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The Guide Dogs For The Blind Association

Also known as: Guide Dogs

Country
Scotland
Charity number
SC038979
Status
Active
Registered
Nov. 23, 2007
Legal form
Company (the charity is registered with Companies House)

Address

Address
Hillfields
Burghfield Common
Reading
Berkshire
RG7 3YG

Contact

Activities

'It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations','It carries out activities or services itself'

'the advancement of health','the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage'

Beneficiaries: 'People with disabilities or health problems'

Objectives: The Objects for which the Association is established are to promote the health, equality and independence of blind and partially sighted people by: 1. Providing guide dogs for blind and partially sighted people.. 2. Training and educating blind and partially sighted people in the use of such guide dogs. 3. The relief, prevention and cure of vision impairment. 4. Providing such services, facilities and activities for the benefit of blind and partially sighted people as the Association shall from time to time deem fit

Geography

Main operating location
Outwith Scotland
Geographical spread
Scotland and other parts of the UK

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure Employees
Dec. 31, 2024 £156,400,000 £158,900,000 1,847
Dec. 31, 2023 £144,698,875 £144,963,519 1,958
Dec. 31, 2022 £142,035,284 £128,280,220 1,737
Dec. 31, 2021 £153,000,000 £116,000,000 1,456
Dec. 31, 2020 £125,900,000 £111,900,000 1,442