Blind Life in Durham

Analysis

Blind Life in Durham is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Crook. It was registered in June 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, disability, amateur sport and recreation, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06567582). It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending July 2025, Blind Life in Durham reported income of £20k and spending of £24k, spending 123% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £18k to £20k (+11%), an average of +2.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2022, when income rose by 130%. Over the whole period it spent 110% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Blind Life in Durham sits at the 39th percentile: it is larger than about 39% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 44th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Winkleigh War Memorial Recreation Field (£20k), The Mark Glaser Foundation (£20k) and T & B Initiative (£20k).

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.