# KENT ASSOCIATION FOR THE BLIND

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1062354
- **Other names:** KAB
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** May 14, 1997
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1062354


## Contact

- **Address:** KENT ASSOCIATION FOR THE BLIND, 72 COLLEGE ROAD, MAIDSTONE
- **Postcode:** ME15 6SJ
- **Phone:** 01622691357
- **Email:** enquiry@kab.org.uk
- **Website:** www.kab.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** THE RELIEF OF BLIND AND PARTIALLY SIGHTED PERSONS AND THE PREVENTION OF SIGHT LOSS AND BLINDNESS PARTICULARLY THROUGH THE ADMINISTRATIVE AREAS OF THE COUNTY OF KENT, MEDWAY, THE LONDON BOROUGH OF BROMLEY AND THE LONDON BOROUGH OF BEXLEY

**Activities:** Support for blind and partially sighted people and the prevention of sight loss, particularly throughout Kent, Medway and the London Boroughs of Bromley and Bexley.

**Area of benefit:** THE COUNTY OF KENT, MEDWAY, THE LONDON BOROUGH OF BROMLEY AND THE LONDON BOROUGH OF BEXLEY




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Makes Grants To Organisations, Provides Human Resources, Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Disability
- **Who:** People With Disabilities



## Areas of operation

- Bexley
- Bromley
- Kent
- Medway



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £5483599 | £3037342 | £5235299 | 99 |
| March 31, 2024 | £2541473 | £3001108 | £2778859 | 100 |
| March 31, 2023 | £2427088 | £3217872 | £3072606 | 109 |
| March 31, 2022 | £2758828 | £2995597 | £3941809 | 111 |
| March 31, 2021 | £2629319 | £2528364 | £4093084 | 107 |



## Trustees

- **Hazel Groves** (Chair) — appointed May 25, 2016
- Anthony Colwell — appointed Sept. 5, 2018
- Avril Langman-Heath — appointed March 7, 2024
- JAMES BURKE — appointed May 1, 2007
- Luke Cashin — appointed Aug. 15, 2023
- Paul Betts Co-opted — appointed March 1, 2023