Royal Blind

Read a Brief History

Trace the story from the organisation’s beginnings back in 1793 to present day.

Normal text sizeMedium text sizeLarge text size

Change text size

Who's who at Royal Blind


President
His Grace the Duke of Buccleuch and Queensberry, K.T., V.R.D.

Vice Presidents
The Right Hon. The Earl Haig, O.B.E., K.St.J., D.L.
The Hon. Mrs Janet Buchanan-Smith, C.B.E.
The Right Hon. The Lord Clyde, P.C.

Board of Directors
Elected by Contributors
J.M. Finlay, A.C.l.l. (Chairman)

A.U. Lyburn, O.B.E., M.A., F.F.A., F.C.I.A., F.P.M.I., A.S.A.
(Vice Chairman)
Dr. J.F. Cullen, M.D., F.R.C.S., F.R.C.S.E.
D.C. Dunn, C.A.
R. Hodge, C.A., F.E.l.S.
Mrs G.R. lnnes, R.G.N.
Mr I. C. Lumsden
D.A. Osler, C.B., K.S.G.
Mrs M. M. Sibbald
W.A. Stirling
R.H. Wilson

Elected by Public Bodies
Mr G.W. Banks - Edinburgh Merchat Company
Provost S. Campbell - COSLA

J. Cook - Scottish Trade Union Congress
Councillor L. Marshall - City of Edinburgh Council
J. Ravenscroft, B.Sc., M.A. - University of Edinburgh
J. Watt - Scottish Council of the National League of the
Blind and Disabled

Auditors
PKF (UK) LLP, Registered Auditors,
17 Rothesay Place,
Edinburgh, EH3 7SQ

Bankers
The Royal Bank of Scotland plc,
26 Home Street,
Edinburgh, EH3 9LZ

Solicitors
Pagan Osborne

55/56 Queen Street

Edinburgh, EH2 3PA

 

Investment Advisers
Aberdeen Asset Managers Limited

Donaldson House
97 Haymarket Terrace
Edinburgh EH12 5HD

Staff at Gillespie Crescent
Chief Executive: Richard Hellewell
Corporate Services: Alan Skutecki
Facilities and Premises: George Notman
Finance: Donna Henderson
Fundraising and Marketing: Helen Forrest
Human Resources: Robert Howden
ICT Dept: Gary Buckham

 

History

Our history
F
or over 200 years Royal Blind has been helping those who are blind, visually impaired or multiply disabled.

What we do

What we do
We provide three distinct services: The Royal Blind School; the Scottish Braille Press; and Braeside House.

What we do

Who we are
We take real pride in the services we deliver to the community. Find out more about what we do.

Organisation

Our organisation
We are governed by a board of trustees, who are responsible for ensuring that the charity is well managed.

News Updates

Sensory Garden

Over £100,000 raised for sensory garden at Royal Blind School.

 

News Update

Braeside House wins two prestigious awards.

 

Devil Wears Prada

Scottish Braille Press announce three new titles in the Thistle Book series