner since 2017
- Kevin Smith since 2019
- Robin Dunford since 2018
- Tony Ford since 2012
Trustees past 6 years
- Glynn Bailey Chair since 2015
- Alan Leary since 2013
- Andy Bailey since 2014
- Debbie Baker since 2019
- Deborah Payne since 2019
- Elena Tanner since 2017
- Kevin Smith since 2019
- Robin Dunford since 2018
- Tony Ford since 2012
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (8)
- Alan Leary since 2013
- Andy Bailey since 2014
- Debbie Baker since 2019
- Deborah Payne since 2019
- Elena Tanner since 2017
- Kevin Smith since 2019
- Robin Dunford since 2018
- Tony Ford since 2012
Portfolio (1)
- Glynn Bailey Chair since 2015
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
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
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.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 220171
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- SCHEME MADE BY MINISTER OF HEALTH UNDER LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1929 DATED 11 MARCH 1930 AND ADOPTED BY THE ASSOCIATION BY MINUTE DATED 14 MAY 1930. CONSTITUTION AS AMENDED 22 FEBRUARY 1991 AS AMENDED 29 JULY 1994 AS AMENDED 5 OCTOBER 2009.
- Contact on the register
- 01432352297 · VISIONLINKSOFFICE@GMAIL.COM
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 18th 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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