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East Sussex Vision Support

Registered · see notesRegistered charity number 209535HailshamDisability
Income£360k2025-03-31
Spending£434ksame year
Spent / received102%5-year average
Size in its cause84th pctDisability
Registered1962Charitable company
Employees–latest return

Analysis

East Sussex Vision Support is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hailsham. It was registered in September 1962, 64 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and disability, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00363004). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, East Sussex Vision Support reported income of £360k and spending of £434k, spending 121% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £415k to £360k (-13%), an average of -3.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income dropped by 27%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, East Sussex Vision Support sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Respite Association (£360k), Debre Eyesus Eritrean Orthodox Tewahdo Church Coventry UK (£361k) and Hubbub Theatre Company (£360k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.

Income and spending

£0£127k£254k£382k£509k2021 Income: £414,8302021 Spending: £283,58120212022 Income: £409,0822022 Spending: £402,72720222023 Income: £508,9022023 Spending: £495,44320232024 Income: £373,9972024 Spending: £488,51920242025 Income: £360,2972025 Spending: £434,2062025
IncomeSpending

Where the income comes from

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In the charity's own words

SUPPORTING LOCAL PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR PARTIALLY SIGHTED, AND THEIR CARERS, TO RETAIN OR REGAIN INDEPENDENCE BY PROVIDING INFORMATION, SKILLS TRAINING AND BY PROMOTING SOCIAL INCLUSION, ORDINARILY RESIDENT IN THE ADMINISTRATIVE COUNTY OF EAST SUSSEX AND THE UNITARY AUTHORITY OF BRIGHTON AND HOVE.

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CharityLocationIncome
The Respite AssociationOkehampton£360k
Debre Eyesus Eritrean Orthodox Tewahdo Church Coventry UKCoventry£361k
Hubbub Theatre CompanyDerbyshire£360k
Severn Angels Housing and SupportWorcester£361k