THE ROYAL NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF BLIND PEOPLE

Charity number: 226227
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

RNIB is the UK's leading charity offering information, support and advice to over two million people with sight problems. Our work helps anyone with a sight problem - with braille, Talking Books, education and imaginative and practical solutions to everyday challenges. We fight for equal rights for people with sight problems. Contact the Helpline on 0303 123 9999 or visit www.rnib.org.uk

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income:
£89,683,000

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Donations and legacies £61.52m
Charitable activities £4.39m
Other trading activities £20.81m
Investments £1.71m
Other £1.25m

Total expenditure:
£90,524,000

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Raising funds £16.60m
Charitable activities £55.92m
Other £18.00m

£1,144,000 investments gains (losses)

Total income includes £9,287,364 from 103 government contract(s) and £438,000 from 7 government grant(s)

Charitable expenditure

Charitable expenditure

Some charities generate all, or a substantial part, of their income from investments which may have been donated to the charity as endowment or set aside by the charity from its own resources in the past. Such investments usually take the form of stocks and shares but may include other assets, such as property, that are capable of generating income and/or capital growth.

In managing their spending and investments charities need to strike a balance between the needs of future and current beneficiaries. They also need to take account of spending commitments that may stretch over a number of future years. To do this, charities will normally adopt an investment strategy designed to generate both income and capital growth. To maximise returns trustees may commit to investment strategies for several years.

Investments can experience large swings in value so trustees may, in a particular year, decide to realise and spend part of their charity’s capital or to invest part of its income.

By clicking the investment gains checkbox the charitable spending bar is adjusted to take account of capital growth as well as income. This shows the balance the charity is striking, between spending on current beneficiaries and retaining resources for future beneficiaries.

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Raising funds and other expenditure £34.60m
Charitable expenditure £55.92m

People

1286 Employee(s)

10 Trustee(s)

2739 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

Number of employees
£60k to £70k 29
£70k to £80k 9
£80k to £90k 10
£90k to £100k 5
£100k to £110k 1
£110k to £120k 1
£120k to £130k 1
£150k to £200k 1

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

One or more trustees are also directors of the subsidiaries

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Disability
  • Accommodation/housing
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Amateur Sport
  • Economic/community Development/employment
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Isle Of Man
  • Northern Ireland
  • Scotland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 21 July 1964: Standard registration
  • 10 May 1999: Removed (Funds transferred (s.74))
  • 10 May 1999: Funds transferred to
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • RNIB (Working name)
  • THE ROYAL NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF BLIND PEOPLE (Working name)
  • THE ROYAL NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF THE BLIND (Previous name)
Company number:
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Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
  • Care Quality Commission
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

10 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Mary Elliott Trustee 14 June 2024
None on record
Tanya Catherine Castell MBE Trustee 21 September 2023
None on record
Paul Robert Arnold MBE Trustee 21 September 2023
None on record
Deborah Womack Trustee 17 September 2020
None on record
Alice Collins Trustee 17 September 2020
ACTION FOR BLIND PEOPLE
Received: On time
QUEEN ELIZABETH'S FOUNDATION FOR DISABLED PEOPLE
Received: On time
Stephen Monaghan Trustee 17 September 2020
None on record
Anna Tylor Trustee 29 July 2020
None on record
Amanda Kate Rowland Trustee 01 September 2019
RNIB CHARITY
Received: On time
ACTION FOR BLIND PEOPLE
Received: On time
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF GREAT BOOKHAM
Received: On time
Elizabeth Ann Walker Trustee 21 August 2019
RNIB CHARITY
Received: On time
Sir Martin Stuart Davidson KCMG Trustee 21 August 2019
ACTION FOR BLIND PEOPLE
Received: On time
RNIB CHARITY
Received: On time

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £95.93m £86.49m £85.71m £106.59m £89.68m
Total expenditure £92.87m £79.07m £77.21m £87.03m £90.52m
Income from government contracts £11.64m £8.37m £9.02m £2.34m £9.29m
Income from government grants £659.62k £2.59m £482.00k £363.00k £438.00k
Income - Donations and legacies £51.89m £50.16m £54.69m £57.30m £61.52m
Income - Other trading activities £22.81m £21.64m £20.68m £19.78m £20.81m
Income - Charitable activities £20.95m £13.97m £8.99m £5.36m £4.39m
Income - Endowments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Investment £279.00k £159.00k £224.00k £459.00k £1.71m
Income - Other £6.00k £555.00k £1.12m £23.70m £1.25m
Income - Legacies £32.64m £28.95m £35.53m £37.10m £40.76m
Expenditure - Charitable activities £61.08m £53.91m £48.86m £54.64m £55.92m
Expenditure - Raising funds £14.57m £10.60m £14.10m £17.23m £16.60m
Expenditure - Governance £969.00k £951.00k £898.00k £759.00k £869.00k
Expenditure - Grants institution £150.00k £94.00k £93.00k £439.00k £7.78m
Expenditure - Investment management £36.00k £36.00k £27.00k £23.00k £1.00k
Expenditure - Other £17.22m £14.56m £14.25m £15.16m £18.00m

Assets and liabilities

Definitions for assets and liabilities
Own use assets

These are assets, other than investments, which are held for more than 12 months and used to run and administer the charity such as buildings, offices, exhibits and fixtures and fittings.

Long term Investments

Investments are assets held by the charity with the sole aim of generating income which will be used for their charitable purposes such as deposit accounts, shares, rental property and unit trusts.
Investment assets are re-valued every year and included in the balance sheet at their current market value.
Long term investments are held for more than 12 months.

Other assets

These are assets held generally for less than 12 months such as cash and bank balances, debtors, investments to be sold within the coming year and trading stock.

Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability

This is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.

Total liabilities

These are all the amounts owed by the charity at the balance sheet date to third parties such as bills due but not yet paid, bank overdrafts and loans and mortgages.

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Asset / Liability 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Own use assets £58.20m £55.07m £72.51m £53.94m £53.29m
Long-term investments £7.33m £8.02m £7.77m £42.67m £44.28m
Other assets £38.41m £57.01m £56.43m £49.28m £45.82m
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability £21.78m £16.69m -£56.00k -£36.00k -£1.02m
Total liabilities £10.16m £14.49m £22.95m £9.90m £7.71m

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 March 2024 24 December 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 24 December 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 02 February 2024 2 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 02 February 2024 2 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 03 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 03 January 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 31 January 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 30 January 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 30 January 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 30 January 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

GRANTED 14/04/1949 AS AMENDED ON 18/04/1963 AS AMENDED ON 31/03/1993 AS AMENDED ON 08/11/1993 AS AMENDED BY ORDER IN COUNCIL DATED 12/02/2002 AS AMENDED BY ORDER IN COUNCIL DATED 30/05/2003 AS AMENDED BY ORDER IN COUNCIL DATED 14/02/2006 AS AMENDED BY ORDER IN COUNCIL DATED 14/11/2007 AS AMENDED BY ORDER IN COUNCIL DATED 21/07/2010 AS AMENDED BY ORDER IN COUNCIL DATED 20/04/2011 AS AMENDED BY ORDER IN COUNCIL DATED 01/07/2014 AS AMENDED BY ORDER IN COUNCIL DATED 01 APR 2017 AS AMENDED BY ORDER IN COUNCIL DATED 18 AUG 2020 AS AMENDED BY ORDER IN COUNCIL DATED 16 FEB 2022

Charitable objects

TO PROMOTE THE BETTER EDUCATION, TRAINING, EMPLOYMENT AND WELFARE OF BLIND AND PARTIALLY SIGHTED PEOPLE AND GENERALLY TO WATCH OVER AND PROTECT THE INTERESTS OF BLIND AND PARTIALLY SIGHTED PEOPLE AND TO PREVENT BLINDNESS.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

NOT DEFINED

Linked charities

Linked charities
Linked charity 226227-58 A R EDWARDS GIFT
Governing document
UNKNOWN
Charitable objects
ENDOWMENT TO THE HOME FOR BLIND BABIES AND CHILDREN EAST GRINSTEAD
Area of benefit
NOT DEFINED
Registration history
  • 21 July 1964 : Standard registration
  • 10 May 1999 : Removed
  • 10 May 1999 : Asset transfer out

Contact information

Address:
Grimaldi Building
154A Pentonville Road
London
N1 9JE
Phone:
0303 123 9999
Email:
helpline@rnib.org.uk
Website:

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