BLINDAID
Registered charity 262119 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as METROPOLITAN SOCIETY FOR THE BLIND
Community Sight Support Service: An outreach service for blind and visually impaired people residing in the 12 inner London boroughs to alleviate social isolation and provide practical support Also: Telephone Support and Community ProjectsShare London Project - volunteers facilitate social outings in LondonSmall grants for aids and equipment to facilitate independent living
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Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts
The accounts state that the charity operated at a net expenditure of £184,360 for the year, relying on investment gains and reserves to cover the deficit. The trustees report that free reserves excluding designated funds are nil, with a stated policy to maintain a cash buffer of 12-24 months of required expenditure due to reliance on volatile investments. The charity is actively seeking external funding from local authorities to sustain its core services, having secured commitments from 10 of 12 boroughs.
Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy
“The free reserves as at the year-end that have not already been designated towards the core service is nil.”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Corporate structure
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — BlindAid (matched by registered charity number).
Funders the charity credits
Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).
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.
- ABRAHART, Thomas Anthony — director, appointed 02/05/2026on trustee list
- COFTEN, Sarah Valerie — director, appointed 21/04/2026on trustee list
- SPYRIDONIDOU, Dimitra — director, appointed 29/11/2023on trustee list
- SMALL, John Winston Felix — director, appointed 31/01/2023on trustee list
- GORDON, Alison Jane — director, appointed 30/09/2022on trustee list
- RAWAL, Ajay — director, appointed 30/09/2022on trustee list
- HOLDSWORTH, Rachel Anne — director, appointed 24/11/2021on trustee list
- O'HARA, Sue — secretary, appointed 03/10/2011
Official officers record.
Property (HM Land Registry)
1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): instagram
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2020)
Cost of raising funds
£57k
Reported reserves equal ~35.2 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (58% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 9.8% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 2.9%) (benchmarks).
- Ajay Rawalchair
- Alison Jane Gordon
- Dimitra Spyridonidou
- John Winston Felix Small
- Rachel Holdsworth
- Sarah Coften
- Thomas Abrahart
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Throughout London
Income and spending
Common questions
Is BLINDAID financially healthy?
Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity operated at a net expenditure of £184,360 for the year, relying on investment gains and reserves to cover the deficit. The trustees report that free reserves excluding designated funds are nil, with a stated policy to maintain a cash buffer of 12-24 months of required expenditure due to reliance on volatile investments. The charity is actively seeking external funding from local authorities to sustain its core services, having secured commitments from 10 of 12 boroughs. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds BLINDAID?
Funders whose own accounts filings name BLINDAID as a grant recipient include Fight for Sight, SOUTHWARK CHARITIES, CHARLES S FRENCH CHARITABLE TRUST, THE WILLIAM ALLEN YOUNG CHARITABLE TRUST, THE WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF CUTLERS GENERAL CHARITABLE FUND.
Known funders
Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.
Government & lottery funding
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