# BLINDAID

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; Wales
- **Charity number:** 262119
- **Other names:** METROPOLITAN SOCIETY FOR THE BLIND
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Company number:** [00986407](https://opencompanies.uk/company/00986407)
- **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&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=262119


## Contact

- **Address:** BWBCA Ltd, Office 44, A30bc, Higher Stockley Mead, OKEHAMPTON
- **Postcode:** Devon
- **Phone:** 020 7403 6184
- **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




## 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



## Geography

- Throughout London





## Trustees

| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| **Ajay Rawal** | Chair | Oct. 1, 2022 |
| Alison Jane Gordon |  | Oct. 1, 2022 |
| Dimitra Spyridonidou |  | Nov. 29, 2023 |
| John Winston Felix Small |  | Jan. 30, 2023 |
| Rachel Holdsworth |  | Nov. 24, 2021 |
| Sarah Coften |  | March 25, 2026 |
| Thomas Abrahart |  | March 25, 2026 |



## Linked charities

- CAPTAIN ANDREW IN MEMORIAM PENSIONS (262119-1)
- DONALD CAMPBELL IN MEMORIAM PENSIONS (262119-2)
- METROPOLITAN SOCIETY FOR THE BLIND FUND (262119-3)
- ARMITAGE HOME GENERAL FUND (262119-4)
- SHAFTESBURY MEMORIAL FUND (262119-5)
- JAMES CHRISTIAN SIMPSON FUND (262119-6)
- THOMAS RHODES ARMITAGE FUND (262119-7)
- WALTER PENDLE BURGESS FOR HOLIDAYS FOR THE BLIND (262119-8)



