Metro Sports and Social Club of Vision Impaired People
Analysis
Metro Sports and Social Club of Vision Impaired People is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in August 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover disability, amateur sport and recreation, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals and provides services.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Metro Sports and Social Club of Vision Impaired People reported income of £223k and spending of £161k, leaving 28% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £272k to £223k (-18%), an average of -4.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 35%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.
Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Metro Sports and Social Club of Vision Impaired People sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Carmarthen and District Talking Newspaper (£223k), Bradford Babybank (£223k) and Enviro Ability (£223k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
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In the charity's own words
Metro provides people with a vision impairment in the Greater London area with a range of sporting and social activities and opportunities, giving them the means to mix with sighted people with a view to improving understanding of the needs of people with sight, and to provide, where possible, some form of financial assistance to its members to enable them to participate fully in sporting events.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Carmarthen and District Talking Newspaper | Dyfed | £223k |
| Bradford Babybank | Pudsey | £223k |
| Enviro Ability | Ross-On-Wye | £223k |
| Dwarf Sports Association UK | Dronfield | £223k |