The Sheffield Royal Society for the Blind

Analysis

The Sheffield Royal Society for the Blind is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Sheffield. It was registered in June 1995, 31 years ago. Its declared purposes cover disability, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03053277). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending June 2025, The Sheffield Royal Society for the Blind reported income of £2.3m and spending of £2.7m, spending 117% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £1.9m to £2.3m (+23%), an average of +5.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2024, when income rose by 20%. Over the whole period it spent 107% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, The Sheffield Royal 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 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Woodlands Quaker Home (£2.3m), The Leeds United Foundation (£2.4m) and Releasing Potential Ltd (£2.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 68%, donations and legacies 20% and investments 12%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £226k. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 3.6%. Reserves of £5.8m would cover about 26 months of spending at that rate. It employed 86 people.