THE GUIDE DOGS FOR THE BLIND ASSOCIATION
Activities
As described by the charity on the register
The Association provides guide dogs, mobility and other rehabilitation services to people who are blind and partially sighted. In accordance with its constitution, it provides "additional services and facilities for the relief of blind persons as the Association shall from time to time deem fit".
Latest income
£164m
Expenditure
£152m
Financial year end
2025-12-31
Income & spending history
As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-12-31 | £153m | £116m | |
| 2022-12-31 | £142m | £128m | |
| 2023-12-31 | £145m | £145m | |
| 2024-12-31 | £156m | £159m | |
| 2025-12-31 | £164m | £152m |
Latest detailed return
Year end 2025-12-31 · consolidated (group) figures
Income mix
| Donations & legacies | £151m |
| Charitable activities | £1.8m |
| Trading | £7.9m |
| Investment income | £2.4m |
| Total income | £164m |
Spending
| Charitable spend | £113m |
| Raising funds | £39.1m |
| Grants to institutions | £0 |
| Governance | £2.7m |
| Total expenditure | £152m |
Balance sheet
| Reserves | £83.3m |
| Total funds | £227m |
| — restricted | £11.2m |
| — unrestricted | £215m |
| — endowment | £600k |
| Total assets | £227m |
| Cash | £24.9m |
People
| Employees | 1,726 |
Classification
The charity's own register classification
What it does
- Disability
Who it helps
- People With Disabilities
How it works
- Provides Services
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register, 2026-09-05. Detailed figures as filed in the charity's annual return. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.