The Governance RegisterEdition 2026 · Compiled 12th July 2026

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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14
trustees on the board
6.6y median 8y
average tenure
10y
longest tenure
9
trustees past 6 years
8y
average years in governance
14 vs 0 portfolio
first-time trustees
1
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Disability 14Education/training 14The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives 14

Commercial experience

Finance 17Business services 2Retail and trade 1

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Contact

Websitewww.sightsavers.org
Emailinfo@sightsavers.org
Phone01444446601
Address35 PERRYMOUNT ROAD, HAYWARDS HEATH, RH16 3BW

Finances

£285,595,000 latest income

YearIncomeSpending
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/employment

Who

Children/young PeopleElderly/old PeoplePeople With DisabilitiesOther Charities Or Voluntary BodiesThe General Public/mankind

How

Makes Grants To OrganisationsProvides Human ResourcesProvides Buildings/facilities/open SpaceProvides ServicesProvides Advocacy/advice/informationSponsors Or Undertakes Research

Charitable 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)

14trustees
59median age
0aged 70+

Linked company (Companies House)

The Royal Commonwealth Society for the Blind · RC000706 · Active

Royal Charter Company · incorporated 19/12/1989

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