Isle of Wight Society for the Blind

Analysis

Isle of Wight Society for the Blind is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Newport. It was registered in October 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and disability, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06240404). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Isle of Wight Society for the Blind reported income of £321k and spending of £337k, spending 105% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £284k to £321k (+13%), an average of +3.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Isle of Wight Society for the Blind sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Posh Club (£321k), Rosetta Arts CIO (£322k) and Welcome Churches (£321k).

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.