Sight Support Hull and East Yorkshire

Analysis

Sight Support Hull and East Yorkshire is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hull. It was registered in August 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, disability, accommodation/housing and amateur sport, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00299291). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Sight Support Hull and East Yorkshire reported income of £666k and spending of £792k, spending 119% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £480k to £666k (+39%), an average of +8.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 79%. Over the whole period it spent 121% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Sight Support Hull and East Yorkshire sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Clwyd Special Riding Centre Limited (£665k), Castle Point Association of Voluntary Services Limited (£667k) and Four Towns and Vale Link Community Transport (£665k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 42%, donations and legacies 39% and investments 10%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £92k. Charitable activities took 88% of spending and raising funds 12%. Reserves of £1.9m would cover about 29 months of spending at that rate. It employed 22 people.