THE SPECTACLE MAKERS' CHARITY

Charity number: 1186122
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Charity 's main activity is grant-giving, principally for the relief of those in need by reason of vision impairment and/or sight loss and the advancement of study, knowledge and education in the field of optics for the public benefit, including the promotion of research in the field of optics and the publication of the useful results.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2025

Total income: £97,196
Total expenditure: £106,902

People

10 Trustee(s)

3 Volunteer(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:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • Disability
Who the charity helps:
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Northern Ireland
  • Scotland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 04 November 2019: CIO registration
  • 16 September 2021: Funds received from 1072172 THE WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF SPECTACLE MAKERS CHARITY
  • 16 September 2021: Funds received from 1135045 THE WCSM EDUCATION TRUST
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Conflicting interests
  • 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
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses 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

10 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
David John Parkins Chair 25 August 2020
None on record
Priti Kotecha Trustee 31 March 2025
None on record
Nicholas John Parker Trustee 31 March 2025
None on record
Seema Verma Trustee 05 December 2024
None on record
Naz Raoof Trustee 31 October 2023
None on record
Lisa Jean Hopkins Trustee 01 September 2023
None on record
Dr Miriam Conway Trustee 15 December 2022
None on record
Rupal Lovell-Patel Trustee 15 December 2022
EUROPEAN ACADEMY OF OPTOMETRY AND OPTICS
Received: On time
Judith Anne Morris Trustee 29 September 2020
I.O.O. LIMITED
Charity reporting is overdue by 69 days
Francis Drasar Trustee 29 September 2020
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024 31/03/2025
Total gross income £175.67k £169.90k £152.00k £95.08k £97.20k
Total expenditure £123.25k £111.84k £125.17k £94.03k £106.90k
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

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 2025 02 October 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2025 02 October 2025 On time
Annual return 31 March 2024 12 November 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 12 November 2024 On time
Annual return 31 March 2023 01 November 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 01 November 2023 On time
Annual return 31 March 2022 15 December 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 15 December 2022 On time
Annual return 31 March 2021 09 December 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 09 December 2021 On time
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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.

CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 04 Nov 2019

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES MAY IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION DETERMINE INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO: 3.1 THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED BY REASON OF VISION IMPAIRMENT AND/OR SIGHT LOSS; AND, 3.2 THE ADVANCEMENT OF STUDY, KNOWLEDGE AND EDUCATION IN THE FIELD OF OPTICS FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, INCLUDING THE PROMOTION OF RESEARCH IN THE FIELD OF OPTICS AND THE PUBLICATION OF THE USEFUL RESULTS.

Contact information

Address:
c/o WCSM
Apothecaries Hall
Black Friars Lane
LONDON
EC4V 6EL
Phone:
02072362932
Email:
charity@spectaclemakers.com
Website:

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