North Wales Society for the Blind

Analysis

North Wales Society for the Blind is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bangor. It was registered in August 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and disability, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07693820). It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, North Wales Society for the Blind reported income of £552k and spending of £500k, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £329k to £552k (+68%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 101%. Over the whole period it spent 138% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, North Wales Society for the Blind 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 Acheinu Limited (£552k), Twilight Kindness (£553k) and Treasures Foundation (£552k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 52%, charitable activities 35%, investments 11% and trading 1.7%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £280k. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 1.4%. Reserves of £2.3m would cover about 55 months of spending at that rate. It employed 12 people.