Merthyr Tydfil Institute for the Blind

Analysis

Merthyr Tydfil Institute for the Blind is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Merthyr Tydfil. It was registered in January 1992, 34 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, disability, economic/community development/employment and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02659355). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Merthyr Tydfil Institute for the Blind reported income of £2.4m and spending of £2.1m, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.6m to £2.4m (+45%), an average of +9.7% a year. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Merthyr Tydfil Institute for the Blind sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Chesterfield and District Society for People with a Disability (£2.4m), Lincolnshire House Association (£2.4m) and The Leeds United Foundation (£2.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 97% and investments 3.4%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £2.6m would cover about 15 months of spending at that rate. It employed 44 people.