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Henshaws Society for Blind People

Registered charity 221888, on the register since 14 April 1980. The 1,544th largest charity in England and Wales by income.

From the registerYear to 31 August 2025
Income£11.4m
Spending£11.5m
Deficit£148k
AccountsUp to date
Legal formOther
Years on the register46

What it says it does

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.

In the charity's own words, as filed with the Charity Commission.

Its causes

Accommodation/housingDisabilityEducation/training

Where it works

It names no single council area: it works across England and Wales, or further.

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Its entry on the Charity Commission register · its own website

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