Clarity, formerly CLARITY – Employment for Blind People, was a British manufacturer of soaps and beauty products employing blind and disabled people. It was established in 1854 as a charitable organization providing employment and training to blind and disabled people, originally under the name The Association for Promoting the General Welfare of the Blind. In January 2020 it entered administration and was bought by Nicholas Marks, becoming Clarity Products Ltd and then Jublee Number 7 Ltd. Liquidation of the company began in 2022. Operations Clarity had a factory in Highams Park, London, which produced toiletries and cleaning products, including soap, handwash, shampoo, body lotion, window cleaner and car cleaning kits, branded as Clarity, Beco and Soap Co. The products were manufactured in-house and were not tested on animals; in 2017, the facility obtained Planet Mark sustainability certification. the factory employed 80 people with a range of physical and mental disabilities. Clarity also employed blind people in telesales offices across the UK. , there were approximately 80 employees, 65 of whom were blind, disabled, or had a health condition. Clarity used proceeds from the sale of products to fund its work providing training and employment for blind and disabled people. Workplace and "Skills for Life" training programmes were provided to assist employees in progressing within the organisation. Employees were given the opportunity to take National Vocational Qualifications in Manufacturing and Performing Manufacturing Operations, Customer Service and Team Leadership, and were also provided welfare and support services. History The charity was established in 1854 by Elizabeth Gilbert, a wealthy blind woman, as The Association for Promoting the General Welfare of the Blind. She established a workshop in Holborn where 7 employees made baskets. The organisation soon moved to larger premises in Brunswick Square, then Euston Road and finally, in 1893, a factory was opened in Tottenham Court Road. Over time, the organisation started producing a number of other items, including brushes, brooms, upholstery, chair seats, divans and mattresses. Queen Victoria became the charity's patron in 1859. Other early supporters included Prime Minister William Ewart Gladstone, the Archbishop of Canterbury, and Charles Dickens, who is believed to have written an article in Household Words entitled "At Work in the Dark". When Queen Victoria died in 1901 and her son Edward VII became King, he became the new patron of the charity, along with his wife Queen Alexandra of Denmark. Other supporters of the