Galloway's Society for the Blind

Analysis

Galloway's Society for the Blind is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Preston. It was registered in August 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it makes grants to individuals, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Galloway's Society for the Blind reported income of £1.6m and spending of £1.5m, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £840k to £1.6m (+93%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 70%. Over the whole period it spent 133% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Galloway's Society for the Blind sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The League of Friends of the Kent and Canterbury Hospital CIO (£1.6m), The Centre for Sustainable Healthcare (£1.6m) and Spot Project (£1.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 56%, trading 20%, charitable activities 9.4% and investments 6.0%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £823k. Charitable activities took 83% of spending and raising funds 17%. Reserves of £2.2m would cover about 18 months of spending at that rate. It employed 43 people.