Middlesex Association for the Blind
Key takeaways
- If your group works with blind or partially sighted people in one of the boroughs the charity prioritises, such as Barnet, Brent, Ealing, Enfield, Haringey, Harrow, Hillingdon, Hounslow or Richmond, the work is a good fit.
- Its small grants are for holiday and leisure purposes, and the amount of any grant is not stated, so keep any request modest and ask the charity what it can offer.
- No application process is published, so contact the charity first using the contact details it shows, rather than sending a formal application.
- The charity describes its grants as going to clubs supporting blind and partially sighted people, though it also says individuals can receive them, so a group whose work does not involve blind or partially sighted people is unlikely to fit.
Overview
Middlesex Association for the Blind is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 207007).
Middlesex Association for the Blind exists to assist and promote the welfare and the physical, mental and spiritual wellbeing of visually impaired people in its area. Its direct work includes home visiting, counselling, technology and employment services, Braille training, a mobile resource unit, visual awareness training, social clubs and leisure activities, and equipment distribution. Alongside these services, it offers small grants for holiday and leisure purposes to individuals and clubs supporting blind and partially sighted people.
What they fund
Priority Areas
The Middlesex Association for the Blind focuses on the welfare and wellbeing of visually impaired people in its area. Its direct work includes home visiting, counselling, technology and employment services, Braille training, a mobile resource unit, visual awareness training, social clubs and leisure activities, and equipment distribution. Alongside these services, it offers small grants for holiday and leisure purposes to individuals and clubs supporting blind and partially sighted people. Its stated operating area includes Barnet, Brent, Ealing, Enfield, Haringey, Harrow, Hillingdon, Hounslow and Richmond. It describes its approach as helping people retain independence, reduce isolation and improve mental wellbeing.
Themes
- Sight loss support
- Holiday and leisure
Geographic Focus
Priority: Barnet; Brent; Ealing; Enfield; Haringey; Harrow; Hillingdon; Hounslow; Richmond.
How to apply
No application process is published in the charity's annual report, its register entry or its website. The contact shown is for getting in touch.
Who can apply:
- Clubs supporting blind and partially sighted people may receive small grants for holiday and leisure purposes.
Where they fund
Where it says it funds
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Five years of accounts
| Financial year | Income | Expenditure | Grants paid | Accounts document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 31 March 2021 | £398,033 | £354,103 | — | Accounts for year to 31 March 2021 |
| year to 31 March 2022 | £379,602 | £377,341 | — | Accounts for year to 31 March 2022 |
| year to 31 March 2023 | £492,922 | £480,366 | — | Accounts for year to 31 March 2023 |
| year to 31 March 2024 | £438,965 | £550,702 | — | Accounts for year to 31 March 2024 |
| year to 31 March 2025 | £861,809 | £532,801 | — | Accounts for year to 31 March 2025 |
— No grants figure for that year.
Figures from the charity’s filed accounts and its register entry. The document icon links to the charity’s entry on the Charity Commission register, where its filed accounts can be found.
Sources
Registers and filings
Other sources
- aftb.org.uk · read on 24 October 2026
- aftb.org.uk/contact-us · read on 24 October 2026
This profile draws on the funder’s own website as well as its filed accounts.
Sources last checked on 24 October 2026.
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Contact
- 020 8423 5141source
- info@aftb.org.uksource
- Middlesex Association for the Blind Suite 18, Freetrade House Lowther Road Stanmore Middlesex HA7 1EPsource
- aftb.org.uk
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Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- 020 8423 5141source
- info@aftb.org.uksource
- Middlesex Association for the Blind Suite 18, Freetrade House Lowther Road Stanmore Middlesex HA7 1EPsource
- aftb.org.uk