Charity Details

Grampian Society For The Blind

SC009537Registered charity from 04 December 1981

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Charity Information:

The Name the Charity is Known By North East Sensory Services

Address 21 John Street
Aberdeen

Postcode AB25 1BT

Website www.nesensoryservices.org

Regulatory Type Standard

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

Object:

1 To work in partnership with people affected by sensory loss (and with the carers of such people) in the North-east of Scotland, Shetland and/or in such other areas as the Company may resolve to include within the geographical area of its operations in order that such people may achieve independent and fulfilling lives as equal members of society, and to similarly work with people (and the carers of such people) with other disabilities, where such work may, with mutual benefit. Be undertaken in conjunction with the Company's work with persons affected by sensory loss and their carers

Operations:

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

Headquartered in Aberdeen and with additional Resource Centres in Elgin and Dundee, North East Sensory Services (NESS) supports over 6,250 people of all ages living with serious sight and/or hearing loss across North East Scotland. NESS provides joint sensory services including information and training, practical and emotional support, and clubs and groups. Our Mission is “ Achieving Independence for Blind and Deaf People”, while our Vision is of “ A Scotland aware of the needs of people with sensory impairment, that includes them as equal participants in community life and offers them the opportunities available to all”. We have statutory contracts with four local health and social care partnerships to provide specialist social work and rehabilitation support. In addition NESS delivers a wide range of Added Value projects funded by charitable income, designed to meet those service gaps identifie through our knowledge and understanding of the complex needs of the people we support

Charity Status: Active

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

Constitutional Form Date: 04 Dec 1981

Main Operating Location: Aberdeen

Number of Staff: 42

Number of Volunteers: 51-100

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	£1,999,583	£2,157,879	13 Dec 2021	Yes
31 Mar 2022	£2,027,228	£2,371,743	19 Dec 2022	Yes
31 Mar 2023	£2,314,627	£2,541,211	21 Dec 2023	Yes
31 Mar 2024	£2,331,837	£2,600,218	19 Dec 2024	Yes
31 Mar 2025	£2,310,638	£2,457,252	18 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
Helen	Nicoll
Gordon	McHardy
Scott	Rennie
Mary-Elana	Waddell
Uchenna	Iloka
Varda	Hood
Kenneth	Auld
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