CAMBRIDGE EYE TRUST — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Other
Registered: 2 February 1973
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 November 2024 – 31 October 2025
Latest income: £96,316
Latest expenditure: £136,752
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: 14 Avalon Way, Trumpington, CAMBRIDGE, CB2 9DX

Website recorded by the regulator: http://www.cambridgeeyetrust.org.uk/ (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

The charity supports scientific research and education in ophthalmological medicine, principally by arranging an annual residential symposium and supporting university and hospital staff and funding instrument and other costs for research.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 August 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 5 July 2026
Date Accounts Received: 5 July 2026
Total Gross Income: £96,316
Total Gross Expenditure: £136,752

Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 August 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 8 May 2025
Date Accounts Received: 8 May 2025
Total Gross Income: £144,882
Total Gross Expenditure: £105,911

Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 August 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 9 December 2024
Date Accounts Received: 9 December 2024
Total Gross Income: £100,841
Total Gross Expenditure: £82,989

Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 August 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 25 July 2023
Date Accounts Received: 25 July 2023
Total Gross Income: £121,674
Total Gross Expenditure: £86,725

Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 August 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 1 June 2022
Date Accounts Received: 1 June 2022
Total Gross Income: £54,818
Total Gross Expenditure: £82,716

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 August 2026
Ar Received Date: 5 July 2026
Total Gross Income: £96,316
Total Gross Expenditure: £136,752
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 August 2025
Ar Received Date: 8 May 2025
Total Gross Income: £144,882
Total Gross Expenditure: £105,911
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 August 2024
Ar Received Date: 9 December 2024
Total Gross Income: £100,841
Total Gross Expenditure: £82,989
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 15

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 August 2023
Ar Received Date: 25 July 2023
Total Gross Income: £121,674
Total Gross Expenditure: £86,725
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 August 2022
Ar Received Date: 1 June 2022
Total Gross Income: £54,818
Total Gross Expenditure: £82,716
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

05 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Cambridgeshire
Welsh Ind: No

06 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

Classification Code: 301
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Individuals

Classification Code: 302
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Organisations

Classification Code: 103
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

Classification Code: 206
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Defined Groups

Classification Code: 308
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Sponsors Or Undertakes Research

07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: CAMBRIDGE EYE TRUST
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1973-02-02T00:00:00

08 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: SCHEME OF THE CHARITY COMMISSIONERS DATED 16 NOVEMBER 2004, AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION 1 SEPTEMBER 2008
Charitable Objects: TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE SCIENCE OF OPHTHALMOLOGY, IN PARTICULAR BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION BY:(1) ESTABLISHING AND MAINTAINING THE CAMBRIDGE OPHTHALMOLOGICAL SYMPOSIUM (TO BE HELD PERIODICALLY AND OPEN TO SPECIALISTS OR STUDENTS OF OPHTHALMOLOGY OR RELATED SCIENCES), FOR THE STUDY, DISCUSSION AND READING OF PAPERS ON TOPICS RELATED TO THE SCIENCE AND PRACTICAL DEVELOPMENT OF OPHTHALMOLOGY AND ALL ALLIED SUBJECTS: INCLUDING THE PROVISION OF LECTURERS AND OTHER SPEAKERS FOR THE SYMPOSIUM AND THE PUBLICATION OF REPORTS OF THE PROCEEDINGS; AND(2) SUPPORTING THE EMPLOYMENT OF LECTURERS AND RESEARCHERS IN THE FIELD OF OPHTHALMOLOGY.
Area Of Benefit: NOT DEFINED.

09 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 254734
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: CAMBRIDGE OPHTHALMOLOGICAL SYMPOSIUM

Charity Name Id: 254738
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: THE CAMBRIDGE OPHTHALMOLOGICAL SYMPOSIUM

Charity Name Id: 254712
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: CAMBRIDGE EYE TRUST

10 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investment