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Royal Commonwealth Society for the Blind

SC038110Registered charity from 03 May 2007
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Information about this charity:
Charity Information Operations Annual Submissions Income and Expenditure Charity Trustees
Charity Information:
The Name the Charity is Known By Sightsavers
Address 35 Perrymount Road
Haywards Heath
West Sussex
Postcode RH16 3BW
Website www.sightsavers.org
Regulatory Type Cross-Border
Link to Charity Commission https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/charity-commission
Object:
" To take or promote measures for the prevention and cure of blindness in the countries and territories specified under article 4 of this our charter and for the education, rehabilitation, training and employment of the blind in those countries and territories and " To foster collaboration among organisations concerned with blindness and its prevention and to promote and where appropriate, to participate in national, regional and international activities likely to prevent blindness and benefit the blind in any part of the world.
Operations:
Charity Status: Active
Constitutional Form: Statutory corporation (Royal Charter etc)
Constitutional Form Date: 03 May 2007
Main Operating Location: Outwith Scotland
Number of Staff: 826
Purposes: "the advancement of education", "the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage"
Beneficiaries: "People with disabilities or health problems"
Types Of Activity Undertaken: "It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations"
Annual Submissions:
Year End Income Expenditure Annual Return Received Accounts Received Latest Annual Reports and Accounts
31 Dec 2021 £236,775,000 £213,622,000 01 Sept 2022 Yes
31 Dec 2022 £313,352,000 £309,174,000 18 Aug 2023 Yes
31 Dec 2023 £338,159,000 £340,501 10 Sept 2024 Yes
31 Dec 2024 £285,809,000 £288,464,000 11 Aug 2025 Yes Published accounts can be found on the Charity Commission website
31 Dec 2025 No Annual Information due by 30 Sept 2026
If an annual return has been received on time (within nine months of the Year End Date), the 'Annual Return Received' box is green   . If an annual return is late, the box is red   .
Income and Expenditure:
Charity Trustees:
First Name Last Name
Tuwani Rasengane
Abia Akram
Elaine Lee
Henry Nkumbe
William Kendall
Pratik Patel
Garimella Subramanian
Mavis Owusu-Gyamfi
Brian Dawson
Christopher Whitty
Clive Jones
Joy Hutcheon
David Taylor
Margaret Gyapong
From 09 March 2026, OSCR is required by law to publish the names of a charity’s trustees as part of its Scottish Charity Register entry. We are also required to publish each charity’s annual report and accounts as received from this date, which may include the names of certain individuals. The only exceptions to publication are where a charity or one of its charity trustees applies for this information to be excluded, and OSCR is satisfied that publishing it would jeopardise the safety or security of a person or premises.

If the charity trustee information on a Register entry appears blank, this may mean that an exemption applies or that the charity has not yet provided the required details to OSCR. Supplying this information will become mandatory as part of future annual submissions.
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From 30 June 2025, OSCR began collecting charity trustee information through OSCR Online. Providing this information is a legal requirement for all charities. The names of trustees will be published on the Scottish Charity Register from early 2026 to promote transparency and strengthen public trust in the sector.

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