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SC009738Registered charity from 01 March 1989

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Charity Information:

The Name the Charity is Known By Visibility Scotland

Address 2 Queens Crescent
Glasgow

Postcode G4 9BW

Website www.visibilityscotland.org.uk

Regulatory Type Standard

Link to Companies House https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/

Object:

(1) to acquire, hold and administer the whole of the property, assets, liabilities and affairs belonging to the incorporated association known as "Visibility" which was established in the year 1859 under the name or title of "The Society for Promoting Reading among the Blind", and which in 1861 became known as "The Glasgow Mission to the Blind", and which in 1872 became known as "The Glasgow Mission to the Outdoor Blind" and which in 1905 became known as "The Mission to the Outdoor Blind in Glasgow and the West of Scotland", and then in 1966 became known as "The Society for the Blind in Glasgow and the West of Scotland" (2) to ameliorate the conditions of and to relieve and care for persons who suffer sensory impairment residing within Glasgow and the former Counties of Lanark, Ayr, Argyll, Renfrew, Bute, Dumbarton, Dumfries and Galloway and such other areas as the Company may resolve to include within the sphere of its operation; and to provide services and other support to promote the welfare of persons with sensory impairment in the foregoing areas, either independently or in co-operation with other persons or bodies including government departments, local authorities and other organisations interested in promoting the welfare of those persons with sensory impairment. (3) to relieve those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, finance hardship or other hardship by assisting financially or supporting any charitable association formed for all or any of the objects of the Company and to promote or join in the promotion of any charitable company or companies for the purpose of carrying on any activity or business which the Company is authorised to carry on.

Operations:

What the charity is set up to do and how it does this:

Visibility Scotland supports over 3,000 blind and vision-impaired people each year with a range of services. As an organisation, we are: • Collaborative • Creative • Courageous • Inclusive • and we always listen to people with lived experience Our Purpose To equip people impacted by vision impairment and blindness with knowledge and skills to increase confidence and achieve personal goals. Our Vision Vision impairment or blindness is understood and is no longer a barrier to participation in society. Our Mission Pioneering and delivering services to improve outcomes for vision-impaired and blind people. Our services follow the self-management framework and are designed to complement and enrich health and social care services in tandem with community led projects. Our services reduce feelings of loneliness, isolation, dependency and loss of identity for blind and vision-impaired people through support, education and empowerment

Charity Status: Active

Constitutional Form: Company (the charity is registered with Companies House)

Constitutional Form Date: 01 Mar 1989

Main Operating Location: Glasgow City

Number of Staff: 29

Number of Volunteers: 1-50

Purposes: "the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage"

Beneficiaries: "People with disabilities or health problems"

Types Of Activity Undertaken: "It carries out activities or services itself"

Annual Submissions:

Year End	Income	Expenditure	Annual Return Received	Accounts Received	Latest Annual Reports and Accounts
31 Mar 2021	£752,769	£877,995	02 Dec 2021	Yes
31 Mar 2022	£728,972	£990,419	28 Dec 2022	Yes
31 Mar 2023	£748,261	£1,037,557	20 Dec 2023	Yes
31 Mar 2024	£849,802	£1,030,989	16 Dec 2024	Yes
31 Mar 2025	£1,111,147	£1,184,384	15 Dec 2025	Yes	Published accounts can be found on the Companies House website
If an annual return has been received on time (within nine months of the Year End Date), the 'Annual Return Received' box is green . If an annual return is late, the box is red .

Income and Expenditure:

Charity Trustees:

First Name	Last Name
Howard	Marsden
Philip	Rowe
Aqeel	Ahmed
Kim	Marlin
Shivani	Tandon
Natalie	Curran
Neil	Craig
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