The Governance RegisterEdition 2026 · Compiled 12th July 2026

The Royal Society for Blind Children

Registered charity 307892 Registered since 1963

Operates: Throughout England And Wales

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Board DNA

How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.

11 trustees on the board

4.7y median 3y
average tenure
14y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

11.4y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (11)

9
company-linked trustees

Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.

Finance 21Education 5Professional services 5
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Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more trustees with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or sister charity. Connected through a shared trustee share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group. A board with no shared trustee at all may still appear here when it is active in the same charitable field.

Also active in the same field

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Contact

Websitewww.rsbc.org.uk
Emailjulie.davis@rsbc.org.uk
Phone02031980225
AddressLIFE WITHOUT LIMITS CENTRE, 10 LOWER THAMES STREET, LONDON, EC3R 6EN

Finances

£5,002,000 latest income

YearIncomeSpending
2020£4,355,000£3,689,000
2021£5,006,000£3,870,000
2022£4,513,000£3,413,000
2023£4,034,000£3,972,000
2024£5,002,000£4,845,000

What it does

What

Education/trainingDisabilityEconomic/community Development/employment

Who

Children/young PeoplePeople With Disabilities

How

Provides ServicesProvides Advocacy/advice/information

Charitable objects

1.1 ADVANCING THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF CHILDREN, YOUNG PEOPLE AND OTHER PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR PARTIALLY SIGHTED;1.2 PROVIDING SUCH ASSISTANCE AS CHILDREN, YOUNG PEOPLE AND OTHER PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR PARTIALLY SIGHTED MAY REQUIRE TO LEAD INDEPENDENT LIVES TO OBTAIN EMPLOYMENT OR OTHERWISE TO MEET THEIR NEEDS;1.3 PROVIDING FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICES, ADVICE AND INFORMATION FOR FAMILIES OF CHILDREN WHO ARE BLIND OR PARTIALLY SIGHTED FOR THE BENEFIT OF SUCH CHILDREN;1.4 PROVIDING SUCH SERVICES, FACILITIES AND ACTIVITIES FOR THE BENEFIT OF BLIND AND PARTIALLY SIGHTED CHILDREN, YOUNG PEOPLE AND OTHER PEOPLE AS THE SOCIETY SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DEEM FIT.

Governing document: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 23 MAR 1915AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 01 FEB 1994AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 07 NOV 2000AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 27 MAR 2006AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 17 JAN 2017AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 31 JAN 2017

Trustees (11)

11trustees
58median age
2aged 70+

Linked company (Companies House)

The Royal Society for Blind Children · 00139928 · Active

PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital) · incorporated 12/04/1915

6 governing document(s) held from Companies House.

Connected charities (0)

No charities share a trustee (from current data).

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