Registered charity · Burnley
Burnley and District Society for the Blind
Burnley and District Society for the Blind is a registered charity (number 221896) based in Burnley, governed by 6 trustees and chaired by Audrey Pate since 2012. Latest income £27k (2026). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 25th October 2026.
- 6 trustees
- Income £27k (2026)
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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
- Disability, Accommodation/housing, Amateur Sport
- Where
- Lancashire
- Registered
- 1963
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2026£27k£19k
- 2025£21k£21k
- 2024£22k£26k
Earlier years
- 2023£29k£29k
- 2022£16k£13k
Income trend, 2022 to 2026.
Charitable objects
(1) TO VISIT THE BLIND AND THE PARTIALLY SIGHTED AT THEIR HOMES FOR THE PURPOSE OF GENERAL HELP.(2) BY MEANS OF PRACTICAL ENCOURAGEMENT AND ASSISTANCE TO ENABLE THE BLIND AND THE PARTIALLY SIGHTED TO LEARN TO READ AND WRITE BRAILLE AND MOON ALSO PASTIME OCCUPATIONS.(3) TO ENABLE SUITABLE AND ELIGIBLE BLIND PERSONS AND THE PARTIALLY SIGHTED BY MONETARY AND OTHER ASSISTANCE TO COMMENCE TRADING ON THEIR OWN ACCOUNT.(4) TO RELIEVE THE AGED AND INFIRM BY GRANTS AND PROVISIONS AND OTHER NECESSITIES.(5) TO PROVIDE A LIBRARY OF SUITABLE LITERATURE IN RAISED TYPE FOR FREE CIRCULATION AMONGST THE BLIND AND PARTIALLY SIGHTED.(6) TO PROVIDE SOCIAL AND WELFARE CENTRES.(7) TO ASSIST IN THE PREVENTION OF BLINDNESS.
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.
6 trustees on the board
- Audrey Pate Chair since 2012
- Beverly Marie Fort since 2020
- Councillor MRS Sheila Wicks since 2012
- Jennifer Braddock since 2022
- Peter Christopher Pate since 2011
- Roger Whittaker since 2022
Trustees past 6 years
- Audrey Pate Chair since 2012
- Councillor MRS Sheila Wicks since 2012
- Peter Christopher Pate since 2011
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (4)
- Beverly Marie Fort since 2020
- Councillor MRS Sheila Wicks since 2012
- Peter Christopher Pate since 2011
- Roger Whittaker since 2022
Portfolio (2)
- Audrey Pate Chair since 2012
- Jennifer Braddock since 2022
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.
Gaps to watch
- 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.
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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 221896
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION AUGUST 1951 AND SCHEME OF 28 NOVEMBER 1972
- Contact on the register
- 01282708147 · s.wilson757@ntlworld.com
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 25th 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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