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dorset blind association

The charity supports people with disabilities. Dorset Blind Association is a registered charity whose purpose is disability. It delivers its work by providing services. The charity is based in Poole and operates in Dorset, Bournemouth, and Poole.


This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

We work to help people with sight loss lead full, independent, healthy and socially active lives. We deliver practical services directly into the community to make these are as accessible as possible to all service users and while the sight loss condition itself sadly cannot be cured, the charity works to stop that sight loss from causing or leading to other physical or mental health problems.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£964,511
Latest Expenditure
£936,108

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 46.3%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 47.7%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 54.5%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £302,825
Charitable Activities £20
Other Trading £654,783
Investments £6,883
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £446,087
Raising Funds £490,021
Governance £20,447
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£964,511£936,108£446,087£660,480£317,64225 / 400
2023£949,307£827,370£415,652£628,021£327,50519 / 400
2022£728,607£691,033£365,138£527,403£435,28219 / 392
2021£703,335£530,619£289,030£491,726£400,65717 / 300
2020£611,055£622,129£333,718£305,597£292,85517 / 300

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers