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KENT ASSOCIATION FOR THE BLIND

Registered charity 1062354 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as KAB

Support for blind and partially sighted people and the prevention of sight loss, particularly throughout Kent, Medway and the London Boroughs of Bromley and Bexley.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£5.5m
Latest spending
£3.0m
Registered
1997
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £293,747 for the year ended 31 March 2024, resulting in total funds decreasing to £2,778,859. Despite this deficit, unrestricted reserves stood at £1,063,944, which is above the stated policy target of £490,000. The trustees confirmed that the charity remains in a stable position with adequate resources to continue operations.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £70,001 - £80,000 — above the median for charities its size (£70k)
“During this year, one employee earned more than £70,000 but not more than £80,000” — page 24
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Employees paid over £60,000: 1
“During this year, one employee earned more than £70,000 but not more than £80,000 (2023: one employee earned more than £60,000 but not more than £70,000).” — page 24
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: £490,000 (held: £1.1m)
“The policy for 2023/24 is to hold reserves of £490,000 (2022/23 £490,000) to cover the risks associated with loss of income” — page 7
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Azets Audit Services. Discloses 6 of 6 completeness components.

In the news

Recent coverage mentioning this charity by name (automated match; headlines belong to their publishers).

Corporate structure

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Kent Association for the Blind (matched by registered charity number).

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£5.5m
Total spending
£3.0m
Cost of raising funds
£176k
Reserves (reported)
£1.2m
Employees
99

Reported reserves equal ~4.7 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 3.2% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bexley · Bromley · Kent · Medway

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£5.5m£3.0m
31/03/2024£2.5m£3.0m
31/03/2023£2.4m£3.2m
31/03/2022£2.8m£3.0m
31/03/2021£2.6m£2.5m

Common questions

Is KENT ASSOCIATION FOR THE BLIND financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £293,747 for the year ended 31 March 2024, resulting in total funds decreasing to £2,778,859. Despite this deficit, unrestricted reserves stood at £1,063,944, which is above the stated policy target of £490,000. The trustees confirmed that the charity remains in a stable position with adequate resources to continue operations. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Azets Audit Services.

What does the highest-paid employee of KENT ASSOCIATION FOR THE BLIND earn?

Per its FY2024 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £70,001 - £80,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

Who funds KENT ASSOCIATION FOR THE BLIND?

Funders whose own accounts filings name KENT ASSOCIATION FOR THE BLIND as a grant recipient include WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF INSURERS CHARITABLE TRUST, JOHN SWIRE 1989 CHARITABLE TRUST, The William Brake Foundation, THE ROGER DE HAAN CHARITABLE TRUST, JOAN AINSLIE CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF INSURERS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£58kMatched Funding
JOHN SWIRE 1989 CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£40k
The William Brake FoundationFY2022£16k
THE ROGER DE HAAN CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£5kHealth and Welfare
JOAN AINSLIE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£5k
THE LAWSON TRUST CIOFY2024£5kOther grants
THE ULVERSCROFT FOUNDATIONFY2023£5k
JOAN AINSLIE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£5k
THE W H AND A HAWKINS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£4k
THE WO STREET CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2021£4k
THE ROGER DE HAAN CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£2k
THE TULA TRUST LIMITEDFY2024£2k
THE TULA TRUST LIMITEDFY2024£2k
THE ROGER DE HAAN CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£2kHealth and Welfare
WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF INSURERS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£2kCity Civic Grant
WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF INSURERS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£2k
JOHN SWIRE 1989 CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2021£1k
JOHN SWIRE 1989 CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£1k
THE GODINTON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£1k
THE ROGER DE HAAN CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£500Health and Welfare
CANTIACORUM FOUNDATIONFY2025£500
WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF INSURERS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024—Matched Funding

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund21/11/2024£19kSeeing beyond sight loss - community art groups
City Bridge Foundation20/10/2023£24kGrant to Kent Association for the Blind
The National Lottery Community Fund17/08/2023£465kIris - A vehicle for sight loss change
The National Lottery Community Fund07/01/2022£10kCounselling for people with a sight impairment
The National Lottery Community Fund22/05/2020£10kVisually Impaired Covid-19 Telephone Counselling Service
The National Lottery Community Fund22/04/2020£10kKent Sight Loss Befriending Service
City Bridge Foundation27/09/2012£73kGrant to Kent Association for the Blind
The National Lottery Community Fund18/02/2005£2kAwareness raising event
The National Lottery Community Fund07/07/2004£136kDevelopment of information technology project for visually impaired people

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THOMAS POCKLINGTON TRUST1£484k
THE MACKAY AND BREWER CHARITABLE TRUST1£132k
THE POWELL FAMILY FOUNDATION1£48k
THE WILL CHARITABLE TRUST1£10k
THE INMAN CHARITY1£5k
AGE UK WILTSHIRE1£5k
THE DE BRYE CHARITABLE TRUST1£3k
THE WILLIAM ALLEN YOUNG CHARITABLE TRUST1£3k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with Sight Support West of England.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
KENT ASSOCIATION FOR THE BLIND£5.5m£70,001 - £80,0001unclear—no doubt
Sight Support West of England FY2025£978k£60,001 - £70,0001above—no doubt
EAST SUSSEX VISION CARE FY2025£157k—0unclear—no doubt
THE CORNWALL BLIND AND PARTIALLY SIGHTED ASSOCIATION FY2026£511k£60,001 - £70,0001unclear—no doubt
THE BIRMINGHAM ROYAL INSTITUTION FOR THE BLIND FY2025£1.0m—0above—no doubt
WILTSHIRE BLIND ASSOCIATION FY2025£222k—0above—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.