Berkshire County Blind Society

Analysis

Berkshire County Blind Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Reading. It was registered in March 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover disability, amateur sport, economic/community development/employment and recreation, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07977903). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Berkshire County Blind Society reported income of £634k and spending of £814k, spending 128% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £424k to £634k (+50%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 185%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Berkshire County Blind Society sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Junction Church (£634k), Raise Limited (£635k) and Fresh Fields Enterprises (£633k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 66%, charitable activities 27% and investments 6.2%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £79k. Charitable activities took 87% of spending and raising funds 7.0%. It employed 29 people.