Carmarthenshire Blind Society

Analysis

Carmarthenshire Blind Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Pembrokeshire. It was registered in June 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under children and youth development. It says it makes grants to individuals, acts as an umbrella or resource body and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Carmarthenshire Blind Society reported income of £87k and spending of £53k, leaving 39% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income fell from £130k to £87k (-33%), an average of -9.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2026, when income rose by 100%. Over the whole period it spent 47% of the income it received.

Among 5,641 England and Wales charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Carmarthenshire Blind Society sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 69th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Monica Rabagliati Charitable Trust (£86k), 11th Nuneaton (Weddington) Scout Group (£87k) and South Grove Community Association (£86k).