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THE MIDLAND OPHTHALMOLOGICAL SOCIETY

Registered charity 1040668 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Midlands Ophthalmological Society is a charity that promotes the continued teaching and learning of ophthalmology within the Midlands. It is dedicated to the advancement of the knowledge, understanding and practice of ophthalmology.

Objects

1.TO PROMOTE EDUCATION AMONGST DOCTORS AND THE DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF DISEASES AND CONDITIONS OF THE EYE AND ASSOCIATED STRUCTURES.2.TO ENCOURAGE RESEARCH INTO DISEASES AND CONDITIONS OF THE EYE AND ASSOCIATED STRUCTURES AND TO PUBLISH THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH.3.THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS AMONG PEOPLE WITH DISEASES OF THE EYE AND ASSOCIATED STRUCTURES.

Area of benefit: IN PRACTICE THE MIDLAND COUNTIES OF ENGLAND

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£62k
Latest spending
£47k
Registered
1994
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held significant unrestricted reserves of £110,029.61 at the end of the financial year, driven by cost savings and increased subscription revenue. The trustees report that total income was nearly static compared to the previous year, while expenditure increased by £2,398, primarily due to higher speaker expenses and administration costs.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: First Rate Ltd provides administrative services including secretarial, bookkeeping, and event management.
“First Rate Ltd continues to provide administrative service to Society as Secretariat, website editor, events organiser, bookkeeping etc” — page 2
“Administration – £1147 increase - EVCV Ltd website hosting & maintenance @ £60/ month, EVCV Ltd website changes/further teaching back end use” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: EVCV Ltd provides website hosting, maintenance, and teaching back-end use.
“First Rate Ltd continues to provide administrative service to Society as Secretariat, website editor, events organiser, bookkeeping etc” — page 2
“Administration – £1147 increase - EVCV Ltd website hosting & maintenance @ £60/ month, EVCV Ltd website changes/further teaching back end use” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Birmingham City · Coventry City · Dudley · Leicestershire · Nottinghamshire · Sandwell · Solihull · Walsall · Wolverhampton

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£62k£47k
31/08/2024£63k£45k
31/08/2023£57k£54k
31/08/2022£41k£31k
31/08/2021£16k£13k

Common questions

Is THE MIDLAND OPHTHALMOLOGICAL SOCIETY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held significant unrestricted reserves of £110,029.61 at the end of the financial year, driven by cost savings and increased subscription revenue. The trustees report that total income was nearly static compared to the previous year, while expenditure increased by £2,398, primarily due to higher speaker expenses and administration costs.