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visionary - linking local sight loss charities

The charity supports people with disabilities and other charities or voluntary bodies. Visionary - Linking Local Sight Loss Charities is a registered charity whose purpose is general charitable purposes. It delivers its work by making grants to individuals. The charity is based in London and operates in England And Wales and Scotland.


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

Visionary is a federation of one hundred local societies for blind and partially sighted people in the UK. It aspires to provide support for and raise awareness of the services provided by its members. It has a development fund for small societies and advises national research and campaign groups. A conference for members is held annually and members receive a bi-monthly newsletter.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£487,271
Latest Expenditure
£437,811

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 77.6%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 100.0%
% 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 £448,906
Charitable Activities £86,235
Other Trading £28,089
Investments £0
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £437,342
Raising Funds £0
Governance £11,026
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£487,271£437,8110 / 0
2023£473,387£422,6040 / 0
2022£358,665£381,6190 / 1
2021£341,068£377,9400 / 0
2020£563,230£437,342£437,342£165,544£105,5446 / 0

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers