# The Guide Dogs For The Blind Association

## Details

- **Country:** Scotland
- **Charity number:** SC038979
- **Known as:** Guide Dogs
- **Status:** Active
- **Legal form:** Company (the charity is registered with Companies House)
- **Registered:** Nov. 23, 2007
- **Register:** https://www.oscr.org.uk/about-charities/search-the-register/charity-details?number=SC038979


## Contact

- **Address:** Hillfields, Burghfield Common, Reading, Berkshire
- **Postcode:** RG7 3YG
- **Website:** www.guidedogs.org.uk



## Activities

**Activities:** &#x27;It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations&#x27;,&#x27;It carries out activities or services itself&#x27;

**Purposes:** &#x27;the advancement of health&#x27;,&#x27;the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage&#x27;

**Beneficiaries:** &#x27;People with disabilities or health problems&#x27;

**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







