01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 31 July 1985
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 01892427
- Financial period
- 1 January 2024 – 31 December 2024
- Latest income
- £773,236
- Latest expenditure
- £658,834
- Gift Aid
- No
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: 3rd Floor, Interchange Place, 151-165 Edmund Street, Birmingham
Website recorded by the regulator: www.orthoptics.org.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
Support to the provision of the profession & clinical, medical & educational benefits of the practice of Orthoptics. This includes developemnt of professional standards to ensure quality of assessment & treatment & safety to members of the public, research & development of orthoptic techniques. Special interest groups lead on specfic areas of interest with common themes to gather evidence UK wide.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 20 October 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 20 October 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £773,236
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £658,834
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 23 October 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 23 October 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £357,346
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £460,132
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 24 October 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 4 December 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £492,938
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £526,848
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 5 October 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 5 October 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £717,794
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £391,772
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2020
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR20
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2021
- Date Annual Return Received
- 12 October 2021
- Date Accounts Received
- 12 October 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £389,912
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £266,784
04 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 20 October 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £773,236
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £658,834
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Grants
- £268,750
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- Yes
- 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
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 23 October 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £357,346
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £460,132
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- Yes
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 24 October 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £492,938
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £526,848
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Grants
- £175,000
- 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
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 5 October 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £717,794
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £391,772
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Grants
- £19,950
- 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
- AR20
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2020
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2021
- Ar Received Date
- 12 October 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £389,912
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £266,784
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £2
- Income From Government Grants
- £108,746
- 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 Annual Return Partb
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 20 October 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 268750
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 504150
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 336
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 773236
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £658,834
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 658834
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 68176
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 245243
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 9046
- Gain Loss Investment
- 24375
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £69,878
- Assets Total Fixed
- 286312
- Assets Own Use
- 15796
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 270516
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £860,945
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £102,631
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,044,626
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 102631
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £834,809
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 69878
- Funds Restricted
- 974748
- Funds Total
- 1044626
- Count Employees
- 3
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 5 October 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 384345
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 301447
- Income Investments
- 30901
- Income Other
- 1101
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 717794
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £391,772
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 391772
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 225386
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 10404
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £171,999
- Assets Total Fixed
- 281444
- Assets Own Use
- 30071
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 251373
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £716,211
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £397,781
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £599,874
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 397781
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £684,612
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 173532
- Funds Restricted
- 426342
- Funds Total
- 599874
- Count Employees
- 0
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Scotland
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Europe
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Ireland
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Europe
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Northern Ireland
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Europe
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Region
- Geographic Area Description
- Throughout England And Wales
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 206
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Other Defined Groups
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Classification Code
- 309
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 103
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- BRITISH AND IRISH ORTHOPTIC SOCIETY
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1985-07-31T00:00:00
- Charity Name
- BRITISH AND IRISH ORTHOPTIC SOCIETY
- Charity Event Order
- 2
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2021-09-29T00:00:00
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 222002
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 222002
- Assoc Charity Name
- ORTHOPTIC BENEVOLENT FUND
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 5 MARCH 1985 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION ON 14 MARCH 1998AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 11/12/2014 AS AMENDED ON 09 SEP 2016 AS AMENDED ON 26 JUN 2018AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 01 MAY 2019
- Charitable Objects
- FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN ORTHOPTICS AND COGNATE SUBJECTS AND TO ENCOURAGE THE STUDY AND IMPROVE THE PRACTICE OF ORTHOPTICS WITH A VIEW TO MAINTAINING AND RAISING STANDARDS IN CLINICAL AND SCIENTIFIC ORTHOPTICS
- Area Of Benefit
- NOT DEFINED
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 177783
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- BRITISH ORTHOPTIC SOCIETY
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures