01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC038979
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Cross Border
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Scotland and other parts of the UK
- Volunteers
- Not supplied
- Staff
- 1,847
- Postcode
- RG7 3YG
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of health
- 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
Activities
- It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The Objects for which the Association is established are to promote the health, equality and independence of blind and partially sighted people by: 1. Providing guide dogs for blind and partially sighted people.. 2. Training and educating blind and partially sighted people in the use of such guide dogs. 3. The relief, prevention and cure of vision impairment. 4. Providing such services, facilities and activities for the benefit of blind and partially sighted people as the Association shall from time to time deem fit
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2024 | £156,400,000 | £158,900,000 | 1,847 | 19 September 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | £144,698,875 | £144,963,519 | 1,847 | 20 September 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | £142,035,284 | £128,280,220 | 1,847 | 29 September 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | £153,000,000 | £116,000,000 | 1,847 | 21 September 2022 |
| 31 December 2020 | £125,900,000 | £111,900,000 | 1,847 | 15 September 2021 |
Figures are those reported by the charity and supplied in the OSCR bulk download. Blank facts remain distinct from zero.
04 Contact record
Principal office or trustees address
- Address supplied to OSCR
- Hillfields, Burghfield Common, Reading, Berkshire
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.guidedogs.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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