FRIENDS OF BRISTOL EYE HOSPITAL — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Other
Registered: 8 November 1977
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 March 2024 – 28 February 2025
Latest income: £214,680
Latest expenditure: £112,056
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Friends of Bristol Eye Hospital, Lower Maudlin Street, BRISTOL, BS1 2LX

Website recorded by the regulator: www.fbeh.org (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Making grants to pay for medical equipment, patient comforts and staff resources, or the provision of other assistance, to improve the care and treatment of patients of the Bristol Eye Hospital.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 March 2024
Fin Period End Date: 28 February 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 28 December 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 4 June 2025
Date Accounts Received: 4 June 2025
Total Gross Income: £214,680
Total Gross Expenditure: £112,056

Fin Period Start Date: 1 March 2023
Fin Period End Date: 29 February 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 29 December 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 8 August 2024
Date Accounts Received: 8 August 2024
Total Gross Income: £34,575
Total Gross Expenditure: £205,550

Fin Period Start Date: 1 March 2022
Fin Period End Date: 28 February 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 28 December 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 12 October 2023
Date Accounts Received: 12 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £44,520
Total Gross Expenditure: £33,583

Fin Period Start Date: 1 March 2021
Fin Period End Date: 28 February 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 28 December 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 11 May 2022
Date Accounts Received: 17 May 2022
Total Gross Income: £319,615
Total Gross Expenditure: £50,679

Fin Period Start Date: 1 March 2020
Fin Period End Date: 28 February 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 28 December 2021
Date Annual Return Received: 21 July 2021
Date Accounts Received: 21 July 2021
Total Gross Income: £27,218
Total Gross Expenditure: £74,516

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 March 2024
Fin Period End Date: 28 February 2025
Ar Due Date: 28 December 2025
Ar Received Date: 4 June 2025
Total Gross Income: £214,680
Total Gross Expenditure: £112,056
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
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
Count Volunteers: 14

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 March 2023
Fin Period End Date: 29 February 2024
Ar Due Date: 29 December 2024
Ar Received Date: 8 August 2024
Total Gross Income: £34,575
Total Gross Expenditure: £205,550
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
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
Count Volunteers: 9

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 March 2022
Fin Period End Date: 28 February 2023
Ar Due Date: 28 December 2023
Ar Received Date: 12 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £44,520
Total Gross Expenditure: £33,583
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
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
Count Volunteers: 8

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 March 2021
Fin Period End Date: 28 February 2022
Ar Due Date: 28 December 2022
Ar Received Date: 11 May 2022
Total Gross Income: £319,615
Total Gross Expenditure: £50,679
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: 6

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 March 2020
Fin Period End Date: 28 February 2021
Ar Due Date: 28 December 2021
Ar Received Date: 21 July 2021
Total Gross Income: £27,218
Total Gross Expenditure: £74,516
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: 6

05 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: North Somerset
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Bristol City
Welsh Ind: No

06 Official extract

Charity Classification

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

Classification Code: 202
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Elderly/old People

Classification Code: 104
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Disability

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: 203
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People With Disabilities

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: FRIENDS OF BRISTOL EYE HOSPITAL
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1977-11-08T00:00:00

08 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: RULES ADOPTED 13TH APRIL 1977AS AMENDED ON 18 MAY 2017 as amended on 20 May 2026 as amended on 20 May 2026
Charitable Objects: THE OBJECT OF THE FRIENDS SHALL BE THE ADVANCEMENT OF HEALTH AND THE RELIEF OF SUFFERING OF THE SICK FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY THE MAKING OF GRANTS OR THE PROVISION OF OTHER ASSISTANCE TO BEH AS BEH MAY REQUEST AND AS THE TRUSTEES MAY IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION SEE FIT.
Area Of Benefit: NOT DEFINED

09 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 70403
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: THE FRIENDS OF THE BRISTOL EYE HOSPITAL

Charity Name Id: 589984
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: FRIENDS OF THE BRISTOL EYE HOSPITAL

10 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investment