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BLIND VETERANS UK

Registered charity 216227 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ST DUNSTAN'S · also registered in Scotland as SC039411 (OSCR)

Latest income
£27.8m
Latest spending
£42.0m
Registered
1962
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that total income for the year was £29.8 million, while total expenditure was £36.3 million, resulting in a net operating deficit. The charity is in the process of developing a reserves policy to address this deficit, with a target to deliver a balanced budget by 2028.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £120,001 - £130,000 — below the median for charities its size (£125k)
“Employee received emoluments within the band £120,001 to £130,000 2” — page 33
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Employees paid over £60,000: 22
“Employees received emoluments within the band £60,001 to £70,000 7” — page 33
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Four Seasons NWMC Housing Limited
“Four Seasons NWMC Housing Ltd has a balance of £13,191 due to Blind Veterans UK” — page 31
“BRAVO VICTOR has a balance of £0 due to Blind Veterans UK” — page 31
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: BRAVO VICTOR
“Four Seasons NWMC Housing Ltd has a balance of £13,191 due to Blind Veterans UK” — page 31
“BRAVO VICTOR has a balance of £0 due to Blind Veterans UK” — page 31
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Governance: Reported one serious incident to the Charity Commission related to a data breach of the unauthorised disclosure of personal data.
“Over the past 12 months, we reported one serious incident to the Charity Commission which related to a data breach of the unauthorised disclosure of personal data.”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Four Seasons NWMC Housing Limited
“Blind Veterans UK has one subsidiary company: Four Seasons NWMC Housing Limited”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Crowe U.K. LLP.

Year-over-year changes

Comparing this charity’s FY2022 and FY2024 accounts as analysed by this site.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Blind Veterans UK (matched by registered charity number).

Leadership, per the charity’s website

Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.

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

Total income
£27.8m
Total spending
£42.0m
Cost of raising funds
£5.3m
Reserves (reported)
£42.0m
Employees
400

Reported reserves equal ~12.0 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Register events

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
31/03/2025£27.8m£42.0m
31/03/2024£29.8m£36.3m
31/03/2023£38.0m£35.0m
31/03/2022£28.8m£32.0m
31/03/2021£27.5m£33.1m

Common questions

Is BLIND VETERANS UK financially healthy?

The accounts state that total income for the year was £29.8 million, while total expenditure was £36.3 million, resulting in a net operating deficit. The charity is in the process of developing a reserves policy to address this deficit, with a target to deliver a balanced budget by 2028. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Crowe U.K. LLP.

What does the highest-paid employee of BLIND VETERANS UK earn?

Per its FY2024 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £120,001 - £130,000 band, and 22 employees earned over £60,000.

Who funds BLIND VETERANS UK?

Funders whose own accounts filings name BLIND VETERANS UK as a grant recipient include THE BAND TRUST, THE A S CHARITABLE TRUST, THE FRANCIS WINHAM FOUNDATION, SUSANNA PEAKE CHARITABLE TRUST, THE DU BROW CHARITY.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmount
THE BAND TRUSTFY2023£120k
THE A S CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£23k
THE FRANCIS WINHAM FOUNDATIONFY2024£20k
SUSANNA PEAKE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£20k
THE DU BROW CHARITYFY2023£10k
THE FRANCIS WINHAM FOUNDATIONFY2025£10k
THOMAS POCKLINGTON TRUSTFY2022£10k
THE ALAN BRENTNALL CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£10k
PILKINGTON CHARITIES FUNDFY2022£10k
NORMANBY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£10k
THE EARL FITZWILLIAM CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£5k
PILKINGTON CHARITIES FUNDFY2025£5k
THE WO STREET CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2024£5k
KATHLEEN BERYL SLEIGH CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£5k
SIR JOHN PRIESTMAN CHARITY TRUSTFY2024£5k
THE FRANCIS WINHAM FOUNDATIONFY2023£5k
THE LESLIE MARY CARTER CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£5k
THE LEONARD CHAMBERLAIN TRUSTFY2025£4k
THE ANTHONY AND ELIZABETH MELLOWS CHARITABLE SETTLEMENTFY2023£4k
THE DAGNY RAYMOND CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£3k
THE DAGNY RAYMOND CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£3k
THE SUNRISE (SIDMOUTH) CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£3k
THE DIXIE ROSE FINDLAY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£3k
LORD BARNBY'S FOUNDATIONFY2025£3k
SIR JOHN PRIESTMAN CHARITY TRUSTFY2021£3k
THE R C SNELLING CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£3k
CHARITY OF CHARLES CLEMENT WALKER (COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE WALKER TRUST)FY2025£3k
THE HOPMARKET CHARITYFY2023£2k
THE WALTER GUINNESS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£2k
CHARITY OF CHARLES CLEMENT WALKER (COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE WALKER TRUST)FY2022£2k
LORD BARNBY'S FOUNDATIONFY2024£2k
THE MARY ROBERTSON TRUSTFY2024£2k
THE MCCORQUODALE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£2k
THE SUNRISE (SIDMOUTH) CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£2k
THE DUKE OF CORNWALL'S CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2023£2k
THE STRANGWARD TRUSTFY2023£2k
THE STRANGWARD TRUSTFY2025£2k
THE MARY ROBERTSON TRUSTFY2023£2k
THE MARY ROBERTSON TRUSTFY2025£2k
THE STRANGWARD TRUSTFY2024£2k
THE WILLIAM ALLEN YOUNG CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£2k
THE ISABEL BLACKMAN FOUNDATIONFY2023£1k
THE FIFTY FUNDFY2021£1k
THE SYLVIA AND COLIN SHEPHERD CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£1k
THE ANNIE TRANMER CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2026£1k
LILLIE JOHNSON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£1k
NORMANBY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£1k
DUMBRECK CHARITYFY2025£1k
DUMBRECK CHARITYFY2024£1k
THE GRAY TRUSTFY2023£500

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund15/03/2019£8k"Bringing Stories to Life"

Funders of similar charities

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FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE END FUND1£821k
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CHRISTADELPHIAN MEAL A DAY FUND1£95k
THE HEADLEY TRUST1£60k
Fight for Sight1£50k
Army Benevolent Fund1£28k
THE ROYAL AIR FORCE BENEVOLENT FUND1£10k
CHARLES S FRENCH CHARITABLE TRUST1£4k

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