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henshaws society for blind people

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Activities & Mission

We deliver practical, caring and imaginative services, including specialist housing and support, residential care, education, training, community outreach services and leisure activities, working with visually impaired people and people with other disabilities and their friends, families and colleagues. We also work to raise awareness of visual impairment amongst the wider community.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£12,002,000
Latest Expenditure
£12,152,000

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 96.8%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 95.6%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 4.5%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £710,000
Charitable Activities £10,933,000
Other Trading £246,000
Investments £86,000
Other Income £27,000

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £11,623,000
Raising Funds £529,000
Governance £22,000
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£12,002,000£12,152,000£11,623,000£6,230,000£241,000347 / 70
2023£12,229,000£11,420,000£10,955,000£6,279,000£800,000366 / 60
2022£10,273,000£10,648,000£10,153,000£5,748,500£0384 / 60
2021£10,726,000£10,580,000£10,171,000£7,346,000£788,000381 / 58
2020£12,824,000£12,896,000£12,380,000£6,371,000£800,000476 / 200

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers

Details

Address
HENSHAWS SOCIETY FOR BLIND PEOPLE
4A WASHBROOK HOUSE
LANCASTRIAN OFFICE CENTRE
TALBOT ROAD
STRETFORD
MANCHEST
Registration Date
14 April 1980
Status
Registered

Registry Information

Organisation Number
221888
Charity Number
221888

Trustees

Henshaws Society for Blind People Trustee Limited

Also Known As

  • HENSHAW'S SOCIETY FOR BLIND PEOPLE
  • HENSHAW'S SOCIETY FOR THE BLIND
  • HENSHAW'S SOCIETY FOR THE BLIND INCORPORATING THE MANCHESTER AND SALFORD BLIND AID SOCIETY