THE ROYAL SOCIETY FOR BLIND CHILDREN
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Cash
£168k
-50.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£3.4m
-26.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
93
+16.3% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£1.2m
-881% vs 2024
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
THE ROYAL SOCIETY FOR BLIND CHILDREN·Consumer Discretionary median
THE ROYAL SOCIETY FOR BLIND CHILDREN·Consumer Discretionary median
THE ROYAL SOCIETY FOR BLIND CHILDREN·Consumer Discretionary median
THE ROYAL SOCIETY FOR BLIND CHILDREN·Consumer Discretionary median
THE ROYAL SOCIETY FOR BLIND CHILDREN·Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
4-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £727,000 | £881,000 | £1,209,000 | £1,707,000 | +41.2% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £153,000 | -£1,195,000 | -881% | |
| Net profit | £1,100,000 | £103,000 | £153,000 | -£1,195,000 | -881% | |
| Cash | — | £595,000 | £341,000 | £168,000 | -50.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £4,409,000 | £4,562,000 | £3,367,000 | -26.2% | |
| Net assets | — | £4,405,000 | £4,562,000 | £3,367,000 | -26.2% | |
| Equity | — | £4,405,000 | £4,562,000 | £3,367,000 | -26.2% | |
| Average employees | — | 59 | 80 | 93 | +16.3% | |
| Wages | — | £2,218,000 | £2,697,000 | £3,156,000 | +17% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | £0 | £0 | — |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | 151.3% | 11.7% | 12.7% | -70.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 17.0% | 12.5% | 28.1% | |
| Current ratio | — | 2.89x | 3.89x | 2.85x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- THE ROYAL SOCIETY FOR BLIND CHILDREN 2017-01-17 → present
- THE ROYAL LONDON SOCIETY FOR BLIND PEOPLE 2011-05-27 → 2017-01-17
- ROYAL LONDON SOCIETY FOR THE BLIND 1915-04-12 → 2011-05-27
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- HaysMac LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the charitable company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- THE ROYAL SOCIETY FOR BLIND CHILDREN · parent
- RLSB Lotteries Ltd
- Thomas Lucas Academy Trust Limited
- Kyekus Limited
- Vision Charity
- Blind Independence Greenwich
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
12 active · 90 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROSE, Lily | Secretary | 2026-02-26 | — | — |
| COOKE, Melanie Jean | Director | 2024-09-26 | Jun 1981 | British |
| HASHAM, Sabira Mehboob | Director | 2023-05-25 | Aug 1989 | British |
| IYER, Narayan | Director | 2024-09-30 | Oct 1971 | British |
| KELMAN, Thomas | Director | 2024-02-12 | Dec 1961 | British |
| KNOTT, Peter Richard Andrew | Director | 2017-05-18 | Mar 1964 | British |
| MAY, Valerie Marlene | Director | 2011-10-28 | May 1944 | British |
| MILLER, John Richard | Director | 2019-05-21 | Apr 1953 | British |
| PLANT, Patrick Gerard | Director | 2014-10-10 | Apr 1962 | British |
| RUSSELL, Callum | Director | 2022-02-24 | Aug 1991 | British |
| SOLEBO, Ameenat Olufunmilola, Dr | Director | 2022-02-24 | Oct 1977 | British |
| WARD, Simon Christopher | Director | 2024-03-27 | Apr 1968 | British |
Show 90 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALLSOP, John Roger | Secretary | 1993-08-01 | 1997-10-28 |
| BARNES, Kevin Norman | Secretary | 2002-07-13 | 2004-11-17 |
| CAMLIN, Derek James | Secretary | 2001-03-05 | 2002-07-12 |
| DAVIES, Suzanne Frances | Secretary | 2017-05-18 | 2018-08-16 |
| EVES, Mark | Secretary | 2011-10-28 | 2012-11-15 |
| FUTTIT, Alison Lesley | Secretary | 2014-04-11 | 2017-05-18 |
| GEACH, Stuart Andrew | Secretary | 2018-08-16 | 2019-07-11 |
| HARDING, Eileen Colleen Crystal | Secretary | 2019-09-30 | 2026-02-26 |
| LAMBERT, John William | Secretary | 2000-12-01 | 2001-04-01 |
| LAMBERT, John William | Secretary | 1997-06-27 | 1997-10-28 |
| MITCHELL, Keith Malcolm | Secretary | 1997-10-28 | 2000-12-01 |
| NIELD, Alison Jane | Secretary | 2010-11-30 | 2011-10-28 |
| PASSMORE, Sally-Anne Anne | Secretary | 2004-11-17 | 2010-10-15 |
| POCOCK, Ronald James | Secretary | — | 1993-08-01 |
| WRIGHT, David, Dr | Secretary | 2013-11-01 | 2014-04-11 |
| ALONSO, Ben Philip | Director | 2019-05-21 | 2021-08-27 |
| ANGELL, Michael John | Director | 2006-02-07 | 2011-12-01 |
| BAILEY, Brian Wyndham | Director | — | 1995-02-07 |
| BARNES, Kevin Norman | Director | 2002-07-13 | 2004-11-17 |
| BARRETT, Michael Allen | Director | 1998-06-09 | 2001-07-04 |
| BIRTS, John Donald Watkins | Director | 1996-10-01 | 1998-10-18 |
| BLACKBURN, Keith Christopher, The Reverend | Director | 2002-11-06 | 2004-11-17 |
| BLANFORD, Jeremy Charles Hay | Director | 2010-11-30 | 2013-07-26 |
| BOLTON, Robert Fyfe | Director | — | 1996-07-31 |
| BRIGNALL, Michael Stuart | Director | 2005-05-24 | 2022-12-31 |
| CARPENTER, Peter John | Director | 2000-02-08 | 2004-11-17 |
| CHAPMAN, Elizabeth Kate | Director | — | 1996-09-30 |
| CLELAND, Victoria Mary Florence | Director | 2012-10-26 | 2014-12-05 |
| CONSTANTINE, Rowland | Director | 1995-02-07 | 1999-06-01 |
| COVA, Bruce Charles | Director | 1993-02-06 | 2002-05-14 |
| CRACKNELL, Douglas George | Director | 2002-03-05 | 2013-02-01 |
| DOEL, Martin Terry | Director | 2015-11-26 | 2024-03-31 |
| EDGHILL, Ronald William | Director | 2007-02-06 | 2013-11-01 |
| GALE, Catherine Lynn | Director | 2015-03-26 | 2016-08-04 |
| GHOTBI - RAVANDI, Kayuan | Director | 2000-11-07 | 2002-11-04 |
| GODWIN, Ian David | Director | 2017-02-23 | 2023-05-25 |
| GODWIN, Ian David | Director | 2011-04-28 | 2014-10-10 |
| GRIFFITHS, David Charles | Director | 2000-06-13 | 2010-05-01 |
| HADI, Fazilet | Director | 2019-05-21 | 2024-01-31 |
| HART, Raymond John | Director | 2008-11-06 | 2015-05-13 |
| HAWKINS, Marilyn Elizabeth | Director | 2015-11-26 | 2017-05-18 |
| HEALY, Rosamund Anne | Director | 2002-02-25 | 2011-12-01 |
| HELLER, John Gibson | Director | 2017-02-23 | 2024-12-31 |
| HUGHES, Howard | Director | — | 2007-11-06 |
| JONES, Helen Mary | Director | 2022-04-11 | 2025-05-23 |
| LAMBERT, John William | Director | — | 2001-11-06 |
| LAWRENCE, Vivian | Director | 2011-07-29 | 2014-10-10 |
| LLOYD, Amanda Gwynneth Berit | Director | 2014-10-10 | 2016-01-10 |
| MABERT, Allan Richard Joseph | Director | 2011-04-28 | 2013-11-01 |
| MEREDITH, Simon | Director | 2014-06-06 | 2017-05-18 |
| MESSER, Cholmeley Joseph | Director | — | 2001-11-06 |
| MILNE, Colin Charles William, Mr. | Director | 2002-02-12 | 2013-11-01 |
| MOFFATT, Roy | Director | 2009-02-09 | 2011-12-01 |
| NORMAN, Ronald Scott | Director | 1994-03-30 | 1997-10-28 |
| O'NEIL, Harry John | Director | 1999-06-01 | 2004-11-17 |
| OBEY, Paul Anthony | Director | 2008-11-06 | 2014-10-10 |
| OWEN, John Leslie | Director | 1996-10-01 | 2004-11-17 |
| PAGE, Brian Frederick | Director | — | 1993-05-25 |
| PEARCE, Brian Harold | Director | — | 2000-11-07 |
| PEY, Thomas Martin | Director | 2001-11-30 | 2010-05-11 |
| PHILLIPS, Michael Douglas John | Director | 2002-02-11 | 2005-07-12 |
| PHILLIPS, Michael Douglas John | Director | 2002-02-11 | 2007-11-06 |
| RAMSAY, William Marcus Raymond | Director | 2024-03-04 | 2025-11-03 |
| RAMSAY, William | Director | 2017-02-23 | 2018-07-08 |
| RITCHIE, Stuart David | Director | 2015-02-26 | 2018-08-16 |
| ROBINSON, Melinda Powell | Director | — | 2005-11-22 |
| ROUSSEAU, Lindsey Jane | Director | 2000-11-07 | 2011-12-01 |
| ROYCE, Norman Alexander | Director | — | 1998-07-23 |
| SADLER, John Stephen | Director | — | 1994-02-01 |
| SCHOFIELD, Julia Mary, Dr | Director | 1993-08-03 | 2001-11-23 |
| SCHUEPPERT, Charles Clancy | Director | 2000-06-13 | 2013-11-01 |
| SHELDRICK, John Nicholas | Director | 2000-06-13 | 2001-11-06 |
| SKINNER, David Michael Benson | Director | 2003-06-18 | 2010-09-24 |
| SKINNER, Robert Patrick Banks | Director | 1999-06-01 | 2003-06-18 |
| SMITH, Judith Louise | Director | 1997-10-28 | 2001-11-06 |
| SOOD, Shalni | Director | 2013-02-01 | 2019-04-12 |
| STEPHENSON, Ian Frederick | Director | 2006-11-07 | 2022-12-31 |
| STEVENSON, Joseph Aidan | Director | — | 1998-06-09 |
| SUTCH, Daniel Christopher Ronald | Director | 2016-02-11 | 2017-05-18 |
| TAWNEY, Timothy John | Director | 1999-06-01 | 2005-11-22 |
| TAYLOR, David Samuel Irving | Director | — | 2003-11-04 |
| THORBURN, Ian Gordon | Director | — | 2000-02-29 |
| UREN, John Michael Leal | Director | — | 1994-10-04 |
| VINCENT, Arthur Thomas, Dr | Director | 1996-02-06 | 1999-08-11 |
| WHITAKER, John Nicholson Hartley | Director | 2012-04-27 | 2012-05-18 |
| WILLIAMS, Diane | Director | 1994-02-01 | 1995-02-24 |
| WILSON, Jonathan Oliver Cunnington | Director | 2011-04-28 | 2014-10-10 |
| WRIGHT, David William Robert | Director | 1994-02-01 | 2013-11-01 |
| YULE, Isobel Margaret | Director | 1997-02-04 | 2001-11-06 |
| ZUCCOLLO, Celso Adriano | Director | 2022-02-24 | 2023-12-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
No persons with significant control on record.
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 320 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-02-26 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2026-02-26 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-13 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-11-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-03-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-03-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-02-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-02-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 2
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.