# CATARACTS ARE CURABLE - THE GAMBIAN PROJECT

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1189727
- **Other names:** THE CATARACTS ARE CURABLE - THE GAMBIAN PROJECT, CATARACTS ARE CURABLE
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** June 1, 2020
- **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=1189727


## Contact

- **Address:** 1 Royston Drive, Wimborne
- **Postcode:** BH21 1HL
- **Phone:** 01202885671
- **Email:** jim@cataractsarecurable.org
- **Website:** https://www.cataractsarecurable.org



## Activities

**Objects:** TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF THE POOR OF THE GAMBIA BY, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY:  (1) THE FUNDING OF OPERATIONS TO REMOVE AND REPLACE CATARACTS.  (2) THE PROVISION OF EQUIPMENT FOR OPHTHALMIC MEDICAL PROCEDURES.

**Activities:** The charity's activities are encapsulated in the Charitable Objects below.  What we do is simple: we raise money and fund cataract operations in The Gambia.  We also procure equipment and donate it to the National Eye Health Programme.  See our website for much more detail:  www.cataractsarecurable.org (this is not a link).




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Disability
- **Who:** People With Disabilities



## Areas of operation

- The Gambia



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2025 | £15750 | £21194 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £26257 | £25719 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £18856 | £19490 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £21398 | £16639 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £24751 | £25036 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Violet Hazel Phillips MA Ed** (Chair) — appointed April 1, 2019
- Alice Hannah Bailey BA Hons — appointed April 1, 2019
- James Phillips BSc Hons — appointed April 1, 2019