The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association

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Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.

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From Contracts Finder and Find a Tender, the UK Government's public procurement notices, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Matched to this organisation by company number, charity number or exact name and postcode; every figure links to its source notice.

• Habilitation Services Buyer: Blackpool Borough Council Value not published 2026-09-15 Source: Find a Tender

  Provision of a habilitation services to support children/young people with visual impairment to develop their mobility, orientation and life skills.   The children/young people will receive specialist habilitation input which is tailored to…
• Provision of Habilitation Services Buyer: DERBY CITY COUNCIL £81,000 2026-07-03 CPV 85000000 Source: Contracts Finder

  Derby City Council is seeking to appoint a Service Provider to provide a suitably qualified and experienced Habilitation Specialist (HS) to assess the orientation, mobility and appropriate independence needs of children and young people wit…
• Habilitation Service Buyer: Blackburn with Darwen £41,925 2022-08-01 CPV 85000000 Source: Contracts Finder

  Contract award for the provision of a Habilitation Service.
• CPU 8237 Habilitation Training for Visual Impairment Buyer: Nottingham City Council Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

  Specialist Paediatric Habilitation support for CYP who have a vision impairment. This will include assessment and delivery of specialist training to develop independence in mobility and daily living skills.
• ENQ1268 - Provision of Habilitation Services Buyer: Derby City Council Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

  Derby City Council is seeking to appoint a Service Provider to provide a suitably qualified and experienced Habilitation Specialist (HS) to assess the orientation, mobility and appropriate independence needs of children and young people wit…

About

What it does

Disability

Where

Throughout England And Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland

Website

www.guidedogs.org.uk (opens in a new tab)

Linked company

The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association

Registered

1962

Income and spending

• YearIncomeSpending
• 2025£164m£152m
• 2024£156m£159m
• 2023£145m£145m

Income source mix, 2025: Government contracts under 1% · Government grants under 1%. From the charity's annual return.

360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.

Top funders

• Postcode Animal Trust · £8,100,000 (4 grants)
• The National Lottery Community Fund · £1,516,303 (13 grants)
• SHAREGIFT · £310,000 (21 grants)
• BBC Children in Need · £94,139
• Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £88,180 (2 grants)

Most recent

• SHAREGIFT £2,5002026-02-13
• The National Lottery Community Fund £20,0002026-01-23
• SHAREGIFT £5,0002025-12-09
• SHAREGIFT £10,0002025-10-14
• SHAREGIFT £1,0002025-05-20

Sources

Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.