Nottinghamshire Royal Society for the Blind

Analysis

Nottinghamshire Royal Society for the Blind is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Nottingham. It was registered in October 1980, 46 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01535327). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Nottinghamshire Royal Society for the Blind reported income of £640k and spending of £635k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £699k to £640k (-8.4%), an average of -2.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 68%. Over the whole period it spent 106% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Nottinghamshire Royal Society for the Blind sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include River Holme Connections (£640k), The Manny Cohen Foundation (£640k) and Wave Trust (£640k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 80%, trading 16% and charitable activities 3.4%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £173k. Charitable activities took 75% of spending and raising funds 24%. Reserves of £184k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 13 people.