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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. 1. PurposeRead the registered purpose to establish which sight & hearing activities the organisation undertakes.
  2. 2. AccessCheck the specific programme’s location, eligibility and contact route; a directory category does not establish access.
  3. 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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Understand impact evidence
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