ROYAL COMMONWEALTH SOCIETY FOR THE BLIND
Activities
As described by the charity on the register
Seventy five per cent of blindness in the world is either avoidable or treatable. Sightsavers works with partners in developing countries to eliminate avoidable blindness and promote equality of opportunity for disabled people. Our work alleviates poverty among poor and marginalised communities and thus helps to realise the internationally accepted Millenium Development Goals.
Latest income
£286m
Expenditure
£288m
Financial year end
2024-12-31
Income & spending history
As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-12-31 | £261m | £250m | |
| 2021-12-31 | £237m | £214m | |
| 2022-12-31 | £313m | £309m | |
| 2023-12-31 | £338m | £341m | |
| 2024-12-31 | £286m | £288m |
Latest detailed return
Year end 2024-12-31 · consolidated (group) figures
Income mix
| Donations & legacies | £257m |
| Charitable activities | £26.2m |
| Trading | £207k |
| Investment income | £2.0m |
| Total income | £286m |
Spending
| Charitable spend | £265m |
| Raising funds | £22.4m |
| Grants to institutions | £26.8m |
| Governance | £2.6m |
| Total expenditure | £288m |
Balance sheet
| Reserves | £27.4m |
| Total funds | £63.7m |
| — restricted | £32.2m |
| — unrestricted | £31.4m |
| — endowment | £214k |
| Total assets | £63.7m |
| Cash | £67.6m |
People
| Employees | 826 |
Classification
The charity's own register classification
What it does
- Education/training
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- Disability
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- Overseas Aid/famine Relief
- Economic/community Development/employment
Who it helps
- Children/young People
- Elderly/old People
- People With Disabilities
- Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
- The General Public/mankind
How it works
- Makes Grants To Organisations
- Provides Human Resources
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Provides Services
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
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.