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The Royal Society for Blind Children

A Registered Charity based in England

This organisation record is part of a group of linked records that describe a single organisation. The organisation is linked to 2 active records and 0 inactive records, from 2 data sources.

The best identifier for this organisation is GB-CHC-307892 .
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Description

The objects of the charity are to provide education, advice, guidance and training to children and young people who are blind or partially sighted and to provide such services as children and young people who are blind or partially sighted may require to lead independent lives within their own communities or otherwise meet their needs.

Also known as

  • RLSB
  • Royal London Society for Blind People
  • The Royal London Society for Blind People
  • The Royal London Society for the Blind
  • The Royal Society for Blind Children
  • RSBC
  • RSBC (Royal Society for Blind Children)
  • Royal London Society for Blind Children
  • The Royal London Society for Blind People
  • The Royal Society For Blind Children
  • ...and 4 other names
  • Royal Society for Blind Children
  • The Royal Society for Blind Children
  • Royal Society for Blind Children (RSBC)
  • The Royal Society for Blind Children (RSBC)

CCEW Charity number

307892

Company number

00139928

Registered

Postcode

EC3R 6EN

Website

rsbc.org.uk

Latest income

£4,513,000 (on )

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

The Royal Society for Blind Children

GB-CHC-307892

Locations

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Areas of operation in the UK

Registered Office in the UK

The Royal Society for Blind Children

GB-CHC-307892

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 2 active records and 0 inactive records, from 2 data sources.

The best identifier for this organisation is GB-CHC-307892 .
What is an organisation identifier?

An organisation identifier is a unique piece of text that definitively identifies an organisation.

Examples include charity numbers and company numbers.

Identifiers are usually assigned by an external body like a regulator.

Findthatcharity uses the Org ID scheme to create identifiers.

GB-CHC gives the scheme for this identifier (Charity Commission), while 307892 is the identifier for this organisation within the scheme.

The Royal Society for Blind Children

Organisation record from Companies House
Last updated 2024-03-23

The Royal Society for Blind Children

GB-CHC-307892

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

These tags are taken from a project to classify all UK charities using a common set of tags. The tags are applied using keyword searching, so may be incorrect for particular cases.

Visit charityclassification.org.uk for more information on the project. If you have any feedback on the classification system or how it has been applied there is a form on the project homepage.

  • Beneficiary group BE » Children BE102
  • Beneficiary group BE » Young people BE115
  • Beneficiary group BE » People with disabilities BE200
  • Education ED
  • Education ED » Training ED300
  • Health HE » Health condition HE200 » Visual impairment HE215

Theme (CCEW)

  • Education/training 102
  • Disability 104
  • Economic/community Development/employment 113

Beneficiaries (CCEW)

  • Children/young People 201
  • People With Disabilities 203

Activities (CCEW)

  • Provides Services 306
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information 307

Scale of operation

  • National

The Royal Society for Blind Children

GB-CHC-307892

Charity financial history

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Year ending Income (£) Spending (£)
1963-04-25 Registered as a charity
2004-07-31 9,838,000 9,614,000
2005-07-31 10,844,000 9,631,000
2006-07-31 11,256,000 9,885,000
2007-07-31 9,895,000 9,683,000
2008-07-31 11,455,000 10,439,000
2009-07-31 8,808,000 8,528,000
2010-07-31 8,571,000 8,684,000
2011-12-31 9,421,000 12,075,000
2012-12-31 5,532,000 7,421,000
2013-12-31 8,507,000 6,364,000
2014-12-31 5,411,000 6,072,000
2015-12-31 4,609,000 4,562,000
2016-12-31 5,152,000 5,451,000
2017-12-31 5,066,000 5,873,000
2018-12-31 4,306,000 5,383,000
2019-12-31 4,145,000 4,830,000
2020-12-31 4,355,000 3,689,000
2021-12-31 5,006,000 3,870,000
2022-12-31 4,513,000 3,413,000
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.

The Royal Society for Blind Children

GB-CHC-307892

Charity people

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2022
£
2021
£
Employees 54 57
Employees paid more than £60,000 4 5
Volunteers 120 148
Trustees 12
Employees
Volunteers

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

The Royal Society for Blind Children

GB-CHC-307892

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.

2022
£000s
2021
£000s
Incoming resources
Donations and other voluntary income 1,446.0 2,949.0
Legacies 2,295.0 1,358.0
Endowments - -
Donations and legacies 3,741.0 4,307.0
Income from charitable activities 767.0 693.0
Income from other trading activities - -
Income from investments 1.0 -
Other income 4.0 6.0
Total 4,513.0 5,006.0
Expenditure
Investment management - -
Other spending on raising funds 786.0 761.0
Spending on raising funds 786.0 761.0
Grants to institutions - -
Other charitable activities 2,627.0 3,109.0
Charitable activities 2,627.0 3,109.0
Other spending - -
Total 3,413.0 3,870.0
Net income / (expenditure) 1,100.0 1,136.0

The Royal Society for Blind Children

GB-CHC-307892

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.

2022
£000s
2021
£000s
Fixed assets
Tangible and intangible assets 1,229.0 1,319.0
Investment assets - -
1,229.0 1,319.0
Current assets
Current investment assets - -
Cash 1,711.0 2,100.0
Other current assets 2,617.0 1,086.0
4,328.0 3,186.0
Creditors
Amounts falling due within one year (924.0) (799.0)
Net current assets 3,404.0 2,387.0
Total assets less current liabilities 4,633.0 3,706.0
Creditors
Amounts falling due after one year (327.0) (499.0)
Net assets (excluding pension scheme) 4,306.0 3,207.0
Defined benefit pension scheme (14.0) (26.0)
Net assets (including pension scheme) 4,292.0 3,181.0
Funds
Endowment funds 25.0 25.0
Restricted funds 124.0 393.0
Unrestricted funds 4,143.0 2,763.0
4,292.0 3,181.0

The Royal Society for Blind Children

GB-CHC-307892

Income from government

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2022
£
2021
£
Contracts with government
Income from government contracts 727,000 684,000
Government contracts as % of total income 16.1% 13.7%
Number of government contracts 16 11
Government grants
None recorded

The Royal Society for Blind Children

GB-CHC-307892

Grants received

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Received 44 grants. Showing most recent 10 grants.

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Date Funder Amount awarded Description
Vision Foundation
Vision Fund
£30,000 Building Connections With Young People - Designed with experience.
Paul Hamlyn Foundation
Investing in Young People - Inflation COL support - IYP
£3,000
2 years
Enhancing access to vital services through strategic partnership development
Aug 2021 to Aug 2024
City Bridge Trust
Positive Transitions
£161,860 Grant to Royal Society for Blind Children
BBC Children in Need
Cost of Living Uplift
£500
Oct 2022
Grant to The Royal Society for Blind Children
Oct 2022
Hackney Council
Social Welfare Advice
£12,000
3 years
Grant to Royal Society for Blind Children (RSBC)
Apr 2023 to Mar 2026
Vision Foundation
Vision Fund
£48,820
2 years
Learn to Earn
Nov 2022 to Oct 2024
The National Lottery Community Fund £394,516 Access Unlimited
Quartet Community Foundation
Donor Directed
£250 Grant to Royal Society for Blind Children
The Clothworkers' Foundation
Large Grants Programme
£65,000 Grant to The Royal Society For Blind Children
Paul Hamlyn Foundation
Investing in Young People - Youth Fund
£90,000
3 years
Enhancing access to vital services through strategic partnership development
Aug 2021 to Aug 2024

Data source

Some grants data comes from funders who publish data using the 360Giving Data Standard. It was accessed using the 360Giving Datastore.

National Lottery grants data comes from the Department of Culture, Media and Sport who publish the National Lottery grants database.

This data is used under the Open Government Licence. Grants that are also published under 360Giving have been removed to ensure there is not duplication.

  • The National Lottery (4 grants) | Licence

The Royal Society for Blind Children

GB-CHC-307892

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