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Sight & hearing charity ratings

Support for blind, partially sighted and deaf people. 44 sight & hearing charities rated. This is the ranked list.

Choosing sight & hearing support

1. PurposeRead the registered purpose to establish which sight & hearing activities the organisation undertakes.
2. AccessCheck the specific programme’s location, eligibility and contact route; a directory category does not establish access.
3. EvidenceCompare the relevant programme’s results and financial period, with definitions and evidence of follow-up.

Selection questions from CharityCompare. Confirm current services with the charity; Clarity Scores assess financial and disclosure proxies, not programme effectiveness.

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Charity	Score	Cause spend	Income	Scope
KENT ASSOCIATION FOR THE BLIND	100	93%	£5.5m	Local
THE TORCH TRUST FOR THE BLIND	100	99%	£987k	Local
LOOK NATIONAL FEDERATION OF FAMILIES WITH VISUALLY IMPAIRED CHILDREN	100	97%	£606k	UK-wide
DERBYSHIRE ASSOCIATION OF THE BLIND LTD	99	92%	£732k	Local
THE CARDIFF INSTITUTE FOR THE BLIND, INCORPORATED	99	97%	£622k	Local
HASTINGS AND ROTHER VOLUNTARY ASSOCIATION FOR THE BLIND	98	93%	£1.1m	Local
WARWICKSHIRE ASSOCIATION FOR THE BLIND	98	92%	£565k	Local
GALLOWAY'S SOCIETY FOR THE BLIND	93	82%	£1.6m	Local
THE CORNWALL BLIND AND PARTIALLY SIGHTED ASSOCIATION	93	78%	£535k	Local
HEARING DOGS FOR DEAF PEOPLE	92	78%	£16m	UK-wide
SURREY ASSOCIATION FOR VISUAL IMPAIRMENT	92	97%	£3.3m	Local
BRITISH DEAF ASSOCIATION	91	94%	£2.5m	UK-wide
THE SHEFFIELD ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE BLIND	91	95%	£2.3m	Local
THE ROYAL SOCIETY FOR BLIND CHILDREN	89	81%	£4.5m	UK-wide
THE ROYAL ASSOCIATION FOR DEAF PEOPLE	89	99%	£3.1m	UK-wide
THE MIDDLESEX ASSOCIATION FOR THE BLIND	89	98%	£862k	UK-wide
THE GUIDE DOGS FOR THE BLIND ASSOCIATION	88	73%	£164m	UK-wide
BRITISH BLIND SPORT	87	98%	£526k	UK-wide
BLIND VETERANS UK	86	85%	£28m	UK-wide
THE BLACKPOOL FYLDE AND WYRE SOCIETY FOR THE BLIND	86	92%	£2.3m	Local
JEWISH BLIND & PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED SOCIETY LIMITED	85	92%	£6.1m	UK-wide
BERKSHIRE COUNTY BLIND SOCIETY	85	94%	£678k	Local
Royal Deaf Education Trust	84	100%	£9.0m	Local
HAMPSHIRE ASSOCIATION FOR THE CARE OF THE BLIND	84	90%	£535k	Local
THE ROYAL NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR DEAF PEOPLE	83	73%	£14m	UK-wide
NOTTINGHAMSHIRE ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE BLIND	82	76%	£640k	Local
THE JEWISH DEAF ASSOCIATION	80	47%	£1.3m	Local
BRADBURY FIELDS SERVICES FOR BLIND AND PARTIALLY SIGHTED PEOPLE	80	91%	£575k	Local
DORSET BLIND ASSOCIATION	79	49%	£1.3m	Local
BEACON CENTRE FOR THE BLIND	78	59%	£2.7m	Local
CHRISTIAN BLIND MISSION (UNITED KINGDOM) LIMITED	74	76%	£6.5m	UK-wide
CATHOLIC BLIND INSTITUTE	74	96%	£3.3m	UK-wide
THE ROYAL NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF BLIND PEOPLE	72	62%	£96m	UK-wide
NORTH WALES SOCIETY FOR THE BLIND	70	99%	£552k	Local
THE NATIONAL DEAF CHILDREN'S SOCIETY	69	59%	£34m	UK-wide
ROYAL COMMONWEALTH SOCIETY FOR THE BLIND	68	93%	£286m	UK-wide
THE PARTIALLY SIGHTED SOCIETY	64	85%	£410k	UK-wide
THE ROYAL LEICESTERSHIRE RUTLAND AND WYCLIFFE SOCIETY FOR THE BLIND	63	92%	£3.9m	Local
HENSHAWS SOCIETY FOR BLIND PEOPLE	61	96%	£11m	UK-wide
ACTION FOR BLIND PEOPLE	61	67%	£5.9m	UK-wide
EASTBOURNE BLIND SOCIETY	59	99%	£295k	Local
YORK BLIND & PARTIALLY SIGHTED SOCIETY	55	N/D	£464k	Local
WALES COUNCIL FOR DEAF PEOPLE	50	99%	£437k	Local
BLIND CHILDREN UK	41	N/D	£328k	UK-wide