The Exeter Society for the Blind

Analysis

The Exeter Society for the Blind is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Exeter. It was registered in February 1962, 64 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, disability and amateur sport, which this site groups under disability. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending March 2026, The Exeter Society for the Blind reported income of £15k and spending of £20k, spending 137% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income fell from £20k to £15k (-26%), an average of -7.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 196%. Over the whole period it spent 64% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, The Exeter Society for the Blind sits at the 34th percentile: it is larger than about 34% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 38th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Eesaar Foundation (£15k), The Zena Trust (£15k) and Radio Forest (£15k).