Registered charity · Blackburn
Blackburn and District Blind Society
Blackburn and District Blind Society is a registered charity (number 519938) based in Blackburn, governed by 4 trustees and chaired by Alan Holderness. Latest income £27k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 25th October 2026.
- 4 trustees
- Income £27k (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, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Disability, Amateur Sport
- Where
- Lancashire, Blackburn With Darwen
- Website
- www.bbsoc.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 1988
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£27k£44k
- 2024£14k£44k
- 2023£17k£45k
Earlier years
- 2022£16k£43k
- 2021£76k£41k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Charitable objects
TO PROVIDE SUPPORT, ASSISTANCE AND INFORMATION TO BLIND AND PARTIALLY SIGHTED PERSONS, WHO RESIDE IN BLACKBURN AND TEH SURROUNDING DISTRICT FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROMOTING THE RELIEF OF SUCH PERSONS IN ANY MANNER WHICH IS DEEMED BY LAW TO BE CHARITABLE
Grants received
3 grants · £15,302 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 · £10,118 (2 grants)
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £5,184
Most recent
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- 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.
4 trustees on the board
- Alan Holderness Chair
- Hilary Slaven since 2025
- John Leigh since 2018
- William Leonard Ferguson since 2017
Trustees past 6 years
- John Leigh since 2018
- William Leonard Ferguson since 2017
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (3)
- Hilary Slaven since 2025
- John Leigh since 2018
- William Leonard Ferguson since 2017
Portfolio (1)
- Alan Holderness Chair
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
- 519938
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 17TH FEBRUARY 1988 AS AMENDED 5 NOVEMBER 1998.AS AMENDED ON 25 AUG 2017
- Contact on the register
- 01254698683 · contact@bbsoc.org.uk
- 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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