Sight Relief (SCIO)
- Country
- Scotland
- Charity number
- SC051191
- Status
- Active
- Registered
- Aug. 11, 2021
- Legal form
- SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)
Address
- Address
- Marlin Lodge
357 Ayr Road
Newton Mearns
Glasgow
G77 6RT
Contact
- Website
sight-relief.org
Activities
'It carries out activities or services itself'
'the advancement of health','the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage'
Sight Relief is a Scottish charity established to provide sight-saving eye care to underprivileged communities in developing countries, with a focus on Pakistan, where 26 million people are blind or visually impaired and the vast majority of cases are curable or preventable. We deliver free eye screening camps in remote and rural areas, dispensing spectacles, facilitating cataract surgery, and training local health workers. We follow a four-phase model: from emergency outreach camps, through community capacity building and formal clinical training, to establishing permanent eye care infrastructure embedded within government health systems. In 2024–25 we launched the Haripur Primary Eye Care Integration Pilot in partnership with the District Health Office and University of St Andrews — a WHO-aligned model training Lady Health Workers and Medical Officers to deliver sustainable, ongoing eye care long after our teams leave.
Beneficiaries: 'No specific group, or for the benefit of the community'
Objectives: 4.1 To provide sight saving eye care to the underprivileged, in particular children and women, with a focus in 3rd world countries. 4.2 To decrease and control preventable blindness by providing eye care screening to those who have no access or means to services 4.3 To provide free or heavily subsidised eye related surgery, medical treatment and/or spectacles 4.4 Raise awareness of general eye care and develop local screening capabilities by providing training, funding, and support to grassroots community projects and local government 4.5 Provide financial or other support, as appropriate, to those severely impacted by financial challenges
Geography
- Main operating location
- Glasgow City
- Geographical spread
- Overseas only
Finances
| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug. 31, 2025 | £28,865 | £25,078 | 3 |
| Aug. 31, 2024 | £34,618 | £10,049 | - |
| Aug. 31, 2023 | £13,186 | £5,120 | - |
| Aug. 31, 2022 | £16,201 | £9,851 | 2 |
Nearby
- 21st Glasgow 1st Newton Mearns Scout Group 0.2 mi
- Madawa Trust 0.5 mi
- Mearns Primary School Parent Partnership 0.7 mi
- Mearns Primary School PTA 0.7 mi
- The Tagore Centre Scotland (SCIO) 0.9 mi