Essex Blind Charity

Analysis

Essex Blind Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Essex. It was registered in May 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover disability, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05098747). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending April 2025, Essex Blind Charity reported income of £215k and spending of £289k, spending 135% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income fell from £1.5m to £215k (-85%), an average of -38% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2024, when income dropped by 89%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Essex Blind Charity sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bedford Street Community Company Limited (£215k), Atma Lounge (£215k) and Like U (£214k).