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ROYAL COMMONWEALTH SOCIETY FOR THE BLIND

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www.sightsavers.org

Seventy five per cent of blindness in the world is either avoidable or treatable. Sightsavers works with partners in developing countries to eliminate avoidable blindness and promote equality of opportunity for disabled people. Our work alleviates poverty among poor and marginalised communities and thus helps to realise the internationally accepted millenium development goals.

Latest HighlightsFY 2024

Income

All sources

£285,809,000
Expenditure

All activities

£288,464,000
Net Reserves

Unrestricted funds

£27,412,000
Total Assets

Gross assets

£81,787,000
Working Capital

Liquidity

£50,746,000

Benchmark Performance

Comparing against 1,903 similar major charities

Compare vs:
Reserve Runway
1.1 months
Median: 3.6 monthsAround typical
Income Growth (1yr)
-15.5%
Median: 8.2%Below typical
Spending Efficiency
91.9%
Median: 97.2%Around typical
Income Concentration
82.0%
Median: 87.1%Around typical
Fundraising ROI
12.7x
Median: 27.3xAround typical
Income Volatility
21.4%
Median: 13.4%Around typical
Self-Generated Income
10.0%
Median: 92.1%Below typical
3-Year Income CAGR
6.5%
Median: 8.7%Around typical

Efficiency & Health

Charitable Spending
91.9%
Fundraising Eff.

% income retained

12.7%
Governance Cost

% of expenditure

0.9%
Grant Making

% given away

10.1%
Debt Ratio

% of assets

22.1%
Survival Ratio

Months of reserves

1.1 months

Income Profile

Donations & Legacies

% of income

90.0%
Government Reliance

% of income

2.2%
Largest Source

Primary income

Donations & Legacies
Diversification

HHI: 8195

Highly Concentrated

Trends

Income Growth (1yr)

Year over Year

-15.5%
Income CAGR (3yr)

Compound growth

6.5%
Volatility

Moderate Volatility

21.4%
Reserves Trend

Direction

Stable

Governance

Employees

Staff count

826
Volunteers

Volunteer count

0
Volunteer Ratio

Per staff member

0:1
Revenue/Employee

Per head

£346,016
Trustee Benefits

Payments to trustees

No
High Earners

Earning over £60k

11.5%

Source: Charity Commission annual returns. Figures may differ from published accounts. Always verify with official charity filings for due diligence.

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