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Finance Score: 3
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 3
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess reserves: -3
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Gov Income
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 9 ?

THE ROYAL SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND CHARITY, LIVERPOOL 

The charity provides education & care of the highest quality for multiple disabled, visually impaired young people aged 2-19plus. The School offers educational placements for children with visual impairments and complex needs for both day and residential children. Rushton Futures offers a structured day service for young adults with visual impairments and can be described as having complex needs
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received Government grants and contracts
  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Financial issues to consider:

  • This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £18,015,068 available, equivalent to 38 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k		 Spending
£k		 Surplus/
Deficit		 Fundraising
Cost £k		 Total
Funds £k		 Unrestricted
Funds £k		 Mths
Rsrvs		 Staff Volun-
teers
31/08/22£4,805£5,750£-945£0£18,015£18,01537.61350
31/08/21£4,483£4,492£-9£0£20,098£20,09853.71190
31/08/20£4,418£3,933£485£50£18,457£18,45756.31020
31/08/19£3,275£3,204£71£50£18,102£18,10267.8975
31/08/18*£2,075£2,283£-207£54£17,916£17,91694.26510
31/08/17£1,545£1,986£-441£55£16,103£16,10397.3540
31/08/16£1,554£1,894£-340£57£15,497£15,49798.2430
31/08/15£1,522£1,866£-344£0£14,708£14,70894.6340
31/08/14£1,788£1,898£-111£7£14,663£14,66392.7390
31/08/13£1,928£1,752£177£7£14,073£14,07396.4390
31/08/12£1,969£2,114£-144£18£11,306£10,17557.8460
31/08/11£2,088£2,207£-119£18£10,782£9,65352.5570
31/08/10*£2,602£2,454£148£18£10,484£9,25045.2630
31/08/09£2,760£2,864£-104£72£9,808£8,45235.4680
31/08/08£3,049£2,597£452£37£10,076£8,64339.9590
31/08/07*£2,800£2,516£284£44£10,178£8,66441.3630
31/08/06£2,756£2,421£335£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/05*£3,070£2,383£688£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/04£2,748£2,161£587£0£0£0n/a00
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Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 1.2%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.9%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 1%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 2%
Liabilities/Income: 6%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 37.6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 2 months
Quick Ratio: 2.9
Asset Split ?
Established: 61 years

www.rsblind.org

karen.bibby@rsblind.co.uk

01517331012

Charity Commission for England and WalesFacebookX
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
  • Other Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Services for people with disabilities
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Liverpool City,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • People With Disabilities

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (11)
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 05/09/1963, number: 526090
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Event History
Other Regulators
  • Care Quality Commission
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR18: 4 days late, AR10: 26 days late, AR07: 239 days late, AR05: 40 days late,
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from MEDICAL WELFARE SOCIETY (LIVERPOOL) on 02/10/2019
  • Asset transfer in from LIVERPOOL TAXICAB TRADE BLIND CHILDREN'S FUND on 24/07/2023
Main office

Royal School For The Blind
Liverpool
Church Road North
LIVERPOOL
L15 6TQ

Objectives

THE PROVISION OF A SCHOOL FOR THE INDIGENT BLIND.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

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