Accrington AND District Blind Society

Registered charity 221983 Registered since 1964

Operates: Lancashire

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Board DNA

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trustees on the board

4.2y median 4y

average tenure

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

6.1y

average years in governance

2 vs 0 portfolio

first-time trustees

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Disability 5General Charitable Purposes 3

Commercial experience

Education 1

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Narrow spread of causes across the board

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East Lancashire Visual Impaired Network 3 shared trustees

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East Lancashire Visual Impaired Network 3 shared trustees
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Contact

Website	www.elvinet.org.uk
Email	INFO@ACCRINGTONBLINDSOCIETY.ORG.UK
Phone	01254233332
Address	30-32 Bank Street, Accrington, BB5 1HP

Finances

£20,483 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2021	£56,023	£51,797
2022	£27,161	£84,699
2023	£23,114	£111,818
2024	£88,719	£97,345
2025	£20,483	£91,598

What it does

What

Disability

Who

Children/young PeopleElderly/old PeoplePeople With Disabilities

How

Provides Human ResourcesProvides Buildings/facilities/open SpaceProvides ServicesProvides Advocacy/advice/information

Charitable objects

IN RELIEVING EITHER GENERALLY OR INDIVIDUALLY PERSONS WHO ARE BLIND OR VISUALLY IMPAIRED IN ANY MANNER THAT THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT.

Governing document: SCHEME OF 13TH JUNE 1995.

Trustees (5)

5trustees

64median age

0aged 70+

Dawn Sylmay Hewitson Chair since 2021
Jonathan Peter Lilliottage 64 since 2022
Peter Black since 2022
Peter David Taylor since 2022
Sarah Barton since 2022

Connected charities (1)

East Lancashire Visual Impaired Network 3 shared trustees

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