South Devon and Cornwall Institution for the Blind

Analysis

South Devon and Cornwall Institution for the Blind is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Devon. It was registered in January 1962, 64 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, disability and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under disability. It says it makes grants to individuals and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, South Devon and Cornwall Institution for the Blind reported income of £35k and spending of £40k, spending 115% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £29k to £35k (+22%), an average of +5.0% a year. Over the whole period it spent 111% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, South Devon and Cornwall Institution for the Blind sits at the 49th percentile: it is larger than about 49% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 55th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Club 21 (People with Learning Disabilities, Poole) (£35k), The Veronique Charitable Trust (£35k) and St Albans Community Pantry (£35k).