Devonport and Western Counties Association for Promoting the General Welfare of the Blind

Analysis

Devonport and Western Counties Association for Promoting the General Welfare of the Blind is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Plymouth. It was registered in April 1962, 64 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Devonport and Western Counties Association for Promoting the General Welfare of the Blind reported income of £4.4m and spending of £4.3m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £2.8m to £4.4m (+57%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Devonport and Western Counties Association for Promoting the General Welfare of the Blind sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Brentford FC Community Sports Trust (£4.4m), Human Aid & Advocacy (£4.4m) and Tameside, Oldham, Glossop and Stockport Mind Ltd (£4.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 98% and investments 2.2%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.2%. Reserves of £4.8m would cover about 13 months of spending at that rate. It employed 128 people.