Registered charity · Stretford
Henshaws Society for Blind People
Henshaws Society for Blind People is a registered charity (number 221888) based in Stretford, governed by 1 trustee. Latest income £11m (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
- 1 trustee
- Income £11m (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
No individual trustees are listed on the register.
Also 1 organisation acting as trustee: Henshaws Society for Blind People Trustee Limited.
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training, Disability, Accommodation/housing
- Where
- Throughout England
- Website
- www.henshaws.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 1980
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£11m£12m
- 2024£12m£12m
- 2023£12m£11m
Earlier years
- 2022£10m£11m
- 2021£11m£11m
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government contracts 71% · Government grants under 1%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT:(A) THE RELIEF OF PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR VISUALLY IMPAIRED (WHICH SHALL BE THE PRINCIPAL OBJECT);(B) THE RELIEF OF PEOPLE WITH OTHER DISABILITIES; AND (C) THE RELIEF OF THE FAMILIES AND CARERS OF BLIND OR VISUALLY IMPAIRED PEOPLE AND OTHER PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIESPRINCIPALLY, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY PROVIDING SERVICES, CARE, FACILITIES SUPPORT, ADVICE, EDUCATION AND TRAINING.
Grants received
31 grants · £3,165,929 total360Giving 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
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £2,646,875 (12 grants)
- BBC Children in Need · £182,180 (3 grants)
- Northern Rock Foundation · £71,491
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £69,216
- Garfield Weston Foundation · £50,000
Most recent
Board analysis
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0.6 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.7 months
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 221888
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- SCHEME DATED 18/09/2000AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTIONS AGREED ON 18/09/2012AND TAKING EFFECT ON 28/02/2013AND SCHEME DATED 28/02/2013AS AMENDED ON 06 JUL 2020
- Contact on the register
- 01617863645 · info@henshaws.org.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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