Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 5

Reasonable growth: +1
Volatile income
spending growth: -1
No PartB

Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 8

FIGHT AGAINST BLINDNESS - FAB

To promote research for the benefit of the public into treatments leading to the cure of retinitis pigmentosa (RP) and to disseminate the useful results for the benefit of the publicTo provide support through professionals in hospitals and schools to those diagnosed with retinal dystrophies and sensory disorders to help them reach their full potential educationally and socially

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received modest backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Income has been volatile recently but spending has been maintained

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E	Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/12/22	£91	£92	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	4
31/12/21	£116	£65	£50	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	4
31/12/20	£63	£57	£6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	4
31/12/19	£66	£50	£16	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	4
31/12/18	£142	£65	£78	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	4
31/12/17	£59	£43	£16	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/16	£58	£47	£12	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/15	£36	£47	£-11	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/14	£50	£50	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/13	£45	£27	£18	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/12	£37	£37	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/11	£32	£25	£7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/10	£43	£7	£35	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/09	£31	£3	£27	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/08	£13	£1	£13	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 16 years

www.fightagainstblindness.org

info@fightagainstblindness.org

01763208045

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Disability

GiG Classification

Scientific research and testing services

How it operates

Makes Grants to Organisations

Where it operates

Throughout England,

Who it helps

People With Disabilities

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
4 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years

Masonic Trust	£15,000
Garfield Weston Foundation	£10,000
The Foyle Foundation	£9,500
Sir George Martin Trust	£6,000
The Leathersellers' Company Charitable Fund	£2,000
Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust	£1,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
The Foyle Foundation - Small Grants
£9,500	28/11/2023	towards core costs over the next 12 months
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£10,000	01/04/2022	Fight Against Blindness: expanding our impact
The Leathersellers' Company Charitable Fund - Grant to Fight Against Blindness
£2,000	06/10/2021	Small Grant Unrestricted Core Costs
Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust - Fight Against Blindness - 28/08/21
£1,000	07/09/2021	Specialist Sight Loss and VI Clinical Psychology Service for Children and Young People
Masonic Trust - MCF Small Grant
£15,000	24/02/2021	Unrestricted core funding for small charities
Sir George Martin Trust - Grant to Fight Againt Blindness
£3,000	28/09/2020	Core costs for Youth Welfare & Education
Sir George Martin Trust - Grant to Fight Againt Blindness
£3,000	28/09/2020	Core costs for Youth Welfare & Education

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How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Gender Split

ANNE CAROL FISHER

BRENDA MILLS Appointed: 2020

CLIVE FISHER BSCFIETCEN (Chair)

CONSTANCE BEATRICE ANN CREE

MATTHEW JAMES DARKIN BAHONS Appointed: 2020

CAROL ANNE CARR EASTELL Appointed: 2020, Other trusteeship: THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER & ST PAUL, SALTWOOD,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 02/07/2008, number: 1124806

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Conflicting interests
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Filing Record

15 returns made; all on time

Main office

4 MIDDLE STREET
THRIPLOW
ROYSTON
SG8 7RD

Objectives

Please note that the following Charitable Objectives are to replace the current ones1. Promote the mental health and wellbeing of children and young people disadvantaged by sight-loss and visual impairment thereby enabling them to reach their full potential educationally and socially.2. Provide support through professionals in hospitals, schools and other agencies in pursuance of Objective 13. Promote research in pursuance of Objective 14. Disseminate the useful results to the benefit of the public

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, NATIONAL

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