Sight Support West of England

Analysis

Sight Support West of England is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Wiltshire. It was registered in May 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and disability, 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, Sight Support West of England reported income of £978k and spending of £1.0m, spending 105% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £525k to £978k (+86%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 159%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Sight Support West of England sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Somerset Cricket Foundation (£977k), Chasdei Sorele (£979k) and Case Training Services (£973k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 38%, trading 31%, donations and legacies 30% and investments 1.2%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £144k. Charitable activities took 89% of spending and raising funds 10%. Reserves of £242k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 29 people.