Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established. It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.
ROYAL CHARTER 28 JUNE 1995, AS UPDATED BY TWO ORDERS OF THE PRIVY COUNCIL DATED 10 JUNE 2004 , ONE ORDER OF THE PRIVY COUNCIL DATED 19 JULY 2005, AND ONE ORDER OF THE PRIVY COUNCIL DATED 29 JUNE 2010
AS AMENDED BY ORDER DATED 20 JUN 2013
AS AMENDED BY ORDER DATED 09 MAY 2016
AS AMENDED BY ORDER DATED 22 MAY 2019
Charitable objects
THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE (1) THE IMPROVEMENT AND CONSERVATION OF HUMAN VISION (2) THE ADVANCEMENT FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT OF THE STUDY OF, AND RESEARCH INTO, OPTOMETRY, OPHTHALMIC OPTICS AND RELATED SUBJECTS AND THE PUBLICATION OF THE RESULTS THEREOF (3) THE PROMOTION AND IMPROVEMENT FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT OF THE SCIENCE AND PRACTICE OF OPTOMENTRY, OPHTHALMIC OPTICS AND RELATED SUBJECTS (4) THE MAINTENANCE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT OF THE HIGHEST POSSIBLE STANDARDS OF PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE AND CONDUCT ON THE PART OF THE MEMBERS OF THE COLLEGE
Area of benefit
The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.
