Fight for Sight

Charity number: 1111438
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Fight for Sight funds brilliant minds and bright ideas putting change in sight.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income:
£11,764,000

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Donations and legacies £6.26m
Charitable activities £0
Other trading activities £1.58m
Investments £379.00k
Other £3.55m

Total expenditure:
£8,206,000

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Raising funds £1.20m
Charitable activities £5.14m
Other £1.86m

£709,000 investments gains (losses)

Charitable expenditure

Charitable expenditure

Some charities generate all, or a substantial part, of their income from investments which may have been donated to the charity as endowment or set aside by the charity from its own resources in the past. Such investments usually take the form of stocks and shares but may include other assets, such as property, that are capable of generating income and/or capital growth.

In managing their spending and investments charities need to strike a balance between the needs of future and current beneficiaries. They also need to take account of spending commitments that may stretch over a number of future years. To do this, charities will normally adopt an investment strategy designed to generate both income and capital growth. To maximise returns trustees may commit to investment strategies for several years.

Investments can experience large swings in value so trustees may, in a particular year, decide to realise and spend part of their charity’s capital or to invest part of its income.

By clicking the investment gains checkbox the charitable spending bar is adjusted to take account of capital growth as well as income. This shows the balance the charity is striking, between spending on current beneficiaries and retaining resources for future beneficiaries.

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Raising funds and other expenditure £3.06m
Charitable expenditure £5.14m
Retained for future use £3.56m

People

67 Employee(s)

10 Trustee(s)

102 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

Number of employees
£60k to £70k 1
£70k to £80k 1
£80k to £90k 2
£120k to £130k 1

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

One or more trustees are also directors of the 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:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Disability
  • Economic/community Development/employment
Who the charity helps:
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales

Governance

Registration history:
  • 26 September 2005: Standard registration
  • 05 September 2019: Funds received from 801759 THE CHELTENHAM OPHTHALMOLOGY
  • 14 September 2020: Funds received from 1071380 JR AND SA BROOKS CHARITABLE TRUST
  • 10 July 2024: Funds received from 1091829 EYE RESEARCH UK
  • 10 July 2024: Funds received from 293204 THE IRIS FUND FOR THE PREVENTION OF BLINDNESS
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • FIGHT FOR SIGHT (Working name)
  • Forward Vision (Working name)
  • Vision Matters (Working name)
  • BRITISH EYE RESEARCH FOUNDATION (Previous name)
  • EYE RESEARCH UK (Previous name)
Company number:
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Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases 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

10 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Dr Heather Giles Chair 01 April 2024
None on record
Professor Christopher Hammond Trustee 30 August 2024
None on record
Michael Talbot Trustee 01 July 2024
None on record
Colin Henry Trustee 01 July 2024
None on record
Oonagh Turnbull Trustee 01 July 2024
None on record
Dr Amit Patel Trustee 01 April 2023
LIVING STREETS (THE PEDESTRIANS ASSOCIATION)
Received: On time
Darren Barker Trustee 01 April 2023
None on record
Keith Felton Trustee 04 January 2022
None on record
Sylvester Oppong Trustee 28 January 2019
None on record
Alina Kessel Trustee 15 October 2017
GLYNDEBOURNE PRODUCTIONS LIMITED
Received: On time

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £3.33m £6.42m £3.51m £4.84m £11.76m
Total expenditure £4.71m £4.15m £3.90m £4.35m £8.21m
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A £34.21k £289.51k N/A N/A
Income - Donations and legacies £3.24m £6.33m £3.42m £4.60m £6.26m
Income - Other trading activities £0 £0 £0 £0 £1.58m
Income - Charitable activities £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Endowments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Investment £91.00k £82.00k £78.88k £209.00k £379.00k
Income - Other £0 £0 £12.18k £34.00k £3.55m
Income - Legacies £1.06m £3.89m £1.79m £1.80m £3.68m
Expenditure - Charitable activities £2.97m £2.98m £2.95m £3.17m £5.14m
Expenditure - Raising funds £1.73m £1.17m £947.83k £1.18m £1.20m
Expenditure - Governance £118.00k £0 £111.23k £110.00k £0
Expenditure - Grants institution £1.81m £1.97m £2.26m £2.25m £0
Expenditure - Investment management £23.00k £15.00k £24.65k £43.00k £0
Expenditure - Other £0 £0 £0 £0 £1.86m

Assets and liabilities

Definitions for assets and liabilities
Own use assets

These are assets, other than investments, which are held for more than 12 months and used to run and administer the charity such as buildings, offices, exhibits and fixtures and fittings.

Long term Investments

Investments are assets held by the charity with the sole aim of generating income which will be used for their charitable purposes such as deposit accounts, shares, rental property and unit trusts.
Investment assets are re-valued every year and included in the balance sheet at their current market value.
Long term investments are held for more than 12 months.

Other assets

These are assets held generally for less than 12 months such as cash and bank balances, debtors, investments to be sold within the coming year and trading stock.

Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability

This is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.

Total liabilities

These are all the amounts owed by the charity at the balance sheet date to third parties such as bills due but not yet paid, bank overdrafts and loans and mortgages.

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Asset / Liability 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Own use assets £40.00k £23.00k £18.41k £14.00k £1.83m
Long-term investments £11.08m £11.46m £13.50m £13.29m £14.74m
Other assets £1.16m £3.65m £1.64m £2.49m £4.31m
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Total liabilities £7.35m £6.91m £7.15m £7.66m £8.65m

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 March 2024 27 September 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 27 September 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 02 January 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 02 January 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 13 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 13 January 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 31 January 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 31 January 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 29 January 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 29 January 2021 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 INCORPORATED 02/08/2005 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 11/08/2010 NOW ARTICLES ADOPTED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 12/09/2012 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 26/11/2014 as amended on 17 Apr 2023 as amended on 29 Jan 2025

Charitable objects

1. For the public benefit to relieve people in need by reason of blindness or visual impairment and advancing education and health in all areas relating to blindness and sight loss, in particular, but not limited to, providing grants. 2. Carrying out research into and making grants for the purpose of research into and promoting by all available means the study of disease in relation to the eye and allied subjects and generally improving the standard of knowledge of the means of prevention, diagnosis and methods of treatment and cure thereof. 3. Doing all other things as are incidental or conducive to the attainment of the above objects and are considered to be charitable within the laws of England and Wales.”

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
Fight For Sight
50 LEMAN STREET
LONDON
E1 8HQ
Phone:
020 7620 2066
Email:
info@fightforsight.org.uk
Website:

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