# THE HUNG CHENG AND BARONESS OLGA KNOOP TRUST FOR OPHTHALMIC RESEARCH

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1014695
- **Other names:** KNOOP TRUST
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Trust
- **Registered:** Oct. 12, 1992
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1014695


## Contact

- **Address:** St Cross College, 61, St Giles, Oxford
- **Phone:** 01865278492
- **Email:** master@stx.ox.ac.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF STUDENTS IN MEDICINE AND RELATED ARTS AND SCIENCES AND FOR THE PROMOTION OF MEDICAL RESEARCH AND THE PUBLICATION AND DISSEMINATION OF THE RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH.

**Activities:** The Knoop Trust currently helps to fund ophthalmic research in Oxford.   A post jointly held in St Cross College and the University Department of Ophthalmology is awarded from time to timeto suitable applicants.   The aim is to make the award annually when conditions permit.

**Area of benefit:** IN PRACTICE OXFORD




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Organisations, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- **What:** Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Oxfordshire



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 5, 2025 | £19808 | £31869 | — | — |
| April 5, 2024 | £19864 | £30683 | — | — |
| April 5, 2023 | £34319 | £34065 | — | — |
| April 5, 2022 | £25537 | £32942 | — | — |
| April 5, 2021 | £16612 | £39077 | — | — |



## Trustees

- Kate Mavor CBE — appointed Sept. 1, 2023
- Professor Sir Andrew John Pollard — appointed March 19, 2019
- Samantha de Silva — appointed March 4, 2026
- Veronica Van Heyningen — appointed March 4, 2026