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Registered charity · No. 1183608CIO

Suffolk Sight

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Suffolk Sight is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include disability.

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What are the key facts about Suffolk Sight?

Reported income · year ending 2025-03-31
£156,232
Reported spending · year ending 2025-03-31
£465,967
Registered charity number
1183608
Status in source extract
Registered
Charity type
CIO
Register contact address detail (not service area)
Ipswich
Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC)
Yes

Quick answer

Suffolk Sight (number 1183608) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation.

What does Suffolk Sight do?

To relieve the needs of the visually impaired across Suffolk for the public benefit by providing the best support and care so that they can lead rich and fulfilling lives with the highest level of independence and by promoting this objective to members, beneficiaries and the wider communities in which it operates.

Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.

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Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Suffolk Sight

Answers Suffolk Sight gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 March 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.

How much are Suffolk Sight's highest-paid staff paid?

Suffolk Sight's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000.

The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.

Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?

The register records Suffolk Sight as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration. Work out your Gift Aid

Suffolk Sight's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.

Registration details

Registered as a charity
Also known as
Wsvab; East Suffolk Association for the Blind; Esab; West Suffolk Blind Association; Ipswich Care for the Blind; Ipswich Blind Society
Where it says it operates
Suffolk

Who it supports and how it works

Reported beneficiaries: Children/young People; Elderly/old People; People With Disabilities.

Reported activities: Provides Services; Provides Advocacy/advice/information.

Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area.

What causes is Suffolk Sight registered for?

Disability

Why is there no Clarity Score for Suffolk Sight yet?

Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Suffolk Sight. An unrated profile is a gap in our assessment, not a negative judgement about the charity. The register facts and available annual-return disclosures above remain useful. Payment never influences a rating. How scoring works

What should you check before donating to Suffolk Sight?

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Frequently asked questions

Is Suffolk Sight a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists Suffolk Sight as a registered charity (number 1183608) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating.
What is Suffolk Sight's charity number?
Suffolk Sight's charity number is 1183608. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1183608?
Search 1183608 on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register or on CharityCompare. Confirm the registered name matches the organisation asking for money — scammers sometimes reuse real charity numbers.
What does Suffolk Sight do?
To relieve the needs of the visually impaired across Suffolk for the public benefit by providing the best support and care so that they can lead rich and fulfilling lives with the highest level of independence and by promoting this objective to members, beneficiaries and the wider communities in which it operates.
Does Suffolk Sight have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Suffolk Sight. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.
How can I donate to Suffolk Sight?
Suffolk Sight does not list a website in its register entry. Its official Charity Commission entry lists its contact details — CharityCompare never processes donations.
How much is Suffolk Sight's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Suffolk Sight's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000. Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts.
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Suffolk Sight?
The register records Suffolk Sight as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration.
Are Suffolk Sight's trustees paid?
Suffolk Sight's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
When was Suffolk Sight registered as a charity?
Suffolk Sight was entered on the register on 29 May 2019.

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register extract dated 2026-10-04, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Always verify current details on the official register entry.