Our Organisation

The Royal Blind School
A national centre of excellence Click here
Forward Vision
A residential service for those aged 18-25 who have a visual impairment. Click here
Braeside House
Home for older people who are blind or visually impaired Click here
Scottish
Braille Press

A leading provider of alternative print formats. Click here

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Royal Blind is governed by a Board of Trustees, responsible for ensuring that the charity is well managed and abides by its charitable aims. The Trustees appoint the Chief Executive, who is responsible for managing the organisation, along with the heads of the main services and departments. 

The following currently outlines who's who at Royal Blind:-

Patron
His Royal Highness The Duke of Gloucester, KG GCVO

President
His Grace The Duke of Buccleuch and Queensberry, KBE
               
Vice Presidents
The Hon. Mrs Janet Buchanan-Smith, CBE
Dr Barry F Cullen
Miss Aileen McGlynn
 
Board of Directors
Elected by Contributors
Douglas A Osler, Chairman
David C Dunn, Vice-Chairman
Iain C Lumsden, Vice-Chairman
Margery M Browning
Dr. Brian Fleck
Margaret M Sibbald
Lorraine Grady
David Johnston
Gwenn McCreath
Ken Reid
Peter Stephenson
Glen Waddell
 
Elected by Public Bodies
Gordon W Banks - Edinburgh Merchant Company
James Cook - Scottish Trade Union Congress
Cllr Conor Snowden - City of Edinburgh Council
Janis Sugden - University of Edinburgh
Alex Scott - Scottish Council of the National
League of the Blind and Disabled
 
Chief Executive and Secretary
Richard G Hellewell BA Econ, FCA
 
Principal Office
P.O. Box No. 500,
Gillespie Crescent,
Edinburgh, EH10 4HZ
 
Auditors
PKF (UK) LLP, Registered Auditors,
Citypoint, 65 Haymarket Terrace
Edinburgh, EH12 5HD
 
Bankers
The Royal Bank of Scotland plc,
26 Home Street, Edinburgh
 
Solicitors
Pagan Osborne,
55-56 Queen Street, Edinburgh
 
Investment Advisers
Aberdeen Asset Managers Limited,
Donaldson House,
97 Haymarket Terrace, Edinburgh