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title: "Somerset Sight — a Taunton sight-loss charity that files…"
description: "A Taunton sight-loss charity with £576k income and a Clarity Score of 100 — a place-based alternative to national blind and partially sighted brands."
source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/hidden-gems/somerset-sight
retrieved: 2026-08-18T01:25:02.206Z
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# Somerset Sight — a Taunton sight-loss charity that files at 100

Data from [CharityCompare editorial](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/), last updated 12 August 2026.

Clarity Score

100/100 · 5★

Latest income

£576k

Reserves

8 months

Charity number

[1154472](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/1154472)

[Somerset Sight](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/somerset-sight-limited) (charity 1154472) is a local sight-loss charity based in Taunton. Latest scored accounts (2025) show income of **£576k** and a Clarity Score of **100 (5★ Exceptional)**.

National organisations such as RNIB or Guide Dogs do different jobs (information and campaigning at scale, or assistance dogs). A county sight-loss charity is closer to “help near me.” Compare models first — [Guide Dogs vs RNIB](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/compare/guide-dogs-vs-rnib) if you are choosing between the two household names, then look at local providers. The [disability cause review](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/causes/disability) is the wider map.

The 2025 snapshot:

- **92%** cause spend (average of disclosed years)

- **eight months** of reserves

- **320 volunteers** and 13 staff — unusually volunteer-heavy even among small charities

- **ten** trustees, no late filings

Fundraising cost is about **5p per £1** of income, still inside the full-marks band. Inclusion here means the filings score well, not that Somerset Sight is the “best” sight-loss charity. Information only.

[Full Somerset Sight Limited profile](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/somerset-sight-limited) · [Charity Commission register entry](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/1154472)

[SOMERSET SIGHT LIMITED £576k · taunton Give with confidence 100/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/somerset-sight-limited)
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[See the full list](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/hidden-gems).
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