Finance Score: 5
Governance Score: 1
Support Score: 5
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +5
Overall GiG Score: 11 ?

THE PEEK VISION FOUNDATION 

To innovate, validate and prepare for scale technology and health intelligence that empowers healthcare providers to connect with and to deliver quality, sustainable eye and health care to all people.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • 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
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

  • Income was lower than spending in the latest year

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£2,990£3,668£-678£108£2,748£2,7489240
31/12/21£3,438£2,832£606£94£3,238£3,23813.7400
31/12/20£4,127£2,968£1,160£0£2,632£2,63210.6190
31/12/19£2,940£2,683£257£0£1,472£1,4726.6170
31/12/18£3,198£2,642£556£0£1,215£1,1325.1140
31/12/17£2,010£1,544£466£0£673£2662.1100
31/12/16£859£475£384£0£384£2135.400

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 3.6%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 2.9%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 25%
Highest pay band: £100,000-£110,000
Liabilities/Assets: 9%
Liabilities/Income: 9%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 9 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 9 months
Quick Ratio: 8
Asset Split ?
Established: 8 years

http://www.peekvision.org/

enquiries@peekvision.org

07773337280

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
  • Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • General outpatient health-care services
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Botswana, Ghana, Kenya, Pakistan, Tanzania, Zimbabwe,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People With Disabilities
Who works here?
  • 24 employees

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.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Greenwood Place - Grant to Peek Vision
£150,000 01/07/2022
Unrestricted funding
Greenwood Place - Grant to Peek Vision
£150,000 01/07/2021
Unrestricted funding
Greenwood Place - Grant to Peek Vision
£50,000 01/01/2021
Unrestricted funding
Greenwood Place - Grant to Peek Vision
£150,000 01/07/2020
Unrestricted funding
Greenwood Place - Grant to Peek Vision
£150,000 01/07/2019
Unrestricted funding
Greenwood Place - Grant to Peek Vision
£150,000 01/06/2018
Unrestricted funding

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 50-62
  • ELIE GASAGARA Appointed: 2020, Occupation: International Charity Executive
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 09/03/2016, number: 1165960
  • Registered at Companies House on 16/12/2015, number: 09919543
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
7 returns made; all on time
Main office

The Peek Vision Foundation
90a High Street,
Berkhamsted
Herts
HP4 2BL

Objectives

3 OBJECTS 3.1 THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY (THE 'OBJECTS') ARE, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD:3.1.1 THE ADVANCEMENT OF HEALTH AND THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS OR SUFFERING (IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY EYE HEALTH) INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION BY IMPROVING EYE HEALTH SYSTEMS THROUGH SUPPORTING THE DEVELOPMENT, VALIDATION AND DEPLOYMENT OF TECHNOLOGY, RESEARCH, TRAINING OF EYE CARE PERSONNEL, CAPACITY BUILDING, EDUCATION, INFORMATION DISSEMINATION AND ADVOCACY. 3.1.2 THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND RESEARCH, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN RELATION TO EYE HEALTH AND OPHTHALMOLOGY, BY ANY CHARITABLE MEANS INCLUDING ENHANCING THE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS OF HEALTHCARE AND NON-HEALTHCARE WORKERS SUCH AS ACCIDENT AND EMERGENCY STAFF, MEDICAL STUDENTS, GENERAL PRACTITIONERS, NURSES, CONSULTANTS, OPTOMETRISTS, ORTHOPTISTS OPHTHALMOLOGISTS, VOLUNTEERS AND TEACHERS.3.1.3 THE ADVANCEMENT OF SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES (ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES) AS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT FROM TIME TO TIME, IN ORDER TO REDUCE THE OCCURRENCE OF AVOIDABLE BLINDNESS IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN PEOPLE LIVING IN POVERTY.3.2 NOTHING IN THESE ARTICLES SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CHARITY FOR PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 7 OF THE CHARITIES AND TRUSTEE INVESTMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005 AND/OR SECTION 2 OF THE CHARITIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2008.3.3 THIS ARTICLE 3 MAY BE AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION BUT ONLY WITH THE PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE COMMISSION.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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