The Blackpool Fylde and Wyre Society for the Blind

Analysis

The Blackpool Fylde and Wyre Society for the Blind is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Blackpool. It was registered in March 1992, 34 years ago. Its declared purposes cover disability, accommodation/housing and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02698040). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Blackpool Fylde and Wyre Society for the Blind reported income of £2.3m and spending of £2.1m, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.5m to £2.3m (+47%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, The Blackpool Fylde and Wyre Society 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 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Venture Trust (£2.3m), Pilgrims' Friend Society (RP) (£2.3m) and Forest of Avon Trust (£2.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 85%, donations and legacies 12% and investments 1.7%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £161k. Charitable activities took 89% of spending and raising funds 8.5%. Reserves of £1.9m would cover about 11 months of spending at that rate. It employed 80 people.