Warrington Visually Impaired People

Analysis

Warrington Visually Impaired People is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cheshire. It was registered in October 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Warrington Visually Impaired People reported income of £142k and spending of £184k, spending 130% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £70k to £142k (+103%), an average of +19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 119%. Over the whole period it spent 174% of the income it received.

Among 5,976 England and Wales charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Warrington Visually Impaired People 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 76th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Lister Charitable Trust (£142k), Nextenergy Foundation (£143k) and Manchester Diocesan Church of England Council for Social Aid (£142k).

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.