Sandwell Visually Impaired

Analysis

Sandwell Visually Impaired is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in West Midlands. It was registered in October 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, disability and recreation, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Sandwell Visually Impaired reported income of £99k and spending of £85k, spending 86% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £66k to £99k (+51%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 45%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Sandwell Visually Impaired sits at the 66th percentile: it is larger than about 66% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 71st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Community Care North Bucks (CCNB) (£99k), Headway Lincolnshire (£99k) and Bilsthorpe Miners' Welfare Scheme (£99k).