THE KINGSTON UPON THAMES ASSOCIATION FOR THE BLIND

Registered charity 249295 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as KAB

Provision of outreach, support and social services to blind and visually impaired people within the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames

Objects

TO DO ALL THINGS POSSIBLE TO PROMOTE THE WELFARE OF THE BLIND AND PARTIALLY SIGHTED PERSONS RESIDENT IN THE ADMINISTRATIVE AREA OF THE ROYAL BOROUGH OF KINGSTON UPON THAMES. TO CO-OPERATE WITH AND ASSIST THE ROYAL BOROUGH OF KINGSTON UPON THAMES AS THE AUTHORITY DIRECTLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE WELFARE OF BLIND AND PARTIALLY SIGHTED PERSONS IN THAT BOROUGH.

Area of benefit: ROYAL BOROUGH OF KINGSTON UPON THAMES.

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Amateur Sport · Get email alerts

Merged into THE KINGSTON UPON THAMES ASSOCIATION FOR THE BLIND (charity 1211269) — merger registered 09/03/2026.
Source: Charity Commission register of merged charities (OGL v3.0).
Latest income
£139k
Latest spending
£112k
Registered
1966

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Policies the charity declares

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From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

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Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/10/2024

  • Volunteers: 30
  • Government income: £10,550 — grants £10,550 (3); 8% of the £139,416 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/10/2023

  • Volunteers: 58
  • Government income: £19,822 — contracts £15,075 (3), grants £4,747 (2); 21% of the £93,853 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/10/2022

  • Volunteers: 73
  • Government income: £28,506 — contracts £15,866 (2), grants £12,640 (4); 25% of the £113,741 total gross income on the same return
  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Register events

Operates in: Kingston Upon Thames

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/10/2025——
31/10/2024£139k£112k
31/10/2023£94k£133k
31/10/2022£114k£102k
31/10/2021£74k£67k