The Royal School for the Blind Charity, Liverpool

Analysis

The Royal School for the Blind Charity, Liverpool is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Liverpool. It was registered in September 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, disability and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under disability. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, The Royal School for the Blind Charity, Liverpool reported income of £6.3m and spending of £6.1m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £4.5m to £6.3m (+41%), an average of +8.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2024, when income rose by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 110% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, The Royal School for the Blind Charity, Liverpool sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Fairfield Farm Trust (£6.2m), Citizens Advice North Staffordshire LTD (£6.4m) and Social Care Institute for Excellence (£6.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 92%, investments 5.4% and donations and legacies 2.0%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £83k. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.8%. Reserves of £1.9m would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 168 people.