Activities

As described by the charity on the register

SUPPORTS VISUALLY IMPAIRED PEOPLE WORLDWIDE

Latest income

£8.8m

Expenditure

£9.5m

Financial year end

2025-10-31

Income & spending history

As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end

Year end Income Expenditure income spend
2021-10-31 £8.6m £8.5m
2022-10-31 £8.7m £8.5m
2023-10-31 £8.4m £9.1m
2024-10-31 £8.4m £9.3m
2025-10-31 £8.8m £9.5m

Latest detailed return

Year end 2025-10-31 · consolidated (group) figures

Income mix

Donations & legacies £32k
Charitable activities £0
Trading £8.2m
Investment income £545k
Total income £8.8m

Spending

Charitable spend £445k
Raising funds £9.1m
Grants to institutions £389k
Governance £19k
Total expenditure £9.5m

Balance sheet

Reserves £16.4m
Total funds £20.5m
— restricted £0
— unrestricted £20.5m
— endowment £0
Total assets £20.5m
Cash £3.9m

People

Employees 83

Classification

The charity's own register classification

What it does

  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Disability

Who it helps

  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups

How it works

  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • 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.