The Middlesex Association for the Blind

Analysis

The Middlesex Association for the Blind is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Stanmore. It was registered in December 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and disability, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00514204). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Middlesex Association for the Blind reported income of £862k and spending of £533k, leaving 38% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £398k to £862k (+117%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 96%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, The Middlesex Association for the Blind sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sandwell Deaf Community Association (£862k), Misgav (£862k) and The Harlequins Foundation (£860k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 83%, charitable activities 13%, trading 2.9% and investments 1.2%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £228k. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 2.4%. Reserves of £375k would cover about 8 months of spending at that rate. It employed 19 people.