Bats Blind at Sea

Analysis

Bats Blind at Sea is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cornwall. It was registered in May 1992, 34 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, disability, amateur sport and recreation, which this site groups under disability. It says it makes grants to individuals, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Bats Blind at Sea reported income of £71k and spending of £65k, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £9,623 to £71k (+634%), an average of +65% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 275%. Over the whole period it spent 81% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Bats Blind at Sea sits at the 60th percentile: it is larger than about 60% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 66th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Barnabas Charitable Trust (£71k), Dene Valley Community Transport Ltd (£71k) and Westcliff Jewish Association (£71k).