Federation of Optometrists and Dispensing Opticians Educational Charity

Charity number: 1070217
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Providing assistance for optical education.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £151,073
Total expenditure: £181,920

People

3 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • Education/training
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales

Governance

Registration history:
  • 25 June 1998: Standard registration
  • 09 August 2011: Removed (Does not operate)
  • 13 September 2011: Re-registered
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • FEDERATION OF OPTHALMIC AND DISPENSING OPTICIANS EDUCATIONAL CHARITY (Working name)
  • FODO EDUCATIONAL CHARITY (Working name)
  • THE FEDERATION OF OPHTHALMIC AND DISPENSING OPTICIANS EDUCATIONAL CHARITY (Previous name)
Company number:
03524572 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Conflicting interests
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

3 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Harjit Sandu Trustee 04 October 2019
None on record
Stuart Alan Tinger Trustee 15 July 2015
THE EYECARE TRUST
Received: On time
DAVID HEWLETT Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Total gross income £562.78k £21 £5 £300.02k £151.07k
Total expenditure £6.39k £7.62k £352.78k £5.33k £181.92k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income - Donations and legacies £562.70k N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income - Other trading activities £0 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income - Charitable activities £0 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income - Endowments £0 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income - Investment £82 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income - Other £0 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income - Legacies £0 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Expenditure - Charitable activities £6.39k N/A N/A N/A N/A
Expenditure - Raising funds £0 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Expenditure - Governance £0 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Expenditure - Grants institution £0 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Expenditure - Investment management £0 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Expenditure - Other £0 N/A N/A N/A N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 December 2023 11 October 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 11 October 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 11 December 2023 41 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 11 December 2023 41 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 26 July 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2020 19 August 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2019 09 October 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 09 October 2020 On Time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

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.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 10 MARCH 1998 as amended on 18 Sep 2023

Charitable objects

SHALL BE TO FURTHER THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF THE PUBLIC INCLUDING IN RELATION TO OPTICS IN ANY WAY WHATSOEVER

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
34 High Street
Aldridge
Walsall
West Midlands
WS9 8LZ
Phone:
02072985151
Email:
david@fodo.com
Website:

No information available