Hartlepool Vision Support

Analysis

Hartlepool Vision Support is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Stranton. It was registered in October 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and disability, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Hartlepool Vision Support reported income of £160k and spending of £114k, leaving 28% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £131k to £160k (+22%), an average of +5.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 67%. Over the whole period it spent 76% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Hartlepool Vision Support sits at the 73rd percentile: it is larger than about 73% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Karten Network (£160k), Shooting Fish Theatre Company (£160k) and The Yapp Charitable Trust (£160k).