Derbyshire Association of the Blind Ltd

Analysis

Derbyshire Association of the Blind Ltd is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Derby. It was registered in June 2000, 26 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and amateur sport, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03920526). It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Derbyshire Association of the Blind Ltd reported income of £732k and spending of £622k, spending 85% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £595k to £732k (+23%), an average of +5.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Derbyshire Association of the Blind Ltd sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Belle Vue Community, Sports & Youth Centre Limited (£730k), Diss, Thetford and District Citizens Advice Bureau (£733k) and Harvest Church London (£730k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 56%, donations and legacies 40%, investments 2.4% and trading 1.3%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £134k. Charitable activities took 91% of spending and raising funds 8.2%. Reserves of £827k would cover about 16 months of spending at that rate. It employed 21 people.