Deafblind UK

Analysis

Deafblind UK is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in March 1990, 36 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02426281). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Deafblind UK reported income of £3.6m and spending of £3.6m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £3.4m to £3.6m (+5.9%), an average of +1.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income dropped by 19%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Deafblind UK sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% 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 Sense International (£3.6m), Age UK East London (£3.6m) and The Elders Foundation (£3.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 44%, charitable activities 42%, trading 11% and investments 2.9%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £530k. Charitable activities took 84% of spending and raising funds 9.1%. Reserves of £1.5m would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 109 people.