Vision Support Harrogate District
Analysis
Vision Support Harrogate District is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in North Yorkshire. It was registered in November 1962, 64 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, disability and religious activities, which this site groups under disability. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Vision Support Harrogate District reported income of £103k and spending of £163k, spending 159% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £93k to £103k (+9.9%), an average of +2.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 222%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.
Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Vision Support Harrogate District sits at the 66th percentile: it is larger than about 66% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 71st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Paul and Sheila Bradshaw Foundation (£103k), Spinal Track (£103k) and The Waffle Hub Community Cafe (£103k).
Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The Society responds to the needs of visually impaired people in the Harrogate district by providing among other things:- a centre for social activities, handicraft training, educational classes,home visiting,information about hospital eye clinics, a telephone befriending service, counselling, display of aids for the blind and outings.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Paul and Sheila Bradshaw Foundation | Surrey | £103k |
| Spinal Track | Northants | £103k |
| The Waffle Hub Community Cafe | Burnham-On-Sea | £103k |
| Needham Trinity Foundation | Ely | £103k |