THE ROYAL NATIONAL COLLEGE FOR THE BLIND
Activities
As described by the charity on the register
Residential Specialist College ,promoting the independence and potential of people who are blind or partially sighted ages 16 and over.
Latest income
£8.9m
Expenditure
£8.1m
Financial year end
2025-07-31
Income & spending history
As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-07-31 | £5.6m | £5.5m | |
| 2022-07-31 | £7.8m | £6.2m | |
| 2023-07-31 | £7.6m | £7.0m | |
| 2024-07-31 | £7.6m | £7.3m | |
| 2025-07-31 | £8.9m | £8.1m |
Latest detailed return
Year end 2025-07-31 · consolidated (group) figures
Income mix
| Donations & legacies | £269k |
| Charitable activities | £7.9m |
| Trading | £635k |
| Investment income | £80k |
| Total income | £8.9m |
Spending
| Charitable spend | £7.5m |
| Raising funds | £583k |
| Grants to institutions | £0 |
| Governance | £49k |
| Total expenditure | £8.1m |
Balance sheet
| Reserves | £471k |
| Total funds | £11.0m |
| — restricted | £959k |
| — unrestricted | £10.1m |
| — endowment | £0 |
| Total assets | £11.0m |
| Cash | £2.6m |
People
| Employees | 157 |
Classification
The charity's own register classification
What it does
- Education/training
- Disability
Who it helps
- People With Disabilities
How it works
- Provides Services
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register, 2026-07-28. Detailed figures as filed in the charity's annual return. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.