Bournemouth Blind Society

Analysis

Bournemouth Blind Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bournemouth. It was registered in June 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, disability and recreation, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05792657). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Bournemouth Blind Society reported income of £152k and spending of £220k, spending 144% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income fell from £180k to £152k (-16%), an average of -4.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income dropped by 39%. Over the whole period it spent 116% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Bournemouth Blind Society sits at the 72nd percentile: it is larger than about 72% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 77th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Celfogwmpas (£152k), Breaks Manor Youth and Community Centre (£152k) and Always Bee You CIO (£152k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.