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VISION ENHANCEMENT SERVICES

#1068565
Charitable company•Large•Registered
www.visionsupport.org.uk

Vision support is a regional charity providing local support and services to all vision impaired people living in cheshire, halton and north wales. Established in 1876, our vision is to build a society where people with vision impairments, feel confident, capable and connected, living fulfilled, independent lives as active, valued community members with equal access to opportunities and resources.

What they do

Disability

Registered address

UNITS 1 & 2, THE ROPEWORKS, WHIPCORD LANE, CHESTER, CH1 4DZ

Latest HighlightsFY 2024

Income

All sources

£4,949,130
Expenditure

All activities

£4,729,016
Net Reserves

Unrestricted funds

£571,463
Total Assets

Gross assets

£3,676,279
Working Capital

Liquidity

£505,629

Benchmark Performance

Comparing against 8,683 similar large charities

Compare vs:
Reserve Runway
1.5 months
Median: 3.8 monthsAround typical
Income Growth (1yr)
25.6%
Median: 7.4%Top quartile
Spending Efficiency
27.8%
Median: 97.8%Below typical
Income Concentration
73.4%
Median: 87.9%Around typical
Fundraising ROI
1.4x
Median: 19.2xBelow typical
Income Volatility
11.2%
Median: 20.6%Top quartile
Self-Generated Income
95.8%
Median: 82.9%Around typical
3-Year Income CAGR
16.0%
Median: 7.8%Around typical

Efficiency & Health

Charitable Spending
27.8%
Fundraising Eff.

% income retained

1.4%
Governance Cost

% of expenditure

0.7%
Grant Making

% given away

0%
Debt Ratio

% of assets

20.9%
Survival Ratio

Months of reserves

1.5 months

Income Profile

Donations & Legacies

% of income

4.1%
Government Reliance

% of income

8.3%
Largest Source

Primary income

Trading
Diversification

HHI: 7336

Highly Concentrated

Trends

Income Growth (1yr)

Year over Year

25.6%↑
Income CAGR (3yr)

Compound growth

16.0%
Volatility

Stable

11.2%
Reserves Trend

Direction

Depleting

Governance

Employees

Staff count

96
Volunteers

Volunteer count

56
Volunteer Ratio

Per staff member

0.6:1
Revenue/Employee

Per head

£51,553
Trustee Benefits

Payments to trustees

No
High Earners

Earning over £60k

1.0%

Source: Charity Commission annual returns. Figures may differ from published accounts. Always verify with official charity filings for due diligence.

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