Watford Social Centre for the Blind

Analysis

Watford Social Centre for the Blind is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Herts. It was registered in June 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and disability, which this site groups under disability. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Watford Social Centre for the Blind reported income of £65k and spending of £50k, leaving 24% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £24k to £65k (+168%), an average of +28% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 209%. Over the whole period it spent 40% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Watford Social Centre for the Blind sits at the 59th percentile: it is larger than about 59% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 65th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Radical Norwich (£65k), Together with Migrant Children (£65k) and Exeter Disability Transport Service (£65k).