# RETINA UK

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; Wales
- **Charity number:** 1153851
- **Other names:** BRPS, RP FIGHTING BLINDNESS, RP FIGHTING BLINDNESS.
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Sept. 18, 2013
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&amp;p_p_lifecycle=0&amp;p_p_state=maximized&amp;p_p_mode=view&amp;_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1153851


## Contact

- **Address:** PO Box 350, Buckingham
- **Postcode:** MK18 1GZ
- **Phone:** 01280 821334
- **Email:** info@RetinaUK.org.uk
- **Website:** www.RetinaUK.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE THE RELIEF OF PERSONS SUFFERING FROM ALL FORMS OF RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA, ITS SYNDROMES AND SIMILAR HEREDITARY RETINAL DYSTROPHIES, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY PURSUING MEASURES TOWARDS FINDING THE CAUSE, TREATMENT AND CURE OF ALL FORMS OF RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA, ITS SYNDROMES AND SIMILAR HEREDITARY RETINAL DYSTROPHIES AND PROVIDING INFORMATION AND SUPPORT FOR PEOPLE WITH THESE CONDITIONS.

**Activities:** We support people affected by inherited progressive sight loss and invest in medical research to ensure that people can lead a fulfilling life.




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Organisations, Provides Other Finance, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body, Other Charitable Activities
- **What:** The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Disability, Economic/community Development/employment, Other Charitable Purposes
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin



## Geography

- Scotland
- Throughout England And Wales





## Trustees

| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Ashley Grist |  | Jan. 1, 2022 |
| COLIN MCARTHUR |  | Jan. 30, 2024 |
| Dr ELIZABETH MARY Buckingham |  | Jan. 28, 2014 |
| Dr Martin Kirkup |  | April 7, 2021 |
| Dr Samuel Nathan Godfrey |  | Jan. 1, 2026 |
| Kathleen Evans |  | Sept. 18, 2024 |
| Lucy Withington |  | Dec. 2, 2015 |
| PROFESSOR JOHN MARSHALL MBE BSC |  | July 31, 2013 |
| ROGER CHARLES FRANCIS BACKHOUSE |  | July 31, 2013 |
| Robert William Halliwell |  | Jan. 1, 2026 |
| Simon Keightley |  | Jan. 1, 2022 |
| Vanessa Forster |  | Jan. 26, 2022 |




