# Light for the Blind

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1085698 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1085698)
- Website: https://www.lightfortheblind.org.uk
- Latest income: £56.6k; spending £14.5k
- What it funds: Education / training, Health / saving of lives, Disability, Prevention or relief of poverty, Accommodation / housing
- Who it helps: People with disabilities
- How it gives: Makes grants to organisations
- Last verified: 2026-10-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/light-for-blind

1)THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS AND IN PARTICULAR BLINDNESS AND TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT HEALTH BY THE ESTABLISHMENT OF HOSPITALS AND CLINICS AND OTHER MEDICAL SERVICES IN PARTICULAR IN THE INDIAN SUB-CONTINENT2)TO ADVANCE EDUCATION 3) TO RELIEVE POVERTY4) FOR ANY OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE WHICH THE TRUSTEES CONSIDER APPROPRIATE

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## What it funds

Light for the Blind is registered under the Charity Commission purposes education / training, health / saving of lives, disability, prevention or relief of poverty and accommodation / housing for people with disabilities; the register records that it makes grants to organisations. In its latest reported year Light for the Blind reported income of £56.6k and spending of £14.5k.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from Light for the Blind in its sources (last checked 16 Oct 2026). Its website (lightfortheblind.org.uk) may list programmes that are not yet open or are by invitation only. OpenGrant does not take applications; always check the funder's own guidance.

## Questions

### Is Light for the Blind open for applications now?

Not in OpenGrant's sources as of 16 Oct 2026: no open or forthcoming scheme from Light for the Blind is listed. Check the funder's website for programmes that are not yet open or that it does not advertise.

### Does Light for the Blind give grants to individuals?

The Charity Commission register records that Light for the Blind makes grants to organisations, not that it makes grants to individuals.

### How large is Light for the Blind?

In its latest reported year Light for the Blind reported income of £56.6k and spending of £14.5k.


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