Moorfields Eye Charity

Analysis

Moorfields Eye Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in March 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07543237). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Moorfields Eye Charity reported income of £22.2m and spending of £32.2m, spending 145% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £8.6m to £22.2m (+157%), an average of +27% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 63%. Over the whole period it spent 113% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Moorfields Eye Charity sits at the 99th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 100th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Health Foundation (£22.2m), Street Child (£22.3m) and Friends of the Elderly (£22.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 91%, investments 6.6% and trading 2.6%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £8.0m. Charitable activities took 91% of spending and raising funds 6.3%. Reserves of £11.1m would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 41 people.