Fight for Sight — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 26 September 2005
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 05525503
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £7,434,000
Latest expenditure: £10,213,000
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Fight For Sight, 50 LEMAN STREET, LONDON, E1 8HQ

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

Fight for Sight funds brilliant minds and bright ideas putting change in sight.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 20 October 2025
Date Accounts Received: 20 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £7,434,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £10,213,000

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 27 September 2024
Date Accounts Received: 27 September 2024
Total Gross Income: £11,764,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £8,206,000

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 2 January 2024
Date Accounts Received: 2 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £4,842,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £4,346,000

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 13 January 2023
Date Accounts Received: 13 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £3,514,136
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,898,004

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 31 January 2022
Date Accounts Received: 31 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £6,416,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £4,149,000

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 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 20 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £7,434,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £10,213,000
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
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 1
Count Salary Band 70001 80000: 1
Count Salary Band 80001 90000: 2
Count Salary Band 90001 100000: 1
Count Salary Band 120001 130000: 1
Count Volunteers: 120

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 27 September 2024
Total Gross Income: £11,764,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £8,206,000
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
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 70001 80000: 1
Count Salary Band 80001 90000: 2
Count Salary Band 120001 130000: 1
Count Volunteers: 102

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 2 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £4,842,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £4,346,000
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
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 70001 80000: 1
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: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 13 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £3,514,136
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,898,004
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: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £289,507
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: 1
Count Salary Band 70001 80000: 1
Count Salary Band 80001 90000: 1
Count Volunteers: 1

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 31 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £6,416,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £4,149,000
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: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £2
Income From Government Grants: £34,205
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: 1
Count Salary Band 70001 80000: 1
Count Salary Band 90001 100000: 1
Count Volunteers: 1

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 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 20 October 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 5211000
Income Other Trading Activities: 1901000
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 322000
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 7434000
Income Legacies: 2527000
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £1,354,000
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £6,313,000
Expenditure Other: 2546000
Expenditure Total: 10213000
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 3824000
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 2024000
Expenditure Depreciation: 154000
Gain Loss Investment: 95000
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: -181000
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £8,100,000
Assets Total Fixed: 15692000
Assets Own Use: 15098000
Assets Long Term Investment: 594000
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £3,542,000
Assets Total Liabilities: £9,862,000
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £9,372,000
Creditors One Year Total Current: 4708000
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 5154000
Assets Cash: £2,767,000
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 9138000
Funds Restricted: 234000
Funds Total: 9372000
Count Employees: 87
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 27 September 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 6258000
Income Other Trading Activities: 1576000
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 379000
Income Other: 3551000
Income Total Income And Endowments: 11764000
Income Legacies: 3681000
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £1,200,000
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £5,144,000
Expenditure Other: 1862000
Expenditure Total: 8206000
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 2041000
Expenditure Depreciation: 127000
Gain Loss Investment: 709000
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: -159000
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £8,900,000
Assets Total Fixed: 16577000
Assets Own Use: 1833000
Assets Long Term Investment: 14744000
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £4,307,000
Assets Total Liabilities: £8,648,000
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £12,236,000
Creditors One Year Total Current: 4688000
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 3960000
Assets Cash: £3,859,000
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 11932000
Funds Restricted: 304000
Funds Total: 12236000
Count Employees: 67
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 2 January 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 4599000
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 209000
Income Other: 34000
Income Total Income And Endowments: 4842000
Income Legacies: 1802000
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £1,175,000
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £3,171,000
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 4346000
Expenditure Investment Management: 43000
Expenditure Grants Institution: 2254000
Expenditure Governance: 110000
Expenditure Support Costs: 1139000
Expenditure Depreciation: 14000
Gain Loss Investment: -376000
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £5,759,000
Assets Total Fixed: 13299000
Assets Own Use: 14000
Assets Long Term Investment: 13285000
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £2,491,000
Assets Total Liabilities: £7,658,000
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £8,132,000
Creditors One Year Total Current: 5635000
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 2023000
Assets Cash: £1,681,000
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 7661000
Funds Restricted: 471000
Funds Total: 8132000
Count Employees: 17
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 13 January 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 3423075
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 78882
Income Other: 12179
Income Total Income And Endowments: 3514136
Income Legacies: 1786849
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £947,825
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £2,950,179
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 3898004
Expenditure Investment Management: 24650
Expenditure Grants Institution: 2257424
Expenditure Governance: 111229
Expenditure Support Costs: 800000
Expenditure Depreciation: 14754
Gain Loss Investment: 177055
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £7,473,036
Assets Total Fixed: 13519001
Assets Own Use: 18409
Assets Long Term Investment: 13500592
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,644,060
Assets Total Liabilities: £7,150,000
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £8,013,061
Creditors One Year Total Current: 5105047
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 2044953
Assets Cash: £1,496,610
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 7473036
Funds Restricted: 540025
Funds Total: 8013061
Count Employees: 10
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 31 January 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 6334000
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 82000
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 6416000
Income Legacies: 3887000
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £1,170,000
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £2,979,000
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 4149000
Expenditure Investment Management: 15000
Expenditure Grants Institution: 1967000
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 771000
Expenditure Depreciation: 19000
Gain Loss Investment: 1019000
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £4,381,000
Assets Total Fixed: 11486000
Assets Own Use: 23000
Assets Long Term Investment: 11463000
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £3,648,000
Assets Total Liabilities: £6,914,000
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £8,220,000
Creditors One Year Total Current: 3938000
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 2976000
Assets Cash: £885,000
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 7895000
Funds Restricted: 325000
Funds Total: 8220000
Count Employees: 18
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Region
Geographic Area Description: Throughout England And Wales
Welsh Ind: No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

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

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

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

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: 113
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Economic/community Development/employment

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

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

Classification Code: 101
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: General Charitable Purposes

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: Fight for Sight
Charity Event Order: 2
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2019-09-05T00:00:00
Reason: Ceased to exist
Assoc Organisation Number: 801759
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 801759
Assoc Charity Name: THE CHELTENHAM OPHTHALMOLOGY

Charity Name: Fight for Sight
Charity Event Order: 4
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2024-07-10T00:00:00
Reason: Amalgamated
Assoc Organisation Number: 3991146
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 1091829
Assoc Charity Name: EYE RESEARCH UK

Charity Name: Fight for Sight
Charity Event Order: 3
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2020-09-14T00:00:00
Reason: Ceased to exist
Assoc Organisation Number: 3953117
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 1071380
Assoc Charity Name: JR AND SA BROOKS CHARITABLE TRUST

Charity Name: Fight for Sight
Charity Event Order: 5
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2024-07-10T00:00:00
Reason: Amalgamated
Assoc Organisation Number: 293204
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 293204
Assoc Charity Name: THE IRIS FUND FOR THE PREVENTION OF BLINDNESS

Charity Name: Fight for Sight
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2005-09-26T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 02/08/2005AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 11/08/2010NOW ARTICLES ADOPTED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 12/09/2012AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 26/11/2014 as amended on 17 Apr 2023 as amended on 29 Jan 2025
Charitable Objects: 1. For the public benefit to relieve people in need by reason of blindness or visual impairment and advancing education and health in all areas relating to blindness and sight loss, in particular, but not limited to, providing grants. 2. Carrying out research into and making grants for the purpose of research into and promoting by all available means the study of disease in relation to the eye and allied subjects and generally improving the standard of knowledge of the means of prevention, diagnosis and methods of treatment and cure thereof. 3. Doing all other things as are incidental or conducive to the attainment of the above objects and are considered to be charitable within the laws of England and Wales.”
Area Of Benefit: NOT DEFINED

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 679575
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: Vision Matters

Charity Name Id: 324577
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: EYE RESEARCH UK

Charity Name Id: 324587
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: FIGHT FOR SIGHT

Charity Name Id: 324570
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: BRITISH EYE RESEARCH FOUNDATION

Charity Name Id: 679574
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: Forward Vision

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investment

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

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management