Retina UK

Analysis

Retina UK is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Buckingham. It was registered in September 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability, economic/community development/employment and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides other finance and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Retina UK reported income of £1.7m and spending of £2.1m, spending 120% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £1.2m to £1.7m (+41%), an average of +9.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 69%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Retina UK sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Build on Belief Ltd (£1.7m), Rochdale and District Mind (£1.8m) and The Taylor Family Foundation (£1.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 98% and investments 2.2%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £750k. Charitable activities took 79% of spending and raising funds 19%. Grants to other organisations totalled £525k. Reserves of £630k would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 23 people.