CATARACTS ARE CURABLE - THE GAMBIAN PROJECT

Charity number: 1189727
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The charity's activities are encapsulated in the Charitable Objects below. What we do is simple: we raise money and fund cataract operations in The Gambia. We also procure equipment and donate it to the National Eye Health Programme. See our website for much more detail: www.cataractsarecurable.org (this is not a link).

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2024

Total income: £26,257
Total expenditure: £25,719

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:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Disability
Who the charity helps:
  • People With Disabilities
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • The Gambia

Governance

Registration history:
  • 01 June 2020: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • CATARACTS ARE CURABLE (Working name)
  • THE CATARACTS ARE CURABLE - THE GAMBIAN PROJECT (Previous name)
Company number:
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Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Conflicting interests
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
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
Violet Hazel Phillips MA Ed Chair 01 April 2019
None on record
Alice Hannah Bailey BA Hons Trustee 01 April 2019
None on record
James Phillips BSc Hons Trustee 01 April 2019
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023 31/12/2024
Total gross income £7.82k £24.75k £21.40k £18.86k £26.26k
Total expenditure £6.54k £25.04k £16.64k £19.49k £25.72k
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 December 2024 22 April 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2024 22 April 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2023 30 July 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2022 05 April 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2021 12 April 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2020 13 July 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 Not Required
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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 30 APR 2019 NOW ARTICLES ADOPTED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 21 MAR 2020

Charitable objects

TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF THE POOR OF THE GAMBIA BY, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY: (1) THE FUNDING OF OPERATIONS TO REMOVE AND REPLACE CATARACTS. (2) THE PROVISION OF EQUIPMENT FOR OPHTHALMIC MEDICAL PROCEDURES.

Contact information

Address:
1 Royston Drive
Wimborne
BH21 1HL
Phone:
01202885671
Email:
jim@cataractsarecurable.org
Website:

https://www.cataractsarecurable.org Open in new window