The Outlook Trust for the Visually Impaired

Analysis

The Outlook Trust for the Visually Impaired is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lancaster. It was registered in July 2000, 26 years ago. Its declared purposes cover disability and amateur sport, which this site groups under disability. It says it provides human resources.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Outlook Trust for the Visually Impaired reported income of £30k and spending of £34k, spending 112% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £27k to £30k (+10%), an average of +2.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 45%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, The Outlook Trust for the Visually Impaired sits at the 46th percentile: it is larger than about 46% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 52nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Higher Ground Assembly (£30k), Euphonious Faith Music School (£30k) and The Emotional Help Hub UK Ltd (£30k).