The Spectacle Makers' Charity

Analysis

The Spectacle Makers' Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in November 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and disability, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Spectacle Makers' Charity reported income of £97k and spending of £107k, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £176k to £97k (-45%), an average of -14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income dropped by 37%. Over the whole period it spent 81% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, The Spectacle Makers' Charity sits at the 65th percentile: it is larger than about 65% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 71st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Poynton Youth and Community Centre (£97k), Choose Life the Prisoners Initiative (£97k) and Canolfan Glanhwfa Cyf (£97k).