Cataracts Are Curable - the Gambian Project
Analysis
Cataracts Are Curable - the Gambian Project is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Wimborne. It was registered in June 2020, 6 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, 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 company (Companies House number 11971279). It says it provides services.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Cataracts Are Curable - the Gambian Project reported income of £16k and spending of £21k, spending 135% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £25k to £16k (-36%), an average of -11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income dropped by 40%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Cataracts Are Curable - the Gambian Project sits at the 34th percentile: it is larger than about 34% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 40th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Society for Back Pain Research (£16k), The Wortley Rotary Club Trust Fund (£16k) and Association of Renal Technicians (£16k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The charity's activities are encapsulated in the Charitable Objects below. What we do is simple: we raise money and fund cataract operations in The Gambia. We also procure equipment and donate it to the National Eye Health Programme. See our website for much more detail: www.cataractsarecurable.org (this is not a link).
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Society for Back Pain Research | Preston | £16k |
| The Wortley Rotary Club Trust Fund | South Yorkshire | £16k |
| Association of Renal Technicians | Leeds | £16k |
| Talgarth Bowling Club | Powys | £16k |