BLINDCARE

Registered charity 1020073 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Blindcare is a charity covering the whole of the United Kingdom working for people who are blind or visually impaired to improve their education, independence and opportunity to enter the workplace.

Objects

2.1 THE OBJECTS FOR WHICH THE CHARITY IS ESTABLISHED ARE TO PROMOTE THE RELIEF OF PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR PARTIALLY SIGHTED IN PARTICULAR BY ENABLING THE ROYAL NATIONAL COLLEGE FOR THE BLIND TO BETTER MEET ITS CHARITABLE PURPOSES.2.2 NOTHING IN THESE ARTICLES SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CHARITY FOR PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANY STATUTORY PROVISION REGARDING THE MEANING OF THE WORD "CHARITABLE" OR THE WORDS "CHARITABLE PURPOSES" IN FORCE IN ANY PART OF THE UNITED KINGDOM.

Area of benefit: WORLDWIDE

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Latest income

£63k

Latest spending

£68k

Registered

1993

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that net assets decreased from £8,382 to £3,617 due to a net expenditure of £4,765, driven largely by grants paid to the sole member charity. The trustees report that reserves of £3,617 are adequate to meet the stated policy requirement of two months' operating costs. The independent auditor confirmed that the financial statements give a true and fair view and identified no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: two months' operating costs (approximately £3,500) (held: £4k)

“the Charity only requires reserves for two months' operating costs (approximately £3,500)”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Crowe U.K. LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Financial reserves policy and procedures

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Trustees · trustee networks

James Laurence Williams
Jonathan Brew
Lucy Proctor

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/07/2025	£63k	£68k
31/07/2024	£65k	£119k
31/07/2023	£88k	£80k
31/07/2022	£116k	£150k
31/03/2021	£96k	£40k

Common questions

Is BLINDCARE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that net assets decreased from £8,382 to £3,617 due to a net expenditure of £4,765, driven largely by grants paid to the sole member charity. The trustees report that reserves of £3,617 are adequate to meet the stated policy requirement of two months' operating costs. The independent auditor confirmed that the financial statements give a true and fair view and identified no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Crowe U.K. LLP.