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01 04 2024 31 03 2025
Section A Reference and administration details
Charity name Myodesopsia International
Other names charity is known by
**Registered charity number(if any) ** 1202141
Charity's principal address 4th Floor, Silverstream House
45 Fitzroy Street, Fitzrovia
London
Postcode WT1 6EB
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
Trustee name Office (if any) Dates acted if not for
whole year
Name of person (or
body) entitled to appoint
trustee (if any)
1 Dymock Brett Chair
2 Matthew Mazewski
3 Alaster Moffat
Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)
Name Dates acted if not for whole year

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of adviser Name Address

Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Type of governing document

Constitution

(eg. trust deed, constitution)

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How the charity is constituted Charitable Incorporated Organisation – Association Model (CIO) Charitable Incorporated Organisation – Association Model (CIO)
(eg. trust, association, company)
Trustee selection methods
(eg. appointed by, elected by)
Elected by the membership at annual general meetings (AGMs) or appointed
by trustees for specific purposes between AGMs.
Additional governance issues (Optional information)
Youmay chooseto include
additional information, where
relevant, about:
Given the small size of the Charity, all Trustees performed executive functions
in addition to their governance duties during the period considered. The focus
of the Board has been to continue to scale the Charity’s capacity in
furtherance of its charitable objects, and to ensure the financial stability of the
● policies and procedures organisation.
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees;
The Charity was able to formally open membership to the public during the
● the charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
period considered, implementing a membership management system that is
compliant with GDPR and other relevant legislation.
network with which the
charity works;
● relationship with any
related parties;
● trustees’ consideration of
major risks and the system
and procedures to manage
them.
At the Charity’s first AGM with non-Trustee members (held in March 2025),
amendments to the Charity’s governing document were approved which
made explicit provisions for electronic voting and virtual meetings.
The Board of Trustees continued to consult with experts on governance, data
protection, organisational scaling, and fundraising, as well as with medical
and scientific professionals to further the advancement of the Charity’s
objects while strictly adhering to all relevant regulations.
Section C Objectives and activities
Summary of the objects of the
charity set out in its governing
document
1) To preserve and protect the health of individuals diagnosed with
myodesopsia (also known as eye floaters or symptomatic vitreous floaters)
in particular by:
A) promoting, supporting, sponsoring, and commissioning research into the

diagnosis, understanding and treatment of the condition.
B) facilitating collaboration between patients, clinicians, and researchers in
order to improve understanding of the condition and the patient experience.
C) providing up-to-date and relevant information to individuals diagnosed
with the condition and to medical professionals as a means of improving
understanding and raising awareness of myodesopsia.
2) To relieve the needs of people diagnosed with myodesopsia, and by
extension their families and carers, by providing assistance in the form of
support networks for the patient community.

2

Summary of the main activities
undertaken for the public The Trustees, in exercising their powers as elected representatives of
benefit in relation to these Myodesopsia International, have had due regard for the Charity
objects (include within this Commission’s guidance on public benefit.
section the statutory
declaration that trustees have In general, the major activities of the Charity in the period considered were
had regard to the guidance aimed at opening membership to the general public, increasing capacity of
issued by the Charity the organisation, and establishing procedures that will allow it to continue
Commission on public benefit) successfully after the tenure of the current Trustees. In particular:
• In pursuance of object 1(B), the Charity and Trustees have maintained
open lines of communication with a number of medical professionals with
expertise on myodesopsia and have explored possibilities for future
collaboration. The Trustees believe that the building of a patient-physician
network will be crucial to improving the understanding of the condition and
the patient experience.
• In pursuance of object 1(A), the Charity and its volunteers were involved
in developing a questionnaire for a large-scale prevalence study of
myodesopsia in the general population of the United States of America,
co-led by Trustee Matthew Mazewski.
• In pursuance of object 1(C), the online research repository hosted on the
Charity’s website was expanded and kept up to date with the help of a
volunteer.
• The Charity recruited a volunteer Creative Director, who has begun to
guide the Charity’s dissemination strategy for public-facing materials, and
has enhanced the professionalism of its content and communications. This
has resulted in improvements in style and clarity, making the relevant
information for patients easier to find.
• In pursuance of objects 1(C) and 2, the Charity began a regular email
newsletter to its members, managed by a newly recruited volunteer.

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:

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Section D Achievements and performance

Section D Achievements andperformance Section D Achievements andperformance
Summary of the main
achievements of the charity
during the year
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The Charity held its first AGM in July 2024. At that time, the only
members were the Charity Trustees, as it had not yet been
possible to implement a membership management system that
protected the privacy and data of members to the satisfaction of
the Trustees. However, a data security expert had been consulted
and advised Trustees on how to proceed. At the AGM, it was
confirmed that, despite low income, the Charity was in a
sustainable financial position. The main focus of the Charity was
to open membership to the general public.
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The Charity was able to formally open membership to the wider
public in January 2025, employing a membership management
system that protects members’ data in a GDPR-compliant manner
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The Charity held its first AGM with non-Trustee members in
March 2025, at which charity members were given the opportunity
to share their perspectives on what they thought the areas of
focus for the Charity should be in the coming year. The strong
alignment between the existing priorities and those voted on by
members suggests that the Charity is continuing to meet genuine
needs of the community.
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Three new volunteers joined the Charity during this period,
doubling the number of volunteers and expanding the collective
skillset. The areas of expertise of the new volunteers show strong
alignment with the Charity’s requirements.
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The Charity’s members approved amendments to the
Constitution, making more explicit the provisions for virtual
meetings and electronic voting. This is key to ensuring the Charity
can continue to operate on its current scale with its current level
of income.
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The Charity started developing professional audiovisual materials,
including graphics and video content, with the help of a volunteer
Creative Director.

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Section E Financial review

Section E Financial review Section E Financial review
Brief statement of the
charity’s policy on reserves
Given the small amount of funds held by the Charity at any one time, with
costs covered on a monthly basis, the Charity does not currently have a
reserves policy. The main benefits provided to beneficiaries at present
are provided through the Charity’s website, which is paid for each year in
advance, at very low cost. The Board of Trustees reviews the Charity’s
financial situation formally every quarter, and informally on a weekly
basis, ensuring that all costs are covered. In light of the low ongoing
costs, the small amount of funds held by the Charity at any one time
(<£1000), and the regular monitoring of the Charity’s finances, the
Trustees feel that a reserves policy is unnecessary at present.
Details of any funds materially
in deficit

None
Further financial review details (Optional information)
Youmay chooseto include
additional information, where
relevant about:
● the charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising);
● how expenditure has
supported the key objectives
of the charity;
● investment policy and
objectives including any
ethical investment policy
adopted.
During the period considered, the Charity was principally funded through
small donations from Trustees and volunteers. From January 2025, the
Charity began to collect membership fees, which rapidly became the
main source of income for the Charity.
The main sources of expenditure during the period considered have been
the maintenance of a physical address and the hosting of a website. The
Charity’s website is a key tool for enabling it to pursue its objects,
allowing low-cost dissemination of knowledge about the condition to the
general public. The increase in available funds following the opening of
membership to the public allowed the Charity to start exploring the
production of higher-quality materials, pursuant to objects 1B and 1C,
although no funds were used for these purposes during this time.
At present, the Charity holds no investments.

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Section F Other optional information

Section G Declaration

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above. Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Section G Declaration Section G Declaration Section G Declaration
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees
Signature(s)
Full name(s) Dymock Brett
Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Chair
Date 9 Dec 2025

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Myodesopsia International 1202141

CC16a

Receipts and payments accounts For the period 1/4/2024 31/3/2025 To from

Section A Receipts and payments

Myodesopsia International
CC16a
1202141
Receipts and payments accounts
For the period
from
1/4/2024
To
31/3/2025
Section A Receipts and payments
Myodesopsia International
CC16a
1202141
Receipts and payments accounts
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from
1/4/2024
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31/3/2025
Section A Receipts and payments
Myodesopsia International
CC16a
1202141
Receipts and payments accounts
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from
1/4/2024
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31/3/2025
Section A Receipts and payments
Myodesopsia International
CC16a
1202141
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1/4/2024
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Section A Receipts and payments
Myodesopsia International
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1202141
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Section A Receipts and payments
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1202141
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1202141
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1202141
Receipts and payments accounts
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from
1/4/2024
To
31/3/2025
Section A Receipts and payments
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Unrestricted
funds
to the nearest £
A1 Receipts
Restricted funds
to the nearest £
Endowment
funds
to the nearest £
Total funds
to the nearest £
Last year
to the nearest £
Trustee Donations -
272-
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272-
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Membership Fees -
647-
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647-
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Subscription Donations -
66-
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66-
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Sub total(Gross income for AR)-
985-
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
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985-
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(see table).
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Total receipts -
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A3 Payments
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985-
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985-
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Bank Fees -
60-
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60-
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IT Costs -
16-
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16-
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Virtual Office -
238-
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Sub total -
314-
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
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314-
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314-
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A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
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Sub total -
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Total payments -
314-
Net of receipts/(payments) -
671-
A5 Transfers between funds
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A6 Cash funds last year end
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26-
Cash funds this year end -
697-
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314-
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314-
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671-
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697-
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CCXX R1 accounts (SS)

09/12/2025

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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period

Categories
B1 Cash funds
Details Details Unrestricted
funds
to nearest £
Unrestricted
funds
to nearest £
Restricted funds
to nearest £
Restricted funds
to nearest £
Endowment
funds
to nearest £
Cash -
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B2 Other monetary assets
B3 Investment assets
B4 Assets retained for the
charity’s own use
B5 Liabilities
Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of
all the trustees
Total cash funds
(agree balances with receipts and payments account
(s))
Details
Details
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697-
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Unrestricted
funds
to nearest £
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belongs
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to nearest £
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(optional)
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(optional)
20/year
20/year
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When due
(optional)
Date of approval
9 Dec 2025

CCXX R2 accounts (SS)

09/12/2025

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