Royal Commonwealth Society for the Blind
Registered charity 207544 Registered since 1962
Operates: Bangladesh, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-bissau, India, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Liberia
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Contact
| Website | www.sightsavers.org |
| info@sightsavers.org | |
| Phone | 01444446601 |
| Address | 35 PERRYMOUNT ROAD, HAYWARDS HEATH, RH16 3BW |
Finances
£285,595,000 latest income
| Year | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | £261,007,000 | £250,405,000 |
| 2021 | £236,775,000 | £213,622,000 |
| 2022 | £313,352,000 | £309,174,000 |
| 2023 | £337,945,000 | £340,501,000 |
| 2024 | £285,595,000 | £288,464,000 |
What it does
What
Education/trainingThe Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of LivesDisabilityThe Prevention Or Relief Of PovertyOverseas Aid/famine ReliefEconomic/community Development/employmentWho
Children/young PeopleElderly/old PeoplePeople With DisabilitiesOther Charities Or Voluntary BodiesThe General Public/mankindHow
Makes Grants To OrganisationsProvides Human ResourcesProvides Buildings/facilities/open SpaceProvides ServicesProvides Advocacy/advice/informationSponsors Or Undertakes ResearchCharitable objects
(A) THE PREVENTION AND CURE OF BLINDNESS AND THE EDUCATION ,REHABILITATION ,TRAINING, AND EMPLOYMENT OF THE BLIND IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT. (B) TO FOSTER COLLABORATION AMONG ORGANISATIONS CONCERNED WITH BLINDNESS AND ITS PREVENTION AND TO PROMOTE AND WHERE APPROPRIATE TO PARTICIPATE IN NATIONAL REGIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES LIKELY TO PREVENT BLINDNESS AND BENEFIT THE BLIND IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD.
Governing document: ROYAL CHARTER AND BYE-LAWS DATED 28TH FEBRUARY 1990, AS AMENDED BY PRIVY COUNCIL 1 MAY 1998 AS AMENDED BY S282 RESOLUTION EFFECTIVE ON 21 JULY 2014
Trustees (14)
- Clive Jones CBE Chair since 2018
- Abia Akram since 2017
- Brian Morris Dawson since 2025
- David Louis Taylorage 59 since 2018
- Dr Henry Nkumbe since 2023
- Dr Margaret Gyapong since 2021
- Dr Subramanian Garimella since 2023
- Elaine Lee since 2016
- JOY Hutcheon since 2019
- Mavis Owusu-Gyamfi since 2017
- Professor Christopher John Whitty since 2017
- Pratik Vijaykumar Patel since 2023
- Professor Tuwani Adel Rasengane since 2018
- William Kendall since 2017
Linked company (Companies House)
The Royal Commonwealth Society for the Blind · RC000706 · Active
Royal Charter Company · incorporated 19/12/1989
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