The charity’s aim is to provide social opportunities and interaction for people who are registered blind, partially sighted.

New plans could include alternative franchise arrangements where an operator, such as WHSmith or another third party.

Standard is also called the Bullet. Iris the entry model for RE. The Classic 350 was introduced in 2009, and has a classic look. Redditch is a Classic but comes in 3 colours - red, blue and green.

Just one privately provided social home did not meet regulatory standards in Redditch earlier this year, figures show.