- Is Vision Enhancement Services a legitimate charity?
- The register data used for this profile lists Vision Enhancement Services as a registered charity (number 1068565) 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 Vision Enhancement Services's charity number?
- Vision Enhancement Services's charity number is 1068565. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
- How do I check charity number 1068565?
- Search 1068565 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 Vision Enhancement Services do?
- 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.
- Does Vision Enhancement Services have reviews and complaints?
- CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Vision Enhancement Services. 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 Vision Enhancement Services?
- Vision Enhancement Services's website listed in our register data is http://www.visionsupport.org.uk. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees.
- How much is Vision Enhancement Services's chief executive paid?
- The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Vision Enhancement Services's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports 1 employee paid more than £60,000. The highest reported pay band is £60,001–£70,000 (1 employee). 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.
- Where does Vision Enhancement Services's money come from?
- Vision Enhancement Services reported £5.8m total income for the year ending 31 March 2025. The largest sources were trading and fundraising events £5.1m (88%), charitable activities £638k (11%), donations and legacies £47k (1%). Legacies (gifts in wills) contributed £22k.
- Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Vision Enhancement Services?
- The register records Vision Enhancement Services 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 Vision Enhancement Services's trustees paid?
- Vision Enhancement Services's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
- What was Vision Enhancement Services previously called?
- The register lists these previous names for Vision Enhancement Services: Cheshire and North East Wales Society for the Blind; The Chester Cheshire and Clwyd Society for the Blind.
- When was Vision Enhancement Services registered as a charity?
- Vision Enhancement Services was entered on the register on 11 March 1998. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 03512340).