# THE SPECTACLE MAKERS&#x27; CHARITY

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; 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&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=1186122


## Contact

- **Address:** c/o WCSM, Apothecaries Hall, Black Friars Lane, LONDON
- **Postcode:** EC4V 6EL
- **Phone:** 020 7236 2932
- **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 &#x27;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



## Geography

- Northern Ireland
- Scotland
- Throughout England And Wales





## Trustees

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




