British and Irish Orthoptic Society

Analysis

British and Irish Orthoptic Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Birmingham. It was registered in July 1985, 41 years ago. Its declared purposes cover 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 01892427). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending December 2025, British and Irish Orthoptic Society reported income of £677k and spending of £731k, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £718k to £677k (-5.6%), an average of -1.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 116%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, British and Irish Orthoptic Society sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Lawson Trust CIO (£676k), The Lily Mae Foundation (£678k) and The Good Gym (£676k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 75%, donations and legacies 22% and investments 1.4%. Charitable activities took 91% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £444k would cover about 7 months of spending at that rate. It employed 4 people.