Wirral Society of the Blind and Partially Sighted

Analysis

Wirral Society of the Blind and Partially Sighted is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Merseyside. It was registered in May 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover disability, arts/culture/heritage/science and amateur sport, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07982870). It says it provides human resources and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Wirral Society of the Blind and Partially Sighted reported income of £251k and spending of £261k, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £260k to £251k (-3.5%), an average of -0.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income dropped by 33%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Wirral Society of the Blind and Partially Sighted sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Hoops Foundation (£251k), Crewe and Nantwich Gymnastics and Community Activities Centre (£251k) and Halton Speak Out CIO (£251k).