Scottish War Blinded
Also known as: Sight Scotland Veterans
- Country
- Scotland
- Charity number
- SC047192
- Status
- Active
- Registered
- Feb. 21, 2017
- Legal form
- SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)
Address
- Address
- 2A Robertson Avenue
Edinburgh
EH11 1PZ
Contact
- Website
sightscotlandveterans.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 relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage'
Sight Scotland Veterans, formerly known as Scottish War Blinded, provides support to armed forces veterans affected by sight loss in Scotland to help them regain confidence, restore their independence and make new connections. The vast majority of veterans we support currently lost their sight after their time in service due to old age and conditions like glaucoma and macular degeneration. Only a very small number of veterans lost their sight during active service. We continually evolve our approach to reach every veteran in need by developing skills and resources for independent living, supporting individual needs, involving veterans with sight loss in shaping our services, campaigning for equal rights, funding visual impairment research, and innovating our services to meet changing needs.
Beneficiaries: 'People with disabilities or health problems'
Objectives: 4 The assets of the SCIO shall be held and applied in such manner as the trustees think fit for any purposes which appear to them in their absolute discretion directed to the relief of visually impaired former members of United Kingdom armed forces, including persons who have served in the merchant navy or the nursing services in active service and their civil partners, spouses, widows, widowers and dependants if they are experiencing hardship.
Geography
- Main operating location
- City of Edinburgh
- Geographical spread
- Operations cover all or most of Scotland
Finances
| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £875,000 | £6,474,000 | 89 |
| March 31, 2024 | £969,000 | £6,774,000 | 87 |
| March 31, 2023 | £1,012,000 | £6,149,000 | 85 |
| March 31, 2022 | £1,612,000 | £5,327,000 | 81 |
| March 31, 2021 | £1,625,000 | £5,201,000 | 81 |