# BLINDAID

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 262119
- **Other names:** METROPOLITAN SOCIETY FOR THE BLIND
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** Feb. 9, 1971
- **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=262119


## Contact

- **Address:** BWBCA Ltd, Office 44, A30bc, Higher Stockley Mead, OKEHAMPTON
- **Postcode:** Devon
- **Phone:** 02074036184
- **Email:** enquiries@blindaid.org.uk
- **Website:** www.blindaid.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** TO PROMOTE THE RELIEF OF PERSONS WITH VISUAL IMPAIRMENT WHO ARE OR HAVE BEEN RESIDENT IN THE ADMINISTRATIVE AREA KNOWN AS GREATER LONDON AS FROM TIME TO TIME CONSTITUTED.

**Activities:** Community Sight Support Service: An outreach service for blind and visually impaired people residing in the 12 inner London boroughs to alleviate social isolation and provide practical support Also:  Telephone Support and Community ProjectsShare London Project -  volunteers facilitate social outings in LondonSmall grants for aids and equipment to facilitate independent living

**Area of benefit:** NOT DEFINED




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Makes Grants To Organisations, Provides Human Resources, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Disability
- **Who:** People With Disabilities



## Areas of operation

- Throughout London



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £407700 | £682712 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £344182 | £969997 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £223012 | £747271 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £285012 | £729622 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £580846 | £810484 | £2847624 | 20 |



## Trustees

- **Ajay Rawal** (Chair) — appointed Oct. 1, 2022
- Alison Jane Gordon — appointed Oct. 1, 2022
- Dimitra Spyridonidou — appointed Nov. 29, 2023
- John Winston Felix Small — appointed Jan. 30, 2023
- Rachel Holdsworth — appointed Nov. 24, 2021
- Ryan Noah Rutter — appointed Nov. 29, 2023
- Sarah Coften — appointed March 25, 2026
- Thomas Abrahart — appointed March 25, 2026