Ringwood and Fordingbridge Club for the Blind

Analysis

Ringwood and Fordingbridge Club for the Blind is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Ringwood. It was registered in September 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover disability and recreation, which this site groups under disability. It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Ringwood and Fordingbridge Club for the Blind reported income of £31k and spending of £5,597, leaving 82% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £742 to £31k (+4135%), an average of +155% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 811%. Over the whole period it spent 42% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Ringwood and Fordingbridge Club for the Blind sits at the 47th percentile: it is larger than about 47% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 53rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Musicworks Midlands (£31k), Scarborough Mates (£31k) and Hansa Class UK (£31k).