SIGHT SUPPORT WEST OF ENGLAND

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Sight Support West of England
£1,687	21/10/2023	We plan to run peer support groups in Bristol. People can get to know each other and their local area, and finally have someone to talk to that understands what they are going through.
National Lottery Community Fund - Community Sight Loss Service
£344,928	31/05/2023	The funding will support the project over 5 years with core costs and enable them to continue and extend the reach of the project. This service bridges the gap between health provision and social ....more The funding will support the project over 5 years with core costs and enable them to continue and extend the reach of the project. This service bridges the gap between health provision and social care and aims to benefit 2600 registered visually impaired people each year.
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Sight Support West of England
£5,000	01/02/2023	To grow and expand the community sight loss service reaching more people who are adjusting to living with sight loss.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Sight Support West of England
£1,557	22/10/2022	We aim to provide a range of practical and emotional support face to face, online or by phone for people living with sight loss to live independently and create social networks to reduce isolation.
National Lottery Community Fund - Community Sight Loss Service
£10,000	16/09/2022	The organisation will expand their services providing local community sight loss hubs across the region to access harder to reach communities and support people with sight loss in their local areas ....more The organisation will expand their services providing local community sight loss hubs across the region to access harder to reach communities and support people with sight loss in their local areas and address issues linked to social isolation and lack of independence.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Sight Support West of England
£843	23/10/2021	We provide information, advice and local support to blind and partially sighted people in Thornbury and across South Gloucestershire. We help them to live independently with their sight loss.
National Lottery Community Fund - Community Sight Loss Support
£10,000	27/08/2021	The funding will be used towards the cost of a 'Community Sight Loss Advisor' which will enable the organisation to re-start face-to-face community services providing information advice guidance and ....more The funding will be used towards the cost of a 'Community Sight Loss Advisor' which will enable the organisation to re-start face-to-face community services providing information advice guidance and social activities for people experiencing sight loss.
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Sight Support West of England
£9,400	21/07/2021 7	Employing a Project Officer post that will support the development of the organisation's governance structure by building relationships with new communities and increasing access to the people they ....more Employing a Project Officer post that will support the development of the organisation's governance structure by building relationships with new communities and increasing access to the people they aim to serve.
The Grocers' Charity - 2021 - Sight Support West of England
£4,562	17/11/2020	Providing face to face support/advice for up to 300 people with vision impairments. The grant would support a part-time sight advisor.
Masonic Trust - MCF Small Grant
£15,000	02/06/2020	Unrestricted core funding for small charities
National Lottery Community Fund - Community Sight Loss Support
£10,000	22/05/2020 18	The funding will be used on a telephone befriending service provide emotional support calls and to facilitate virtual social groups. This aims to help those who are visually impaired and are feeling ....more The funding will be used on a telephone befriending service provide emotional support calls and to facilitate virtual social groups. This aims to help those who are visually impaired and are feeling isolated or lonely during this current Covid-19 epidemic.
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Sight Support West of England
£4,275	12/05/2020	To support the set up of a telephone befriending service, emotional support calls and online and telephone social events for clients, including the recruitment of volunteers.

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Trustees (7)

Legal constitution

• Charity registered in England & Wales on 15/05/2018, number: 1178384

Gift Aid

• Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Filing Record

Main office

St Lucy's Sight Centre
Browfort
Bath Road
Devizes
Wiltshire
SN10 2AT

Objectives

THE OBJECT OF THE CIO ISTO PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE GOOD HEALTH OF PEOPLE WITH AND AT RISK OF SIGHT LOSS BY PROVIDING SUPPORT AND SERVICES TO HELP IMPROVE THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE AND TO INCREASE THEIR INDIVIDUAL INDEPENDENCE AND BY DEVELOPING AN INCREASED KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE PREVENTION AND ALLEVIATION OF SIGHT LOSS. NOTHING IN THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CIO FOR THE PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH [SECTION 7 OF THE CHARITIES AND TRUSTEE INVESTMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005] AND [SECTION 2 OF THE CHARITIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2008].