# NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND OF THE UNITED KINGDOM

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; Wales
- **Charity number:** 236629
- **Other names:** NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND OF THE UNITED KINGDOM, NFBUK
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** Sept. 22, 1964
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&amp;p_p_lifecycle=0&amp;p_p_state=maximized&amp;p_p_mode=view&amp;_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=236629


## Contact

- **Address:** National Federation of The Blind, Sir John Wilson House, 215 Kirkgate, WAKEFIELD
- **Postcode:** WF1 1JG
- **Phone:** 01924 291313
- **Email:** admin@nfbuk.org
- **Website:** www.nfbuk.org



## Activities

**Objects:** THROUGH REPRESENTATION AND CAMPAIGNING, THE FEDERATION STRIVES TO IMPROVE ASPECTS AND QUALITY OF DAILY LIFE FOR ALL BLIND, PARTIALLY SIGHTED,  AND DEAF-BLIND PEOPLE AND THOSE WHOãS SIGHT IMPAIRMENT IS PART OF MULTI DISABILITY, IN THE UNITED KINGDOM.

**Activities:** The federation, through its blind and partially sighted membership, seeks to promote a better quality of life for all visually impaired people through local activities at branch level and nationally through campaigning.




## Classification

- **How:** Other Charitable Activities
- **What:** Disability
- **Who:** Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities



## Geography

- Scotland
- Throughout England And Wales





## Trustees

| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Clive Lever |  | Sept. 30, 2023 |
| Douglas Gilroy |  | Oct. 25, 2025 |
| Dr Devaki Sivasubramanian |  | Sept. 12, 2020 |
| Elizabeth Ann Silver |  | Sept. 24, 2022 |
| Jill Allen-King |  | Jan. 11, 2024 |
| MR A HODGSON |  | July 29, 2013 |
| MR K FARRELL |  |  |
| Sandra Kane |  | Sept. 27, 2025 |




