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Visual Impairment Services South East Scotland., SC009882
Registered charity from 05 May 1909 Ceased date: 06 January 2016
Charity Details
This shows the latest contact address that OSCR has been given for the charity.Address12-14 Hillside Crescent
Edinburgh
This is the latest postcode that the charity has supplied.PostcodeEH7 5DZ
Shown where the charity has supplied us with a link to its website.WebsiteNo Link Provided
The name of the parent charity.Parent Charity NameRoyal National Institute of te Blind
The registered number of the parent charity.Parent Charity Registration Number226227
The country in which the parent charity was registered.Parent Charity Country of RegistrationOther
Charities are shown as Standard charities, Registered Social Landlords, or Cross-Border charities. These last two will link through to other Regulators’ websites, where you may be able to view the charity’s accounts.Regulatory Type Standard
This is the link to the lead regulatory body for this organisation.Link to Companies Househttps://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/
These are taken directly from the charity's constitution. A charity's objects describe what the charity has been legally set up to achieve. They do not necessarily describe all of the activities the charity carries out in order to achieve these objects. Object:
To continue in Scotland and elsewhere the work which has hitherto been undertaken by the Society as an unincorporated association known variously as "The Edinburgh Society for Promoting Reading among the Adult Blind at their Own Homes and for Otherwise Ameliorating their Condition", "The Edinburgh Society (including the South East of Scotland) for Promoting Reading among the Adult Blind at their Own Homes", the "Edinburgh and 'South East of Scotland Society for Teaching the Blind to Read at their Own Homes" and "Society for Welfare and Teaching of the Blind (Edinburgh and South East Scotland)", and to take over the assets belonging to the Society as an unincorporated association previously so named. In pursuance of that object but not otherwise the Society shall have power to do all or any of the following things:- (i) to promote, initiate, plan or assist schemes or activities directed towards the welfare of blind and visually handicapped persons, and for these purposes to co-operate with Local Authorities and other organisations working for the welfare of the blind and visually handicapped and to enter into arrangements with voluntary Associations, Government Departments, Local Authorities and Public Bodies; (ii) to discover blind and visually handicapped persons; (iii) to arrange for the medical examination and certification of persons claiming to be blind or so visually handicapped as to require special methods of training or employment (iv) to maintain registers of blind persons and of visually handicapped persons.
Details of the charity's operations
Current status of the charity.Charity Status: Removed
When the charity last submitted a change in information.Last Updated: 17 Jul 2022
Whether the charity is a Trust, Company, Unincorporated Association, SCIO, Educational Endowment, Industrial & Provident Society or Statutory Corporation, the date it became that form, and any previous forms it may have had.Constitutional Form: Company (the charity is registered with Companies House)
Constitutional Form Date: 05 May 1909
This best describes how local or widespread the work of the charity is.Geographical Spread: A specific local point, community or neighbourhood
This local authority area in which the charity is currently operating.Main Operating Location: City of Edinburgh
The Charity and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act sets out 15 charitable purposes and one analogous purpose.Purposes: "the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage"
This lists which beneficiary groups the charity has identified as being the main focus of activities: children / young people, older people, people with disabilities or health problems, people of a particular ethnic or racial origin, other defined groups, no specific group or for the benefit of the community, other charities / voluntary bodies.Beneficiaries: "No specific group, or for the benefit of the community"
This sets out the types of activity undertaken by the charity from the following: it makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals, it makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations, it carries out activities or services itself, it does none of these.Types of activity undertaken: "It does none of these"

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Annual Information Submission History
The end of the financial year for which accounts and information has been requested. Year End The gross income for the period. Income Expenditure Annual Return Received The date the return was validated by OSCR. Accounts Received The accounts available to view have had personal data such as signatures and addresses redacted (blacked out) to comply with the requirements of the Data Protection Act 1998. The charity’s accounts are the responsibility of the charity trustees and any queries regarding the content of the accounts should be directed to the charity in the first instance. OSCR accepts no liability for the accuracy of the charity’s accounts nor any decision based upon them. Latest Accounts
31 Mar 2010 £0 £0 30 Dec 2010 Yes
31 Mar 2011 £0 £0 15 Dec 2011 Yes
31 Mar 2012 £0 £0 20 Dec 2012 Yes
31 Mar 2013 £0 £0 28 Nov 2013 Yes
31 Mar 2014 £0 £0 23 Dec 2014 Yes Published accounts can be found on the Companies House website
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