sight cymru

The charity supports children and young people, elderly people, people with disabilities, people of a particular ethnic or racial origin, and other charities or voluntary bodies. Sight Cymru is a registered charity whose purpose is education and training. It delivers its work by making grants to individuals. The charity is based in Pontypool and operates in Wales.

This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

Services to mitigate the impacts of sensory loss to people in Wales, including Eye Clinic support and Rehabilitation for the Vision Impaired, counselling, emotional support, befriending, activities, telephone helpline, social activities, training and a comprehensive resource centre offering advice, information and advocacy. The charity also encourages preventative strategies to avoid blindness

Fundraising

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Region

Wales

Financial Information

Latest Income

£549,335

Latest Expenditure

£533,245

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 95.4%

% of income going directly to charitable activities

Overall Efficiency 98.3%

% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)

Administrative Ratio 2.5%

Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £12,865

Charitable Activities £486,766

Other Trading £17,331

Investments £32,373

Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £524,059

Raising Funds £9,186

Governance £4,385

Grants to Institutions £0

Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial Year	Income	Expenditure	Charitable Spending	Net Assets	Reserves	Staff
2024	£549,335	£533,245	£524,059	£1,318,201	£901,425	20 / 70
2023	£554,879	£534,134	£522,396	£1,281,416	£852,490	21 / 61
2022	£449,914	£470,321				0 / 75
2021	£518,073	£462,573	£458,349	£1,270,866	£820,882	19 / 64
2020	£440,068	£453,669				0 / 80