The Friends of Moorfields Eye Hospital

Analysis

The Friends of Moorfields Eye Hospital is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in May 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover 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 incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides human resources and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Friends of Moorfields Eye Hospital reported income of £1.0m and spending of £641k, leaving 37% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £645k to £1.0m (+58%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 93%. Over the whole period it spent 81% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Friends of Moorfields Eye Hospital sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Mind in Brighton & Hove (£1.0m), The Freedom Community Trust Limited (£1.0m) and Plymouth Hospitals General Charity and Other Related Charities (£1.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 68%, trading 12%, charitable activities 11% and investments 7.8%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £655k. Charitable activities took 88% of spending and raising funds 10%. Grants to other organisations totalled £51k. Reserves of £2.9m would cover about 53 months of spending at that rate. It employed 10 people.