Teesside and District Society for the Blind

Analysis

Teesside and District Society for the Blind is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cleveland. It was registered in May 1988, 38 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, disability and amateur sport, 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 March 2025, Teesside and District Society for the Blind reported income of £161k and spending of £177k, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £95k to £161k (+69%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 69%. Over the whole period it spent 119% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Teesside and District Society for the Blind sits at the 73rd percentile: it is larger than about 73% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Khatamun Nabiyeen Trust (£161k), The Vernon Charitable Foundation (£161k) and Canolfan Cymdeithasol Porthmadog (Portmadoc Community Centre Association) (£161k).