The Torch Trust for the Blind

Analysis

The Torch Trust for the Blind is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leics. It was registered in February 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, disability, overseas aid/famine relief and religious activities, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04616526). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending September 2025, The Torch Trust for the Blind reported income of £987k and spending of £907k, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £644k to £987k (+53%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2023, when income rose by 19%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, The Torch Trust for the Blind sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Space (£987k), Bradford City FC Community Foundation (£987k) and Veterans Association (£986k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 83%, charitable activities 7.1%, trading 5.7% and investments 4.7%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £459k. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 0.9%. Grants to other organisations totalled £26k. Reserves of £392k would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 23 people.