Foundation of the Society of Retina Specialists

Analysis

Foundation of the Society of Retina Specialists is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Co. Dublin. It was registered in March 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and 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 07472064). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Foundation of the Society of Retina Specialists reported income of £2.7m and spending of £2.5m, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £2.8m to £2.7m (-2.9%), an average of -0.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 69%. Over the whole period it spent 106% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Foundation of the Society of Retina Specialists sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include UK Toremet Limited (£2.7m), Empire Fighting Chance (£2.7m) and The Montfort Missionary Society (£2.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 99% and investments 1.0%. Charitable activities took 94% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £895k. Reserves of £6.5m would cover about 29 months of spending at that rate. It employed 3 people.