Blind and Sight Impaired Society (Basis)

Analysis

Blind and Sight Impaired Society (Basis) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Essex. It was registered in March 2020, 6 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Blind and Sight Impaired Society (Basis) reported income of £220k and spending of £199k, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income fell from £266k to £220k (-17%), an average of -4.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income dropped by 54%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Blind and Sight Impaired Society (Basis) sits at the 74th percentile: it is larger than about 74% 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 Turner Syndrome Support Society (£220k), Dorset Healthcare Charitable Fund (£220k) and Cameo (£220k).