Living with confidence
RNIB annual review 2013/14
Contents
Making every day better
About us
Our work in numbers
Being there for people losing their sight
Supporting independent living
Creating an inclusive society
Stopping people losing their sight unnecessarily
Thank you
A brief look at our finances
Contact us
Making every day better
This annual review marks the end of the last year of our 2009/14 plan. It is
impossible to sum up all of our successes over the last five years but here are just
some of the many of which we are proud. We are particularly pleased that we have
ensured new treatments are available to prevent avoidable sight loss, and that the
number of sight loss advisers giving support to people losing their sight has
increased. In terms of ensuring full participation of blind and partially sighted people,
we helped make sure that the Olympic and Paralympic Games were the most
accessible yet. The opening of RNIB Pears Centre for Specialist Learning in 2012,
providing support and education for children with severe disabilities including sight
loss, was a major milestone. To improve the everyday lives of people with sight loss
we have taken huge strides forward in making technology such as TV, mobile
phones and e-readers, more accessible.
We know there is so much more to do, so we are tremendously excited to launch
our new plan for 2014/19, which is a strategy for the whole group of charities –
RNIB, Action for Blind People, Cardiff Institute for the Blind and RNIB Specialist
Learning Trust. To help develop the plan, we consulted with blind and partially
sighted people, including our members, as well as professionals and organisations.
Our new strategy cements our commitment to be there for even more people when
they’re losing their sight.
When someone is losing their sight, we want them to receive the help and support
they need to come to terms with this potentially devastating news and to face the
future with confidence. This year we have continued to increase the quantity and
quality of sight loss advisers available to support people in eye clinics. We also
launched our “I am here” campaign, which raised awareness of the importance of
support services in eye clinics and the threat of potential cuts to existing services.
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Reductions to services and incomes continue to have a huge impact on the lives of
many blind and partially sighted people so it’s more important than ever that we
reach as many people as possible. The demand on our Helpline continues to grow –
this year we responded to over 500,000 individual enquiries. Our welfare rights
service identified unclaimed entitlements for blind and partially sighted people,
amounting to an incredible £14.5million.
This review highlights the difference we made in 2013/14. Although the tough
economic climate is having an impact on our resources, we are immensely proud
that our hard work has led to many fantastic achievements this year. All of these
achievements are only possible thanks to your generous financial support. Each and
every one of our supporters, along with our dedicated staff and volunteers, is
making every day better for everyone affected by sight loss in the UK.
Kevin Carey, Chair
Lesley-Anne Alexander CBE, Chief Executive
Our work in numbers
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We identified £14.5million in unclaimed welfare benefit entitlements
We have 12,000 blind and partially sighted members
2 million people visited our website
Our Helpline responded to 500,000 customer enquiries
Around 40,000 people use our reading services including our much-loved
Talking Book Service
20 million homes can now listen to RNIB’s Insight Radio through Freeview
Our Eye Health Information Service supported 3,300 people
800 volunteers make up our Technology Support Squad
We helped 27,500 people choose and use products.
Note that membership and Technology Support Squad figures are correct at
October 2014.
About us
We’re the Royal National Institute of Blind People and we’re here for everyone
affected by sight loss. Whether you’re losing your sight or you’re blind or partially
sighted, our practical and emotional support can help you face the future with
confidence.
Our ambition is to make every day better for everyone affected by sight loss: by
being there when you are losing your sight, supporting independent living, creating
an inclusive society and preventing sight loss.
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We’re a charity, proud to be led by a strong and active membership of blind and
partially sighted people, who, along with our trustees, give direction to our work.
“You gave me hope”
Being there
We will make sure we reach more people losing their sight.
Coming to terms with losing your sight is incredibly hard. We want everyone in this
situation to have the best possible support, and for some this starts straight after
diagnosis. Our newest priority is being there, which will focus on making sure we
reach more people early in their sight loss journey.
Sight loss advisers
We’re working hard to increase the number of sight loss advisers in eye clinics to
support people losing their sight. This year the number of eye clinics in the UK that
has sight loss support has risen to 218, or just over half. We know there is still a
long way to go.
Our “I am here” campaign, launched in April 2014, was hugely successful in raising
awareness of the importance of sight loss advisers and the threat to some existing
services from NHS and local authority cuts.
In 2013 we produced a report focusing on the impact of sight loss advisers in
England and Vision Support Services in Scotland. The research showed the positive
impact which advisers have on people diagnosed with a sight threatening eye
condition – 86 per cent of patients said they felt more reassured leaving the eye
clinic after receiving information and support.
The sight loss adviser post at Moorfields hospital, initially funded by RNIB, is now an
established post funded by the hospital. We’re now providing initial funding of a
second post to provide support in two of Moorfields’ largest district hubs in North
West London. This post will support around 800 patients per year.
Living with sight loss
Our Finding your feet programme helps people face some of the challenges that
sight loss brings. This two-day course focuses on confidence-building and ways to
maintain health and wellbeing and has supported hundreds of people since it began
in 2009.
Action for Blind People successfully launched the new Living with sight loss
courses. People attending have experienced some transformative effects; from
taking a bus for the first time in years to regaining the confidence to begin looking for
work and starting their own clubs.
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Emotional support
Our trained counsellors help people finding it hard to come to terms with sight loss.
Offering one-to-one telephone counselling as well as telephone support groups, our
Emotional Support Service helped 758 people adapt to their sight loss this year. A
recent survey of people who used the service, found that 79 per cent reported
feeling less anxious and 73 per cent felt more empowered to deal with problems.
Our Looking Forward service in Northern Ireland provides free counselling for older
people with sight loss. Elsie used the service this year and told us, “I found the
counsellor very supportive and empathetic towards my own emotional needs. The
experience really helped me to process the thoughts I had towards my sight loss.”
Amy’s story
The cause of Amy’s sight loss was difficult to diagnose and it wasn’t clear whether it
was permanent or temporary.
“I couldn’t see fine details and small print so couldn’t do my job as a primary school
teacher. I feared for my job and future. I then heard of a sight loss adviser. She gave
me some information so I knew where to access help when I was ready. She also
got me seen at the Low Vision Clinic and I was given a magnifier, which enabled me
to read letters and other important things. Three years later the magnifier is my
lifeline. For the first time in months I had hope and a way to do things
independently.”
“My quality of life is better”
Supporting independent living
We’re committed to helping people with sight loss remain independent and
lead as full and enjoyable lives as possible.
Keeping you informed
Our Helpline is a direct line to the support, advice and products you need from RNIB
and Action for Blind People to remain independent. This year we responded to a
record 500,000 customer enquiries covering everything from benefits, to eye health
information, legal rights, reading services and product sales.
Our new website launched in April 2014. It’s been redesigned to make it quicker and
easier for people to find information, and is accessible to the highest standards. This
year we had over two million visitors.
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Our online shop is packed with products to make life easier for people with sight
loss. From reading to cooking to getting out and about, this year we gave support to
27,500 people in choosing and using products to improve their independence.
Insight radio, RNIB’s award-winning radio station has gone from strength to
strength. As well as online and via Sky and Freesat, you can now also listen via
Freeview channel 730 so it is available to over 20 million homes across the UK.
Our reading services provided around 40,000 blind and partially sighted people with
books in giant print, braille and our much-loved talking books.
Welfare benefit advice
Personal Independence Payment (PIP) is the benefit replacing Disability Living
Allowance (DLA) for those aged 16 to 65. It was introduced in selected pilot areas in
April 2013 and nationwide in June 2013. At the moment it applies to new claimants,
those turning 16 and those who choose to move from DLA.
Our PIP campaign was a notable success for RNIB. Thanks to our work, severely
visually impaired people will continue to receive the Higher Rate Mobility component
of DLA. We also secured vital improvements to the daily living criteria for blind and
partially sighted people.
This year we secured £14.5million in previously unidentified welfare benefit
entitlements for blind and partially sighted people. John, whose benefit was
increased by £45 per week after his consultation with our advice team told us:
“It’s made such a difference. It doesn’t sound like a huge amount but it
does make a difference and my quality of life is better for it.”
Helping people into work
Losing your sight doesn’t mean you can’t work. We support employers to
understand how they can retain staff when they are losing their sight, or employ
people living with sight loss. We also work with individuals to raise their skill and
confidence levels to the point where they can gain or retain employment. This year
we helped 124 people into work, and supported 153 people to retain their job when
they were losing their sight.
Our Trainee Grade Scheme gives people with sight loss the opportunity to learn new
skills and prepare for employment. This year a remarkable 85 per cent of Trainee
Grade Scheme participants moved into employment, a far higher proportion than in
previous years.
We’ve launched the Action Employment Line, an advice and information service for
blind and partially sighted people in work or seeking work, employers and
employment professionals. A total of 1,200 people received support and advice
during the year.
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An adult student on RNIB College Loughborough’s employment programme
recently secured a job. He said:
“I have never been unemployed in my life and I don’t like it! I just gave
the placement my all and tried to show that my disability doesn’t affect
the way I can work... all this was made possible with the help and
support of the college staff. They inspired me with their professionalism
and support.”
With support from the Big Lottery Fund we launched our Future In-Sight project in
Wales to improve the employment chances and confidence of 14-25 year olds with
sight loss.
Achieving a better education
In the UK today there are 25,000 blind and partially sighted children and young
people who require specialist education support. Half have additional disabilities as
well as sight loss, and two thirds are educated in a mainstream setting. We work
with education professionals to support blind and partially sighted children and
young people, offering training courses for teaching staff, facilitating specialist
professional networks and providing vital resources to improve teaching standards.
RNIB Specialist Learning Trust was established in September 2013 and became an
academy sponsor for the Three Spires School in Coventry (now known as the Three
Spires Academy). As a sponsor we will drive up standards in the academy, expand
our reach as a provider of education and support services, and use our expertise to
benefit other local schools and the wider community.
Our schools are outstanding. RNIB Pears Centre for Specialist Learning school and
children’s home were both judged as “Outstanding” by Ofsted in 2013. The school
was also awarded a gold standard Inclusion Quality Mark in 2013. Both RNIB
Sunshine House School and Residence were also judged as “Outstanding” by
Ofsted.
Load2learn, a joint project with Dyslexia Action, provides free accessible curriculum
resources to support learners who cannot use standard print materials. Load2learn
now has over 5,000 registered users and 2,500 books available for download. We’re
adding new resources all the time.
Our 29 Actionnaires clubs across England and Wales offer a range of fantastic
sporting activities including swimming, archery, skiing and horse riding to 4-16 year
old young people with sight loss.
Fearghas’ story
Fearghas, 16, is blind with additional disabilities. When he started school at RNIB
Pears Centre for Specialist Learning in 2012 he found it difficult to take part in
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activities and to engage with others. Thanks to our specialist support he has grown
in confidence and developed his communication and mobility skills.
"Fearghas is really enthusiastic about school and has become so much happier
since being here. RNIB Pears Centre is very good at communicating with us and we
feel that they are part of the family that works together to support Fearghas as he
grows and develops." Lilias, Fearghas's mum
“I’m doing things I never dreamed I’d be able to”
Creating an inclusive society
We want the UK to be a better place to live for people who are blind or partially
sighted.
Mobile phones and the internet can be vital tools for people with sight problems to
live independently. We worked with manufacturers and service providers to improve
the accessibility of devices and online services.
Finding the confidence to travel when you lose your sight can be difficult. We want
blind and partially sighted people to get around safely and independently. To
achieve this, we supported blind and partially sighted people to challenge poor
practice and worked with transport organisations to make their services more
accessible.
New technology
We lobby and engage with the big names in technology to ensure that the needs of
blind and partially sighted people are included when new products are designed and
developed.
We recommended some changes to the visual design of the latest mobile operating
system from Apple to make it easier for partially sighted people to use. Apple were
happy to engage with us and have incorporated many of our recommendations,
allowing people to enjoy all the benefits of integrated accessibility with better tonal
contrast.
Our work with Amazon has made it possible for blind and partially sighted readers to
have access to over 1.5 million books by using synthetic speech for the Kindle app,
as well as assessing the new Kindle Fire tablets before their launch.
Television viewing has become easier for people with sight loss as manufacturers
have started to include text-to-speech in their electronic programme guides that
control digital televisions. Our work with Panasonic led to spoken menus and
programme guides being available in their latest range of televisions.
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Technology support
Our Technology Support Squad continued to change the lives of blind and
partially sighted people this year by bringing them closer to the difference
technology could make. This year over 800 volunteers helped to set up, fix
problems and show people how to use their gadgets.
The service has transformed life for many users. Glenda told us:
“I’m now doing things on the computer I never dreamed I’d be able to. It
gives me such peace of mind, knowing I can shop online if I need to or
contact my daughter. I’m so grateful to Phil [the Technology Support
Squad volunteer] who made it all possible.”
Our third annual Switch on to technology month raised awareness of the benefits
of information technology for blind and partially sighted people. We launched user
guides, video tutorials and organised hands-on taster events covering the latest on
mobile phones, computers and the internet for people new to technology.
Independent travel
The ability to travel confidently and safely is vital for independence. Our members
have told us that bus travel remains a priority for them. Our “Stop for me; Speak to
me” campaign has challenged bus operators to revise their services to make them
usable by blind and partially sighted people. This includes stopping at a bus stop if a
person is waiting, providing information about available seating and notifying
customers of their selected destination.
As a result of our campaign Transport for London and Stagecoach East of England
have removed request signs, while national operator, First Group, has agreed to
endorse our bus charter, along with Kinch and Reading buses.
We organised over 30 “Swap with me” events across England and Wales, providing
opportunities for bus drivers and customers to share service and user experiences.
We worked with transport providers to improve services and access to information
for blind and partially sighted people. Through our good practice initiative, we’ve
recognised Trent Barton Buses, Nottingham City Council, Southern Rail, Network
Rail and Transport for London for improving services. We’ve used these as
examples to challenge other providers to improve.
We also launched an RNIB Navigator wayfinding app for smartphones, which will
enable users to pinpoint their location and follow directions to a chosen destination.
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Control of your money
We’re delighted that our influence in the financial sector is benefiting blind and
partially sighted people. The number of talking cash machines (ATMs) continues to
grow so that people with sight loss can manage their money independently.
In March 2011, there were only 60 audio-enabled machines on trial in Northern
Ireland. No banks were interested in installing more. Today, thanks largely to our
campaigning, 7,000 machines talk, including most of Barclays’ and all of The Cooperative Bank’s cash points. And we’ve now secured commitments from all the
leading high street banks.
Shopping independently
We’ve enabled people with sight loss to shop more independently by working with
industry and retailers to improve the accessibility of packaging and the services
provided to blind and partially sighted shoppers.
Over the last year, in partnership with London College of Fashion, the British Retail
Consortium and the Charity Retailers Association we have produced a
comprehensive “Top Tips” guide and video on how best to advise people with sight
loss, and give them the information they need to make an informed choice.
In online shopping, we’ve continued to review the website accessibility of the leading
brands, recognising the increasing use of apps as smartphone and tablet users
choose to shop on the go. A highlight was our work with John Lewis to develop its
accessible shopping app for Apple devices, launched in July 2013. We’ve
recognised this as a beacon of good practice, setting the standard for retailers in
meeting the needs of blind and partially sighted people. We’re now working with
Waitrose.
In Northern Ireland we worked with Shopmobility to train volunteers and launch a
sighted guide shopping service for blind and partially sighted people. Ryan told us:
“It’s made shopping more of a social experience for me and has really
improved my self-confidence. I am now able to go out shopping without
family or friends being with me.”
Aygun’s story
Retired plumber Aygun began to lose his sight from age-related macular
degeneration and lost confidence and the motivation to get out and about. James
from our Technology Support Squad helped Aygun choose the right laptop and learn
how to use it. We also put him in touch with local support to help build his
confidence.
“Being able to talk with my family online has been fantastic. I can’t believe I waited
so long to learn how to do it! I’m so grateful to RNIB for helping me learn the skills.
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Getting out and about is getting a bit easier now as well. I’ve been given some really
useful tips by my trainer.”
“I’m so glad RNIB came to my rescue”
Stopping people losing their sight unnecessarily
Over 50 per cent of sight loss in the UK is avoidable. We work hard to make
eyecare services and sight-saving treatments accessible to all.
We want to reduce the levels of unnecessary sight loss in the UK. We want people
to be more aware of the causes and potential signs of sight loss. When they are
diagnosed with an eye condition we want people to be able to access appropriate
treatments, understand their eye condition and make informed choices.
Sight-saving treatments
We continue to fight to save sight by ensuring the availability of vital treatments and
supporting individuals to fight for their own personal treatments.
It’s been a busy year for new treatments. Normally one drug would be approved per
year but we’ve helped six through the health regulator NICE (National Institute for
Health and Care Excellence) and five through the SMC (Scottish Medical
Consortium) this year. This means patients now have access to a wealth of new
treatments on the NHS for their eye condition. One approval for the use of the drug
Lucentis will mean that around 2,000 people per year will no longer lose their sight.
We also worked with patients to make sure they receive these treatments. This year
we intervened on behalf of two patients who were being denied NICE-approved
treatment, despite it being recommended by their ophthalmologists. In both
instances the patients were offered the treatment they desperately needed within
two days of our contacting the Trust involved.
In July we launched our “Surgery deferred, sight denied” campaign with a
parliamentary reception attended by over 40 MPs. We highlighted the inconsistent
provision of cataract surgery across the UK that was forcing thousands to live with
sight loss.
Raising awareness
We began 2013 with the launch of our “Spot the signs” campaign, which
encouraged people aged 50 and over to take action to look after their sight. The
campaign ran from January to June 2013 and was a huge success – over 330,000
people visited our website for further information.
For National Eye Health Week in 2013 we worked with other charities and eye
health professionals to promote the importance of eye health and the need for
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regular sight tests. This year over 1,000 supporters participated in the campaign and
we reached 135 million people through national radio and press.
This year our Eye Health Information Service gave individual support to around
3,300 people, talking them through their eye condition, the potential implications on
their future and helping them come to terms with their sight loss. We know the
service had a powerful and positive impact on many of the people who contacted us
– we received a 99 per cent satisfaction rating.
We now have text and audio versions of information on common eye conditions
available on our website in Urdu, Hindi, Punjabi and Welsh. There have been over
1,000 downloads so far.
Improving eye health
We carried out five pilot projects to help prevent sight loss in deprived areas and
among black and minority ethnic people. These Community Engagement Projects
(CEPs) were delivered in Bradford, Wales, Glasgow, Hackney and Belfast – areas
identified as needing to improve uptake of eye health care.
The Bradford CEP trialled a range of ways to improve attendance at appointments
and developed a self-care pack: “Living Well with Diabetes”. Early findings show that
we have started to have an impact. For example, a text reminder service for diabetic
retinopathy screening appointments helped to increase attendance from 63 per cent
to 82 per cent.
The Hackney CEP trial invited over 3,000 people of black African and Caribbean
descent for a series of glaucoma checks and resulted in 12 people being diagnosed
with glaucoma.
Carol’s story
At the age of 63, Carol’s cataract deteriorated quickly and began to affect her ability
to work as a dressmaker. Carol was not eligible for surgery but thanks to our
support, she eventually got the treatment she so desperately needed.
“I’ve been campaigning nearly two years to get surgery - they kept on telling me that
I wasn’t deteriorating enough so I couldn’t get the operation. I found it really difficult
to drive in the dark so I had to give up. I’m so glad RNIB came to my rescue, without
their support I’m not sure where I would be now.”
Your support
Tim’s challenge
Tim is taking part in the 100 per cent challenge for RNIB. Throughout 2014 he
plans to run 100 marathon miles, cycle 100 miles a day for 10 days from Land’s End
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to John O’Groats, and swim 100km. So far Tim has raised an incredible £5,800. He
was inspired by his brother Stephen, who has retinitis pigmentosa.
"Stephen has always been an amazing role model. He is unbelievably brave in
facing the difficulties his eye condition presents and I hope that through this year of
challenges I can help more people like Stephen by raising money for RNIB."
Louise’s gift
Louise has been partially sighted all her life due to albinism. But she hasn’t let it get
in the way of an active life, studying for an MA, working as a teacher and enjoying
learning Latin, photography, sailing and playing the clarinet.
“I’ve had a lot of help from RNIB, such as employment advice and assistance with
welfare support, but one of the biggest things they did for me was providing
transcriptions of the Latin text books and the vocabulary list for my course with
perfect accuracy. I feel the fact that they do these sorts of things for people is a
great reason to leave a legacy to RNIB.”
Joseph’s quest
Our third annual Read for RNIB Day was held on 11 October 2013. We’d like to
thank the many people who took part and raised funds for us by holding a readingrelated event.
Joseph, aged 11, has had glaucoma since birth. To raise funds he set himself a
challenge to read ten books in a month and finished them all with three days to
spare.
“It was an opportunity to read loads of books. RNIB has helped me for ages and it
was nice to give something back. My friends and family raised £400!”
Wear dot and raise lots
This October we are asking everyone to wear dots and raise lots. It’s a really fun
and easy way to raise vital funds to make sure we can be there for the two million
people with sight loss in the UK. Visit readforrnib.org.uk for more information.
A brief look at our finances
We spent
The RNIB group of charities focused expenditure on the following areas of work:
Stopping people losing their sight £3,562,000
Supporting independent living £89,913,000
Creating an inclusive society £9,741,000
Costs to generate funds £15,848,000
Governance costs £1,540,000
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Total expenditure £120,604,000
Our expenditure in percentages
We spent 75 per cent on Supporting independent living, 3 per cent on Stopping
people losing their sight unnecessarily, and 8 per cent on Creating an inclusive
society.
We raised
You helped us raise an amazing amount this year. Thank you.
The RNIB group of charities’ income came from the following sources:
Donations and legacies £71,656,000
Investment income £1,056,000
Merchandising and sponsorship £348,000
Income from charitable activities £44,150,000
Other incoming resources £1,437,000
This gave a total income of £118,647,000
And a planned operating deficit of £1,957,000
The RNIB group of charities’ resources at 31 March 2014 consisted of the
following:
Unrestricted funds £69,188,000
Restricted funds £25,335,000
Endowment funds £5,329,000
Plus pension surplus £6,482,000
This gives total net assets of £106,334,000
These figures are extracted from the full Trustees’ report and financial statement for
the year ending 31 March 2014, as audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.
If you would like a copy of the full report, available in print, audio, braille and by
email, please contact our Helpline on 0303 123 9999 or email
helpline@rnib.org.uk
Thank you
We’re honoured to have the support of some remarkable individuals. We’re indebted
to our Patron Her Majesty The Queen, and to our President Dame Gail Ronson
DBE. We’re also indebted to our Vice-Presidents:
Sir John Beckwith CBE
The Rt Hon David Blunkett MP
Richard Brewster
Professor Ian Bruce CBE
Jeremy Bull
Dr Haruhisa Handa
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Dr Euclid Herie
Lady Jarvis
Penny Lancaster-Stewart
Lord Low of Dalston CBE
Trevor Pears CMG
Sir Mike Rake
Dr Dermot Smurfit
Rod Stewart CBE
The Rt Hon Earl of Stockton
Sir Duncan Watson CBE
His Grace The Duke of Westminster KG, CB, CVO, OBE, TD, CD, DL
We’d like to say a heartfelt thank you to the many individuals, companies and trusts
that have supported us this year. Without your support we couldn’t have achieved
what we have. We can’t possibly name you all but here’s a list of those who have
contributed significantly to our cause:
Ada Hillard Charitable Trust
Agnes Hunter Trust
Alcon UK
Allergan
Andrew Addicott
Arts Council England
B & P Glasser Charitable Trust
Bayer
BBC Children in Need
The John Beckwith Charitable Trust
Big Lottery Fund
The Blakey Foundation
Book Events
Booker Prize Foundation
Boots Opticians Limited
Bòrd na Gàidhlig
Mr and Mrs Ronald Boschetto
Brian Mercer Charitable Trust
Brian Wilson Charitable Trust
Anne-Marie Briscombe
British Council, Youth in Action
Brownlie Charitable Trust
Mr and Mrs Jeremy Bull
John and Susan Burns
Carmen Butler-Charteris Charitable Trust
Cecil Rosen Foundation
Mr and Mrs Oliver Christof
Citizenship Foundation
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Coast
Constance Travis Charitable Trust
Craig McTurk Endowment Trust
Creative Scotland
The Thompson Dean Family Foundation
Mr Felix Dennis
Department of Health
Mr Richard Desmond
Diana and Gerard Young Trust
Drayson Foundation
Christopher Ecclestone
Mr Graham Edwards and Ms Georgina Black
Elizabeth T Robertson's Charitable Trust
European Regional Development Fund – INTERREG IVA
European Social Fund
Lord and Lady Fink
FSIA Trust
Tony and Rita Gallagher
J Paul Getty Jnr Charitable Trust
Glasgow Transformation Fund
The Gosling Foundation
Evelyn and David Green
The Helen Hamlyn Trust
Lord and Lady Harris of Peckham
Heath Charitable Trust
Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs
Heritage Lottery Fund
Inman Charity
International Foundation for Arts and Culture
Investec International Specialist Bank and Asset Manager
Jessie Spencer Trust
John Scott Charitable Trust
Just Imagine Story Centre Ltd
Mr and Mrs Kantor
Kathleen Beryl Sleigh Charitable Trust
Isaac and Myrna Kaye
Phyllida Law
Mr Ric Lewis
The Linbury Trust
Liz and Terry Bramall Foundation
Ollie Lock
Loppylugs & Barbara Morrison Charitable Trust
The Lotus Foundation
Derek and Deborah Lovelock
Mr and Mrs Roger Macey
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Mr Derek Madden and Ms Aura Lounasmaa
Jo and Raffy Manoukian
Dr and Mrs Samad Munshi
The John R Murray Charitable Trust
Muslim Youth
Next
Novartis
L’Occitane
Opera Holland Park
The Philip Oppenheimer Foundation
Mr Roger Orf
Orion Books
Pan MacMillan
Peacock Charitable Trust
Pears Foundation
The Jack Petchey Foundation
Sara and Paul Phillips
Arlene Phillips
R S Macdonald Charitable Trust
Qualcomm
The Joseph and Lena Randall Charitable Trust
Ranmoor Charitable Trust
Ruth Rendell
Anneka Rice
Robertson Charitable Trust
The Sybil Robson Orr Foundation
The Gerald Ronson Foundation
Michael Rosen
Mr Ian Rosenblatt
Edmond J. Safra Philanthropic Foundation
Mr and Mrs Ralph Saunders
Schroder Charity Trust
Schroders plc
Mr and Mrs Schwarzenbach
Scottish Government
Scottish Natural Heritage
Marcus Sedgwick
Mr and Mrs Graeme Shankland
Mr and Mrs Derrick Smith
Dr and Mrs Dermot Smurfit
State Street
Lady Beryl Steinberg
The Steinberg Family Charitable Trust
Mr Rod Stewart CBE and Mrs Penny Lancaster-Stewart
The Suva Foundation
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The Tabor Foundation
Ulverscroft Foundation
Wales Council for Voluntary Action
Walker Books
Mr Stanley Watson
Welsh Assembly Government
The Wolfson Foundation
The Lord Leonard and Lady Estelle Wolfson Foundation
WT Mattock Charitable Settlement
Yellow Door
Youth Council Northern Ireland
Dr Allen Zimbler and Dr Caryn Solomon
How you can help
Every day 100 people start to lose their sight. We need your help to provide vital
services for blind and partially sighted people. Do something today and make a
difference.
A brighter future
About a third of our work is supported by gifts in Wills so we are hugely grateful to
those people who have supported us in this way. Every penny we are left is used
wisely to provide a brighter future and help blind and partially sighted people live
their lives with confidence. You don’t have to be wealthy to make a difference;
legacies of all sizes are vital to our work. If you’d like to know how you can help in
this way please call 0845 600 0313 or visit rnib.org.uk/legacy
Fundraise
Without financial support from donations and legacies we simply couldn’t provide
many of the products and services that help people find their lives again. There are
many ways you can show your support, such as getting involved in RNIB Read,
taking on a challenge or making a one-off donation. Visit rnib.org.uk/fundraise
Volunteer
Without volunteers we couldn’t run our services. There are over 100 volunteering
opportunities across the UK where you could make a real difference in your local
community. Visit rnib.org.uk/volunteer
Campaign
Without active campaigners we’d never get changes made to health, social care,
employment and benefits. Join our campaigns on issues that matter to blind and
partially sighted people. Visit rnib.org.uk/campaign
Call today on 0303 123 9999 to find out more or send your details to RNIB, 105
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Contact us
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