In 2010/11 we had a turnover of £2.5 million and distributed nearly £1 million in grants to our members and to special projects.

You can view a copy of our 2010/2011 annual review online or contact us to request a hard copy. You can also find out more on our Charity Commission page.

A quick note on fundraising efficiency

At first glance it can look like GLFB has relatively high administration and fundraising costs. However, when you dig a bit deeper it quickly becomes apparent that giving through us is cost effective and efficient.

First of all, the majority of our members only have limited fundraising ability. Generally, they are small, community based organisations and it simply wouldn’t be cost effective or feasible for each of them to have their own fundraising team.

By pooling their resources through GLFB we are able to provide fundraising expertise and leadership, which means more money ends up where it matters: helping visually impaired people.

The 2009 FundRatio's report gives the average return on investment for differing areas of fundraising.

As you can see, in 2010/11 GLFB compares very favourably against other charities in our main three areas of fundraising and is more effective than many other much larger charities: