Vision Support Barrow & District
Analysis
Vision Support Barrow & District is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cumbria. It was registered in December 1995, 31 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, disability and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03133015). It says it makes grants to individuals, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.
In the financial year ending March 2026, Vision Support Barrow & District reported income of £2.5m and spending of £2.4m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £2.3m to £2.5m (+8.5%), an average of +2.1% a year. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.
Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Vision Support Barrow & District 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 The Bransford Trust (£2.5m), Forward Housing (£2.5m) and Mayfield Fellowship (£2.5m).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 88% and donations and legacies 6.8%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £16k. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 3.2%. Reserves of £979k would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 81 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 6.2%
- Legacies 0.6%
- Charitable activities 88%
- Trading 0.9%
- Investments 0.7%
- Other 3.1%
In the charity's own words
The charity supports visually impaired people who live within Barrow-in-Furness and the surrounding area. The organisation provides information and advice to visually impaired people and to their families and carers, provides visually impaired people with a range of welfare support and social activities, promotes awareness of sight loss issues and supports people within a residential home.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Bransford Trust | Worcester | £2.5m |
| Forward Housing | Lincolnshire | £2.5m |
| Mayfield Fellowship | Liverpool | £2.5m |
| British Deaf Association | London | £2.5m |