Fight for Sight

Analysis

Fight for Sight is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in September 2005, 21 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05525503). It says it makes grants to organisations and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Fight for Sight reported income of £7.4m and spending of £10.2m, spending 137% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £6.4m to £7.4m (+16%), an average of +3.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 143%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Fight for Sight sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Coalfields Regeneration Trust (£7.4m), Ashden Climate Solutions (£7.4m) and The Surrey Wellbeing Partnership (£7.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 70%, trading 26% and investments 4.3%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £2.5m. Charitable activities took 62% of spending and raising funds 13%. Grants to other organisations totalled £3.8m. Reserves of £8.1m would cover about 10 months of spending at that rate. It employed 87 people.