CCEW Charity Commission profile

INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR THE PREVENTION OF BLINDNESS

Registered charity 1100559 · organisation 3998146

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Charitable company
Registered
6 November 2003
Removed
Not supplied
Company number supplied
04620869
Financial period
1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
Latest income
£4,657,634
Latest expenditure
£4,050,192
Gift Aid
Yes
Owns or uses land
No
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: 50 Leman Street, London, E1 8HQ

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

1 Advocacy to influence government policy, health systems and resourcing decisions at global, regional and national levels 2 Promotion of knowledge and learning so Members are more able to contribute to eye health3 Generate resources sufficient to enable Members to deliver the strategy4 Global initiatives that bring value and enhance collaboration to achieve universal eye health coverage

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2025
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2026
Date Annual Return Received
7 October 2026
Date Accounts Received
7 October 2026
Total Gross Income
£4,657,634
Total Gross Expenditure
£4,050,192
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
30 October 2025
Date Accounts Received
30 October 2025
Total Gross Income
£3,978,549
Total Gross Expenditure
£3,386,063
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
30 October 2024
Date Accounts Received
30 October 2024
Total Gross Income
£3,078,986
Total Gross Expenditure
£3,419,486
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
31 October 2023
Date Accounts Received
31 October 2023
Total Gross Income
£2,981,197
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,952,377
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
7 October 2022
Date Accounts Received
7 October 2022
Total Gross Income
£2,290,363
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,254,302

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 January 2025
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2025
Ar Due Date
31 October 2026
Ar Received Date
7 October 2026
Total Gross Income
£4,657,634
Total Gross Expenditure
£4,050,192
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
Yes
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
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
2
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
1
Count Salary Band 80001 90000
4
Count Salary Band 130001 140000
1
Count Volunteers
0
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
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
30 October 2025
Total Gross Income
£3,978,549
Total Gross Expenditure
£3,386,063
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
Yes
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
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
1
Count Salary Band 80001 90000
4
Count Salary Band 130001 140000
1
Count Volunteers
0
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
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
30 October 2024
Total Gross Income
£3,078,986
Total Gross Expenditure
£3,419,486
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
Yes
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
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
1
Count Salary Band 80001 90000
3
Count Salary Band 120001 130000
1
Count Volunteers
1
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
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
31 October 2023
Total Gross Income
£2,981,197
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,952,377
Charity Raises Funds From Public
No
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
3
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
3
Count Salary Band 80001 90000
1
Count Salary Band 120001 130000
1
Count Volunteers
0
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
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
7 October 2022
Total Gross Income
£2,290,363
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,254,302
Charity Raises Funds From Public
No
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
2
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
3
Count Salary Band 110001 120000
1
Count Volunteers
0

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2025
Ar Due Date
31 October 2026
Ar Received Date
7 October 2026
Income Donations And Legacies
0
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
4627405
Income Investments
30229
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
4657634
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£489,311
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£3,560,881
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
4050192
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
31379
Expenditure Support Costs
716486
Expenditure Depreciation
7317
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£880,496
Assets Total Fixed
7497
Assets Own Use
7497
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£2,768,648
Assets Total Liabilities
£957,640
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£1,818,505
Creditors One Year Total Current
957640
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£1,890,415
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
887993
Funds Restricted
930512
Funds Total
1818505
Count Employees
40
Consolidated Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
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
30 October 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
240653
Income Other Trading Activities
635980
Income Charitable Activities
3101916
Income Investments
0
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
3978549
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£1,059,685
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£2,326,378
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
3386063
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
0
Expenditure Support Costs
918461
Expenditure Depreciation
9409
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£920,130
Assets Total Fixed
10486
Assets Own Use
10486
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£2,113,371
Assets Total Liabilities
£912,794
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£1,211,063
Creditors One Year Total Current
912794
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£1,428,865
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
920130
Funds Restricted
290933
Funds Total
1211063
Count Employees
32
Consolidated Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
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
30 October 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
0
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
3075570
Income Investments
3416
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
3078986
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£393,258
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£3,026,228
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
3419486
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
32062
Expenditure Support Costs
638016
Expenditure Depreciation
11342
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£593,679
Assets Total Fixed
10929
Assets Own Use
10929
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£1,385,203
Assets Total Liabilities
£777,555
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£618,577
Creditors One Year Total Current
777555
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£1,127,654
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
604608
Funds Restricted
13969
Funds Total
618577
Count Employees
27
Consolidated Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
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
31 October 2023
Income Donations And Legacies
0
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
2977218
Income Investments
3979
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
2981197
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£197,460
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£2,754,917
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
2952377
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
38384
Expenditure Support Costs
197805
Expenditure Depreciation
10569
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£782,007
Assets Total Fixed
14440
Assets Own Use
14440
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£1,562,738
Assets Total Liabilities
£618,101
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£959,077
Creditors One Year Total Current
618101
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£1,041,049
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
782007
Funds Restricted
177070
Funds Total
959077
Count Employees
23
Consolidated Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
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
7 October 2022
Income Donations And Legacies
0
Income Other Trading Activities
286949
Income Charitable Activities
1959618
Income Investments
1146
Income Other
42650
Income Total Income And Endowments
2290363
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£2,254,302
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
2254302
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
0
Expenditure Support Costs
434307
Expenditure Depreciation
12686
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£812,540
Assets Total Fixed
16449
Assets Own Use
16449
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£1,685,747
Assets Total Liabilities
£771,939
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£930,257
Creditors One Year Total Current
771939
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£1,596,845
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
812540
Funds Restricted
117717
Funds Total
930257
Count Employees
18
Consolidated Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
South Africa
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Africa
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Region
Geographic Area Description
Throughout London
Welsh Ind
No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
203
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
People With Disabilities
Classification Code
103
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Classification Code
104
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Disability
Classification Code
205
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Classification Code
309
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Classification Code
307
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Classification Code
105
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR THE PREVENTION OF BLINDNESS
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
2003-11-06T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 18 DECEMBER 2002 AS AMENDED 20 AUGUST 2004 AND 21 SEPTEMBER 2007AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 17 NOV 2016 as amended on 15 May 2025
Charitable Objects
THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT: 2.1 THE RELIEF OF PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND, PARTIALLY SIGHTED, VISUALLY IMPAIRED OR DISABLED; AND 2.2 THE PREVENTION OF SIGHT LOSS AND BLINDNESS.
Area Of Benefit
NOT DEFINED

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id
462349
Charity Name Type
Previous name
Charity Name
INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR THE PREVENTION OF BLINDNESS (UK) LIMITED

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Policy Name
Conflicting interests
Policy Name
Complaints policy and procedures
Policy Name
Social media policy and procedures
Policy Name
Paying staff
Policy Name
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Policy Name
Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Policy Name
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Policy Name
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Policy Name
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Policy Name
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Policy Name
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Policy Name
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Policy Name
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Policy Name
Investment
Policy Name
Risk management
Policy Name
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures