Royal Blind
Also known as: Sight Scotland
- Country
- Scotland
- Charity number
- SC017167
- Status
- Active
- Registered
- Jan. 16, 1923
- Legal form
- Statutory corporation (Royal Charter etc)
Address
- Address
- 2A
Robertson Avenue
Edinburgh
EH11 1PZ
Contact
- Website
sightscotland.org.uk
Activities
'It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals','It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations','It carries out activities or services itself'
'the advancement of education','the advancement of health','the provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended','the promotion of equality and diversity','the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage'
Sight Scotland, formerly Royal Blind, is Scotland’s largest visual impairment organisation, dedicated to addressing visual impairment challenges for over 230 years. Our services support people at all stages of sight loss and include learning services, community support, residential care, enterprise, and research funding. The Royal Blind School now serves children and young people with complex needs and offers outreach services to local authorities. The Scottish Braille Press focuses on transcribing large print and audio documents, primarily for the financial sector. Our residential care services, Forward Vision and Allermuir, and our after-school and holiday club, Kidscene, have been operating for over a decade. In more recent times, we established our Community Services, through which we are able to provide support to people within their communities and through our helpline across the whole of Scotland.
Finances
| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £21,067,000 | £20,674,000 | 345 |
| March 31, 2024 | £17,144,000 | £18,666,000 | 330 |
| March 31, 2023 | £13,669,000 | £16,011,000 | 323 |
| March 31, 2022 | £12,787,000 | £13,908,000 | 311 |
| March 31, 2021 | £19,971,000 | £24,136,000 | 495 |