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Vision Action

Vision Aid Overseas, Vao

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
1081695
Status
Registered
Registered
July 21, 2000
Legal form
Charitable company
Area of benefit
Overseas

Address

Address
Vision Action
27 Old Gloucester Street
LONDON
WC1N 3AX

Activities

Vision Action aims to transform access to eyecare in developing countries. 670 million people worldwide are visually impaired because they do not have access to spectacles, due to the lack of eyecare services available in low income countries.Our work focuses on improving the lives of people marginalised by poor eyesight and is motivated by a belief that good vision should be a right for all

Objects: The Objects Of The Charity Are The Preservation And Protection Of Eye Health And Treatment Of Eye Defects Among Poor Persons Overseas In Particular By Providing Or Assisting In The Provision Of Optometric And Optical Services, Including The Provision Of Professional Training And Other Related Facilities

Classification

How
Provides Human Resources, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
What
Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Disability, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Overseas Aid/famine Relief, Economic/community Development/employment
Who
Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, The General Public/mankind

Areas of operation

Country
Ethiopia, Ghana, Sierra Leone, Zambia
Local Authority
West Sussex

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure Assets Employees
March 31, 2025 £880,069 £946,840 £649,088 25
March 31, 2024 £1,038,345 £1,301,364 £714,375 33
March 31, 2023 £1,608,572 £1,512,450 £966,374 34
March 31, 2022 £1,397,105 £1,061,245 £870,252 35
March 31, 2021 £864,383 £1,022,404 £539,763 12

Trustees

Name Appointed
Dr Ahalya Subramanian Feb. 2, 2022
Dr Hannah Bassey Faal Sept. 22, 2018
Emma Kate Thomas May 10, 2023
Ian Kerr May 13, 2020
Lucy Jane Soar May 10, 2023
Thomas Edward Munday March 16, 2026
Thomas Munday March 16, 2026
Ving Fai Chan May 13, 2020
Zoe Jane Gray Dec. 10, 2024