THE ROYAL SOCIETY FOR BLIND CHILDREN

Charity number: 307892
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE TO PROVIDE EDUCATION, ADVICE, GUIDANCE AND TRAINING TO CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR PARTIALLY SIGHTED AND TO PROVIDE SUCH SERVICES AS CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR PARTIALLY SIGHTED MAY REQUIRE TO LEAD INDEPENDENT LIVES WITHIN THEIR OWN COMMUNITIES OR OTHERWISE MEET THEIR NEEDS.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income:
£4,034,000

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Donations and legacies £1.86m
Charitable activities £2.09m
Other trading activities £0
Investments £43.00k
Other £43.00k

Total expenditure:
£3,972,000

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Raising funds £804.00k
Charitable activities £3.17m
Other £0

£41,000 investments gains (losses)

Total income includes £897,000 from 20 government contract(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 £804.00k
Charitable expenditure £3.17m
Retained for future use £62.00k

People

68 Employee(s)

13 Trustee(s)

160 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

Number of employees
£60k to £70k 2
£70k to £80k 3
£80k to £90k 1

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

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

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • Disability
  • Economic/community Development/employment
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • People With Disabilities
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales

Governance

Registration history:
  • 25 April 1963: Standard registration
  • 29 March 2022: Funds received from 505111 OGWR DISTRICT TALKING NEWSPAPER ASSOCIATION
  • 19 June 2024: Funds received from 274160 D L W MACFARLANE'S CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • RLSB (Working name)
  • ROYAL LONDON SOCIETY FOR BLIND PEOPLE (Working name)
  • THE ROYAL LONDON SOCIETY FOR THE BLIND (Working name)
  • THE ROYAL LONDON SOCIETY FOR BLIND PEOPLE (Previous name)
  • THE ROYAL LONDON SOCIETY FOR THE BLIND (Previous name)
Company number:
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Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment 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

13 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Patrick Plant Chair 01 January 2023
None on record
Narayan Iyer Trustee 26 September 2024
None on record
Melanie Jean Cooke Trustee 26 September 2024
None on record
Simon Christopher Ward Trustee 27 March 2024
None on record
William Marcus Raymond Ramsay Trustee 04 March 2024
None on record
Thomas Kelman Trustee 12 February 2024
None on record
Sabira Mehboob Hasham Trustee 25 May 2023
None on record
Helen Mary Jones Trustee 11 April 2022
None on record
Dr Ameenat Olufunmilola Solebo Trustee 24 February 2022
None on record
Callum Russell Trustee 24 February 2022
None on record
John Richard Miller Trustee 21 May 2019
None on record
Peter Richard Andrew Knott Trustee 18 May 2017
None on record
Valarie Marlene May Trustee 03 August 2012
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Total gross income £4.14m £4.36m £5.01m £4.51m £4.03m
Total expenditure £4.83m £3.69m £3.87m £3.41m £3.97m
Income from government contracts £486.00k £518.00k £684.00k £727.00k £897.00k
Income from government grants £17.43k N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income - Donations and legacies £3.37m £3.63m £4.31m £3.74m £1.86m
Income - Other trading activities £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Charitable activities £630.00k £596.00k £693.00k £767.00k £2.09m
Income - Endowments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Investment £16.00k £2.00k £0 £1.00k £43.00k
Income - Other £11.00k £129.00k £6.00k £4.00k £43.00k
Income - Legacies £1.29m £1.44m £1.36m £2.30m £1.06m
Expenditure - Charitable activities £3.33m £2.86m £3.11m £2.63m £3.17m
Expenditure - Raising funds £1.50m £832.00k £761.00k £786.00k £804.00k
Expenditure - Governance £0 £24.00k £29.00k £75.00k £500
Expenditure - Grants institution £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Investment management £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Other £0 £0 £0 £0 £0

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 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Own use assets £695.00k £295.00k £1.32m £1.23m £1.15m
Long-term investments £1.31m £0 £0 £0 £1.56m
Other assets £847.00k £2.60m £3.19m £4.33m £2.61m
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability £0 £0 -£26.00k -£14.00k -£4.00k
Total liabilities £704.00k £916.00k £1.30m £1.25m £901.00k

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 December 2023 10 October 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 10 October 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 01 September 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 01 September 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 02 August 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 02 August 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 31 October 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 09 November 2021 9 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2019 16 October 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 08 October 2020 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.

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

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.

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
LIFE WITHOUT LIMITS CENTRE
10 LOWER THAMES STREET
LONDON
EC3R 6EN
Phone:
02031980225
Email:
julie.davis@rsbc.org.uk
Website:

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