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Royal National Institute of Blind People

Country
Scotland
Charity number
SC039316
Status
Active
Reporting
Up to date Last filed Dec. 29, 2025. Filing history
Registered
Feb. 23, 2008
Legal form
Statutory corporation (Royal Charter etc)

Address

Address
154A Pentonville Road
London
N1 9je
N1 9JE

Contact

Website
rnib.org.uk
Screenshot of the Royal National Institute of Blind People website

Activities

'It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals','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'

Beneficiaries: 'Children or young people','Older People','People with disabilities or health problems'

Objectives: The objects for which the Institute is established and incorporated are to promote the better education, training, employment and welfare of Blind and partially sighted people, and generally to watch over and protect the interests of Blind and partially sighted people and to prevent blindness.

Geography

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

Finances

Period end Filed Income Expenditure Employees
March 31, 2025 Dec. 29, 2025On time £95,900,000 £95,400,000 1,488
March 31, 2024 Dec. 18, 2024On time £89,683,000 £90,524,000 1,286
March 31, 2023 Jan. 8, 20248 days late £106,593,000 £87,026,000 1,223
March 31, 2022 Dec. 29, 2022On time £85,709,000 £77,207,000 1,178
March 31, 2021 Dec. 23, 2021On time £86,486,000 £79,066,000 1,323

Due dates are 9 months after the year end, OSCR's deadline, so they don't allow for any extension OSCR has granted.

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