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Charity Details:

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SC009738Registered charity from 01 March 1989
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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.
Details of the charity's operations
Charity Status: Active
Last Updated: 31 Mar 2025
Constitutional Form: Company (the charity is registered with Companies House)
Constitutional Form Date: 01 Mar 1989
Geographical Spread: More than one local authority area in Scotland
Main Operating Location: Glasgow City
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 Information Submission History
Year End Income Expenditure Annual Return Received Accounts Received Latest 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 Published accounts can be found on the Companies House website
31 Mar 2025 No Annual Information due by 31 Dec 2025
*Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, OSCR allowed an additional 9 months grace period for charities that were overdue/late when their annual information due by date fell between 01 March 2020 and 31 March 2021.

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   .
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When a charity publishes its accounts on its website and has supplied us with a link, we have made this available. From late 2017, where the charity is a company, a registered social landlord or is also registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales, a link is provided to the relevant regulator’s website where the accounts are made available. We accept no responsibility for the functionality, accuracy, or content of external websites – if you experience a technical issue with an external link, you should contact the charity directly.

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