# THE SPECTACLE MAKERS' CHARITY

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1186122
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Nov. 4, 2019
- **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=1186122


## Contact

- **Address:** c/o WCSM, Apothecaries Hall, Black Friars Lane, LONDON
- **Postcode:** EC4V 6EL
- **Phone:** 02072362932
- **Email:** charity@spectaclemakers.com
- **Website:** www.spectaclemakers.com/Charity



## Activities

**Objects:** THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES MAY IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION DETERMINE INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO:3.1 THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED BY REASON OF VISION IMPAIRMENT AND/OR SIGHT LOSS; AND,3.2 THE ADVANCEMENT OF STUDY, KNOWLEDGE AND EDUCATION IN THE FIELD OF OPTICS FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, INCLUDING THE PROMOTION OF RESEARCH IN THE FIELD OF OPTICS AND THE PUBLICATION OF THE USEFUL RESULTS.

**Activities:** The Charity 's main activity is grant-giving, principally for the relief of those in need by reason of vision impairment and/or sight loss and the advancement of study, knowledge and education in the field of optics for the public benefit, including the promotion of research in the field of optics and the publication of the useful results.




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Makes Grants To Organisations
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, Disability
- **Who:** People With Disabilities, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Northern Ireland
- Scotland
- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £97196 | £106902 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £95084 | £94032 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £152002 | £125165 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £169904 | £111844 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £175670 | £123248 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **David John Parkins** (Chair) — appointed Aug. 25, 2020
- Dr Miriam Conway — appointed Dec. 15, 2022
- Francis Drasar — appointed Sept. 29, 2020
- Judith Anne Morris — appointed Sept. 29, 2020
- Lisa Jean Hopkins — appointed Sept. 1, 2023
- Naz Raoof — appointed Oct. 31, 2023
- Nicholas John Parker — appointed March 31, 2025
- Priti Kotecha — appointed March 31, 2025
- Rupal Lovell-Patel — appointed Dec. 15, 2022
- Seema Verma — appointed Dec. 5, 2024