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Scottish War Blinded

SC047192Registered charity from 21 February 2017
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Notes:
This charity has been established to replace (Scottish National Institution for War Blinded SC002652).
Charity Information:
The Name the Charity is Known By Sight Scotland Veterans
Address 2A Robertson Avenue
Edinburgh
Postcode EH11 1PZ
Regulatory Type Standard
Object:
4 The assets of the SCIO shall be held and applied in such manner as the trustees think fit for any purposes which appear to them in their absolute discretion directed to the relief of visually impaired former members of United Kingdom armed forces, including persons who have served in the merchant navy or the nursing services in active service and their civil partners, spouses, widows, widowers and dependants if they are experiencing hardship.
Operations:
What the charity is set up to do and how it does this:
Sight Scotland Veterans, formerly known as Scottish War Blinded, provides support to armed forces veterans affected by sight loss in Scotland to help them regain confidence, restore their independence and make new connections. The vast majority of veterans we support currently lost their sight after their time in service due to old age and conditions like glaucoma and macular degeneration. Only a very small number of veterans lost their sight during active service. We continually evolve our approach to reach every veteran in need by developing skills and resources for independent living, supporting individual needs, involving veterans with sight loss in shaping our services, campaigning for equal rights, funding visual impairment research, and innovating our services to meet changing needs.
Charity Status: Active
Constitutional Form: SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)
Constitutional Form Date: 21 Feb 2017
Main Operating Location: City of Edinburgh
Number of Staff: 89
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 makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals", "It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations", "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 £1,625,000 £5,201,000 10 Dec 2021 Yes
31 Mar 2022 £1,612,000 £5,327,000 19 Dec 2022 Yes
31 Mar 2023 £1,012,000 £6,149,000 17 Jan 2024 Yes
31 Mar 2024 £969,000 £6,774,000 26 Sept 2024 Yes
31 Mar 2025 £875,000 £6,474,000 29 Oct 2025 Yes Visit Charity's 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
Keith Swinley
David McArthur
Paul Bott
Claire Richie
Aidan McCorry
Joanne Nove
Allan Fyfe
Andrew McCall
Gordon Michie
Elizabeth Porterfield MBE
Hugh Carr
Elaine Maben
Monica Patterson
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