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Visably

Registered charity 1078287 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BRITISH WIRELESS FOR THE BLIND FUND, WIRELESS FUND / WIRELESS FOR THE BLIND / BWBF · also registered in Scotland as SC041582 (OSCR)

Latest income
£758k
Latest spending
£1.5m
Registered
1999

We have not yet analysed this charity’s accounts. Register data shown below.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Total income
£758k
Total spending
£1.5m
Cost of raising funds
£412k
Reserves (reported)
£191k
Employees
10

Reported reserves equal ~1.6 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£758k£1.5m
31/12/2024£872k£1.6m
31/12/2023£1.1m£1.7m
31/12/2022£1.6m£1.6m
31/12/2021£1.2m£1.5m

Common questions

Who funds Visably?

Funders whose own accounts filings name Visably as a grant recipient include SUSANNA PEAKE CHARITABLE TRUST, KATHLEEN BERYL SLEIGH CHARITABLE TRUST, THE WO STREET CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, The Patricia Routledge Foundation, PILKINGTON CHARITIES FUND.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmount
SUSANNA PEAKE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£5k
SUSANNA PEAKE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£5k
KATHLEEN BERYL SLEIGH CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£4k
THE WO STREET CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2024£3k
The Patricia Routledge FoundationFY2024£3k
PILKINGTON CHARITIES FUNDFY2025£3k
NORMANBY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£3k
NORMANBY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£3k
THE HAWTHORNE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£2k
THE LESLIE MARY CARTER CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£2k
THE HAWTHORNE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£2k
THE DE BRYE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£2k
THE HELEN JEAN COPE CHARITYFY2025£2k
THE SYLVIA AND COLIN SHEPHERD CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£1k
THE SIR JAMES ROLL CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£1k
NORMANBY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£1k
THE HAWTHORNE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£1k
LILIAN FRANCES HIND BEQUEST (TRUSTEES OF LADY HIND)FY2024£1k
THE HAWTHORNE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£1k
THE TULA TRUST LIMITEDFY2024£1k
THE STEVEN BLOCH IMAGE OF DISABILITY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£500

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund09/10/2012£10k"From Crystal set to the Internet - Exploring the 85 year history, heritage and technology of radio sets for the blind"