Sunderland and County Durham Royal Society for the Blind
Key takeaways
- Your work fits best if it reaches blind people or people with sight loss in the City of Sunderland, as the Geographic focus line gives it, since the Society's purpose is the welfare of blind people and those substantially and permanently impaired by defective vision who are registered with their local authority.
- It can give money, or goods and services in place of money, to individuals or groups of visually impaired people to relieve suffering, distress or hardship, and it can fund recreational facilities, so an organisation whose beneficiaries are not visually impaired people is unlikely to fit.
- Its annual report gave no readable grants total and the register holds none, and no grant range is stated, so the annual report and register give no realistic request size; ask the contact shown what it can support before you submit a figure.
- Its annual report, register entry and website publish no application process, so get in touch first to ask about process and timing.
Overview
Sunderland and County Durham Royal Society for the Blind is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 702325).
The Sunderland and County Durham Royal Society for the Blind is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Its purpose is to promote the welfare of blind people and those substantially and permanently impaired by defective vision, and to provide grants, goods, services and advice to the visually impaired. It describes its public work as support, advice and services for people with sight loss, with a broad range of services for members and the wider blind and visually impaired community.
What they fund
Priority Areas
The Society promotes the welfare of blind people and people substantially and permanently impaired by defective vision who are registered with their local authority and live in the City of Sunderland and surrounding area. It may disburse money, or provide goods or services in lieu, to individuals or groups of visually impaired people to alleviate suffering, distress or hardship and to provide or assist recreational and charitable company facilities. Its public-facing work is described as support, advice and services for people with sight loss, with a broad range of services for members and the wider blind and visually impaired community. It consults members and that wider community about the services it offers and works with partners to maintain a high standard.
Themes
- Visual impairment support
- Recreational facilities
Geographic Focus
City of Sunderland.
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.
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 | £172,760 | £172,188 | — | Accounts for year to 31 March 2021 |
| year to 31 March 2022 | £155,950 | £232,440 | — | Accounts for year to 31 March 2022 |
| year to 31 March 2023 | £469,678 | £279,605 | — | Accounts for year to 31 March 2023 |
| year to 31 March 2024 | £275,632 | £266,747 | — | Accounts for year to 31 March 2024 |
| year to 31 March 2025 | £215,994 | £265,461 | — | Accounts for year to 31 March 2025 |
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
- sundrsb.org.uk · read on 25 October 2026
- sundrsb.org.uk/our-services · read on 25 October 2026
- sundrsb.org.uk/contact-us-2 · read on 25 October 2026
This profile draws on the funder’s own website as well as its filed accounts.
Sources last checked on 25 October 2026.
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- Sunderland and Durham Royal Society for the Blind, 53 St Luke’s Terrace, Pallion, Sunderland, SR4 6NF.source
- sundrsb.org.uk
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Contact
- 0191 5673939source
- Sunderland and Durham Royal Society for the Blind, 53 St Luke’s Terrace, Pallion, Sunderland, SR4 6NF.source
- sundrsb.org.uk
- Contact form