The Royal School for the Blind: care homes and who is behind them
The Royal School for the Blind runs 9 care homes in England with 80 beds (CQC register, ): 8 good, 1 requires improvement. It is a registered charity (number 255913) with no Companies House number in the CQC register. Kitchen food hygiene: 3 of 4 homes with a matched rating score 5. Sources: CQC, Companies House, Food Standards Agency.
Who is behind it
A registered charity (number 255913); CQC gives no Companies House number, so the chain of owners is not followed.
Its care homes ()
| Home | Council | Beds | CQC rating | Food hygiene |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SeeAbility - Applewood Residential Home Seaford | East Sussex | 5 | Good 2024 | — |
| SeeAbility - Barclay House Residential Home Seaford | East Sussex | 9 | Good 2019 | 5 |
| SeeAbility - Fir Tree Lodge Residential Home Tadley | Hampshire | 10 | Good 2020 | — |
| SeeAbility - Heather House Nursing Home Tadley | Hampshire | 16 | Requires improvement 2026 | 4 |
| SeeAbility Fairways Residential Care Home Aldershot | Hampshire | 6 | Good 2018 | 5 |
| SeeAbility - Fiennes House Residential Home Wellington | Somerset | 12 | Good 2023 | 5 |
| SeeAbility - Denecroft Residential Home Guildford | Surrey | 6 | Good 2019 | — |
| SeeAbility - Surrey Views Leatherhead | Surrey | 8 | Good 2018 | — |
| SeeAbility - The Willows Leatherhead | Surrey | 8 | Good 2026 | — |
CQC rating: latest overall rating and the year its report was published. Food hygiene: Food Standards Agency rating (0–5) of the kitchen at the home's postcode with a matching name; 4 of 9 homes matched, 3 rated 5.
These are facts from public registers, not a judgement of financial risk. An outstanding charge is usually a loan secured on property, which is normal for care homes. Ownership is the chain of corporate persons with significant control as filed at Companies House; filings can lag behind real changes. Names of individuals are not shown.