The Cornwall Blind and Partially Sighted Association

Analysis

The Cornwall Blind and Partially Sighted Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cornwall. It was registered in March 2005, 21 years ago. Its declared purposes cover disability, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05357432). It says it makes grants to individuals, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2026, The Cornwall Blind and Partially Sighted Association reported income of £511k and spending of £540k, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £310k to £511k (+65%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 275%. Over the whole period it spent 109% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, The Cornwall Blind and Partially Sighted Association sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Under One Sky CIO (£511k), Communication Unlimited (£512k) and The Albemarle Limited (£509k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 53%, charitable activities 23%, trading 17% and investments 2.8%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £196k. Charitable activities took 77% of spending and raising funds 21%. Grants to other organisations totalled £2,850. Reserves of £467k would cover about 10 months of spending at that rate. It employed 11 people.