CCEW Charity Commission profile

CATARACTS ARE CURABLE - THE GAMBIAN PROJECT

Registered charity 1189727 · organisation 5157680

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Charitable company
Registered
1 June 2020
Removed
Not supplied
Company number supplied
11971279
Financial period
1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
Latest income
£15,750
Latest expenditure
£21,194
Gift Aid
Yes
Owns or uses land
No
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: 1 Royston Drive, Wimborne, BH21 1HL

Website recorded by the regulator: https://www.cataractsarecurable.org (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

The charity's activities are encapsulated in the Charitable Objects below. What we do is simple: we raise money and fund cataract operations in The Gambia. We also procure equipment and donate it to the National Eye Health Programme. See our website for much more detail: www.cataractsarecurable.org (this is not a link).

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
26 February 2026
Total Gross Income
£15,750
Total Gross Expenditure
£21,194
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
22 April 2025
Date Accounts Received
22 April 2025
Total Gross Income
£26,257
Total Gross Expenditure
£25,719
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 July 2024
Total Gross Income
£18,856
Total Gross Expenditure
£19,490
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
5 April 2023
Total Gross Income
£21,398
Total Gross Expenditure
£16,639
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
12 April 2022
Total Gross Income
£24,751
Total Gross Expenditure
£25,036

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
26 February 2026
Total Gross Income
£15,750
Total Gross Expenditure
£21,194
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
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
22 April 2025
Total Gross Income
£26,257
Total Gross Expenditure
£25,719
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
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 July 2024
Total Gross Income
£18,856
Total Gross Expenditure
£19,490
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
0
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
5 April 2023
Total Gross Income
£21,398
Total Gross Expenditure
£16,639
Charity Raises Funds From Public
Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser
No
Charity Commercial Participator
No
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 January 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2021
Ar Due Date
31 October 2022
Ar Received Date
12 April 2022
Total Gross Income
£24,751
Total Gross Expenditure
£25,036
Charity Raises Funds From Public
Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser
No
Charity Commercial Participator
No
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
1

05 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
The Gambia
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Africa
Welsh Ind
No

06 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
203
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
People With Disabilities
Classification Code
306
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Services
Classification Code
104
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Disability
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
101
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
General Charitable Purposes

07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
CATARACTS ARE CURABLE - THE GAMBIAN PROJECT
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
2020-06-01T00:00:00

08 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 30 APR 2019NOW ARTICLES ADOPTED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 21 MAR 2020
Charitable Objects
TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF THE POOR OF THE GAMBIA BY, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY: (1) THE FUNDING OF OPERATIONS TO REMOVE AND REPLACE CATARACTS. (2) THE PROVISION OF EQUIPMENT FOR OPHTHALMIC MEDICAL PROCEDURES.

09 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id
629882
Charity Name Type
Previous name
Charity Name
THE CATARACTS ARE CURABLE - THE GAMBIAN PROJECT
Charity Name Id
626976
Charity Name Type
Working name
Charity Name
CATARACTS ARE CURABLE

10 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Policy Name
Risk management
Policy Name
Volunteer management
Policy Name
Conflicting interests