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the royal national college for the blind

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Activities & Mission

Residential Specialist College ,promoting the independence and potential of people who are blind or partially sighted ages 16 and over.

Fundraising

See where The Royal National College For The Blind is active and find local fundraising opportunities.

Local Authority

Financial Information

Latest Income
£7,588,000
Latest Expenditure
£7,262,000

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 89.0%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 92.9%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 7.7%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £256,000
Charitable Activities £6,729,000
Other Trading £533,000
Investments £70,000
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £6,750,000
Raising Funds £512,000
Governance £49,000
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£7,588,000£7,262,000£6,750,000£10,280,000£71,000153 / 54
2023£7,578,000£6,965,000£6,435,000£10,771,000£0150 / 45
2022£7,761,000£6,242,000£5,734,000£11,463,000£0153 / 45
2021£5,620,000£5,519,000£5,143,000£9,053,000£0138 / 40
2020£5,635,000£5,640,000£5,147,000£8,440,000£0138 / 40

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers

Details

Address
C/O THE CLERK
ROYAL NATIONAL COLLEGE FOR THE
BLIND
VENNS LANE
HEREFORD
HR1 1DT
Website
rnc.ac.uk
Registration Date
20 September 1990
Status
Registered

Registry Information

Organisation Number
1000388
Charity Number
1000388

Trustees

Peter Flynn
JEREMY CLARKE-MORRIS
KERRY ANN DIAMOND
Simon Hairsnape
LUCY PROCTOR
Suzanne Penny
Helen Miles
Sonya Louise Bryson
Peter Thomas Gebbie
Andrew David Powell
Christopher James Finch
James Laurence Williams
Dr Tirion Claire Hughes

Sectors & Classifications

Also Known As

  • R N C