Wales Council of the Blind

Analysis

Wales Council of the Blind is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cardiff. It was registered in April 1995, 31 years ago. Its declared purposes cover disability, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02578918). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Wales Council of the Blind reported income of £206k and spending of £165k, spending 80% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £161k to £206k (+28%), an average of +6.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 50%. 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, Wales Council of the Blind sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Humanify (£206k), Clifford Chambers Relief in Need Charities (£206k) and Robanna Charitable Organisation (£206k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.