HENSHAWS SOCIETY FOR BLIND PEOPLE
Activities
As described by the charity on the register
We deliver practical, caring and imaginative services, including specialist housing and support, residential care, education, training, community outreach services and leisure activities, working with visually impaired people and people with other disabilities and their friends, families and colleagues. We also work to raise awareness of visual impairment amongst the wider community.
Latest income
£11.4m
Expenditure
£11.5m
Financial year end
2025-08-31
Income & spending history
As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-08-31 | £10.7m | £10.6m | |
| 2022-08-31 | £10.3m | £10.6m | |
| 2023-08-31 | £12.2m | £11.4m | |
| 2024-08-31 | £12.0m | £12.2m | |
| 2025-08-31 | £11.4m | £11.5m |
Latest detailed return
Year end 2025-08-31
Income mix
| Donations & legacies | £854k |
| Charitable activities | £10.1m |
| Trading | £248k |
| Investment income | £182k |
| Total income | £11.4m |
Spending
| Charitable spend | £11.0m |
| Raising funds | £551k |
| Grants to institutions | £0 |
| Governance | £21k |
| Total expenditure | £11.5m |
Balance sheet
| Reserves | £611k |
| Total funds | £6.3m |
| — restricted | £893k |
| — unrestricted | £5.4m |
| — endowment | £0 |
| Total assets | £6.3m |
| Cash | £1.5m |
People
| Employees | 305 |
Classification
The charity's own register classification
What it does
- Education/training
- Disability
- Accommodation/housing
Who it helps
- Children/young People
- Elderly/old People
- People With Disabilities
How it works
- Provides Human Resources
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Provides Services
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
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.