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Description

We help blind or vision impaired men and women who have served in the UK Armed Forces, and who meet our criteria, by giving the emotional and practical support they require to overcome the challenges they face to discover a life beyond blindness. All blind veterans should have access to the finest quality of services to help them discover life beyond sight loss.

Also known as

  • Arthur Pearson Memorial Fund
  • Bed Endowment Fund
  • Blind Soldiers and Sailors Aftercare Committee (Also Known as Blinded Soldiers and Sailors After-Care Organisation)
  • Blind Soldiers and Sailors Care Committee (Also Known as Blinded Soldiers and Sailors Care Committee)
  • Blind Veterans UK
  • Blind Veterans UK
  • Blind Veterans UK - Llandudno Centre
  • Dartmouth Soldiers Club Charity
  • David Paton McAlpine (Northern Ireland) Trust
  • Diana Gubbay Trust
  • ...and 6 other names
  • Doris Scupham Bequest
  • General Endowment Fund
  • George Albert Drake's St Dunstan's Charity
  • The Harold Adler Scholarship Fund
  • St Dunstan's
  • Trust Property in Connection With Pearson House

CCEW Charity number

216227

Company number

00189648

Registered

Postcode

WC1N 3AR

Website

blindveterans.org.uk

Domain

blindveterans.org.uk

Latest income

£37,952,000 (on )

This organisation record is based on data from Registered charities in England and Wales published by Charity Commission for England and Wales.

Blind Veterans UK

GB-CHC-216227

Locations

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Registered Office in the UK

Blind Veterans UK

GB-CHC-216227

Linked records

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This organisation record is part of a group of linked records that describe a single organisation. The organisation is linked to 3 active records and 0 inactive records, from 3 data sources.

The best identifier for this organisation is GB-CHC-216227 .
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Blind Veterans UK (this record)

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Last updated 2024-04-26

Blind Veterans UK

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Blind Veterans UK

GB-CHC-216227

Themes and activities

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This organisation has been classified using different categories:

International Classification of Non-profit and Third Sector Organizations (ICNP/TSO)

ICNP/TSO categories have been automatically assigned from a machine learning model, as part of the UK Charity Classification project.

  • Services for people with disabilities D13

UK Charity Activity Tags

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  • Armed forces AF
  • Beneficiary group BE » People with disabilities BE200
  • Health HE » Health condition HE200 » Visual impairment HE215

Theme (CCEW)

  • Education/training 102
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives 103
  • Disability 104
  • Accommodation/housing 107
  • Amateur Sport 110

Beneficiaries (CCEW)

  • People With Disabilities 203
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies 205
  • Other Defined Groups 206

Activities (CCEW)

  • Makes Grants To Individuals 301
  • Makes Grants To Organisations 302
  • Provides Human Resources 304
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space 305
  • Provides Services 306
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information 307

Scale of operation

  • National

Blind Veterans UK

GB-CHC-216227

Charity financial history

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Year ending Income (£) Spending (£)
1962-11-16 Registered as a charity
2004-03-31 14,158,000 15,425,000
2005-03-31 17,093,000 16,562,000
2006-03-31 17,051,000 19,658,000
2007-03-31 18,044,000 21,256,000
2008-03-31 18,737,000 23,572,000
2009-03-31 19,887,000 26,999,000
2010-03-31 22,023,000 25,162,000
2011-03-31 23,873,000 24,130,000
2012-03-31 25,431,000 26,391,000
2013-03-31 24,202,000 28,544,000
2014-03-31 26,753,000 28,959,000
2015-03-31 27,167,000 30,150,000
2016-03-31 27,820,000 34,331,000
2017-03-31 28,613,000 36,219,000
2018-03-31 29,763,000 36,139,000
2019-03-31 25,337,000 38,261,000
2020-03-31 28,129,000 42,210,000
2021-03-31 27,525,000 33,062,000
2022-03-31 28,827,000 32,021,000
2023-03-31 37,952,000 34,978,000
Income and Spending
Funds and Reserves

Data on funds and reserves are only available for financial years where the charity's income was more than £500,000.

Blind Veterans UK

GB-CHC-216227

Charity people

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2023
£
2022
£
Employees 481 475
Employees paid more than £60,000 18 14
Volunteers 1,006 2,128
Trustees 14
Employees
Volunteers

Data on employees is only available for financial years where the charity's income was more than £500,000.

Blind Veterans UK

GB-CHC-216227

Statement of Financial Activities

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Statement of financial activities for year ended .

Based on information provided to the Charity Commission for England and Wales in the charity's annual return. This may not exactly match the figures and categories supplied in the charity's annual accounts.

2023
£m
2022
£m
Incoming resources
Donations and other voluntary income 6.4 6.8
Legacies 10.5 11.9
Endowments - -
Donations and legacies 16.9 18.7
Income from charitable activities 1.8 1.7
Income from other trading activities - -
Income from investments 3.6 3.0
Other income 15.6 5.4
Total 38.0 28.8
Expenditure
Investment management 0.8 0.9
Other spending on raising funds 4.9 4.2
Spending on raising funds 5.7 5.1
Grants to institutions - -
Other charitable activities 29.3 27.0
Charitable activities 29.3 27.0
Other spending - -
Total 35.0 32.0
Net income / (expenditure) 3.0 (3.2)

Blind Veterans UK

GB-CHC-216227

Balance sheet

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Balance sheet at .

Based on information provided to the Charity Commission for England and Wales in the charity's annual return. This may not exactly match the figures and categories supplied in the charity's annual accounts.

2023
£m
2022
£m
Fixed assets
Tangible and intangible assets 47.6 48.2
Investment assets 83.3 87.8
130.9 136.0
Current assets
Current investment assets - -
Cash 11.4 6.2
Other current assets 2.5 3.3
13.9 9.5
Creditors
Amounts falling due within one year (2.8) (2.6)
Net current assets 11.1 6.9
Total assets less current liabilities 142.0 142.9
Creditors
Amounts falling due after one year (5.0) (5.0)
Net assets (excluding pension scheme) 137.0 137.9
Defined benefit pension scheme 3.6 (3.7)
Net assets (including pension scheme) 140.6 134.2
Funds
Endowment funds - 1.3
Restricted funds 26.7 27.1
Unrestricted funds 113.9 105.7
140.6 134.2

Blind Veterans UK

GB-CHC-216227

Income from government

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According to data returned to the Charity Commission, this charity did not receive income from government grants or contracts in 2023 (the latest year with data available) or 2022.

Blind Veterans UK

GB-CHC-216227

Grants received

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Received 13 grants. Showing most recent 10 grants.

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Date Funder Amount awarded Description
Vision Foundation
Vision Fund
£50,000
1 year
Remote support services for older VI people, including rehabilitation interventions, activities of daily living and creative activities.
Apr 2021 to Mar 2022
Co-operative Group £2,535 Grant to Blind Veterans UK - Llandudno Centre
Department of Health and Social Care
Blind Veterans UK ?Health, Wellbeing & Rehabilitation Project?
£300,000 Blind Veterans UK Health, Wellbeing & Rehabilitation Project
Barnwood Trust
Small grants to community groups
£4,746 Small grants to community groups
The National Lottery Community Fund
National Lottery Awards for All
£10,000
1 year
Lunch clubs for blind veterans
Aug 2019 to Aug 2020
The National Lottery Heritage Fund
First World War: Then and Now
£7,900 Grant to Blind Veterans UK
Ministry of Defence
Defence - Aged Veterans Fund
£100,000 Supporting delivery of a public service
Ministry of Defence
Defence - Aged Veterans Fund
£105,776 Supporting delivery of a public service
Ministry of Defence
Defence - Aged Veterans Fund
£100,000 Supporting delivery of a public service
Quartet Community Foundation
Donor Directed
£250 Grant to Blind Veterans UK

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Blind Veterans UK

GB-CHC-216227

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