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SECOND SIGHT

Registered charity 1080445 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Charity was formed for the relief of people in north India who are blind or partially sighted, in particular by facilitating the provision of surgeons to carry out cataract surgery, the training of local doctors and nurses and the provision of support and assistance to enable community eye hospitals to become self-sufficient and sustainable.

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Latest income
£388k
Latest spending
£412k
Registered
2000
Accounts read
FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves decreased from £341,019 to £317,259 due to a net expenditure exceeding income. The trustees report that these reserves are sufficient to maintain the charity for the foreseeable future, supported by long-term donors. The charity operates with no paid staff and minimal administrative costs, utilizing 100% of funds for charitable activities.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient to maintain the Charity for the Foreseeable future (held: £317k)
“Reserves at the end of the year under review were sufficient to maintain the Charity for the Foreseeable future.” — page 7
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustee M Rees paid £Nil as a gift (2025: £1,590)
“M Rees paid £Nil as a gift (2025: £1,590)” — page 17
“B S Bundhoo paid £1,500 as a gift (2025: £1,500)” — page 17
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustee B S Bundhoo paid £1,500 as a gift (2025: £1,500)
“M Rees paid £Nil as a gift (2025: £1,590)” — page 17
“B S Bundhoo paid £1,500 as a gift (2025: £1,500)” — page 17
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustee F V Holthoon paid £3,380 as a gift (2025: £800)
“M Rees paid £Nil as a gift (2025: £1,590)” — page 17
“B S Bundhoo paid £1,500 as a gift (2025: £1,500)” — page 17
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: India

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2026£388k£412k
31/03/2025£419k£384k
31/03/2024£416k£314k
31/03/2023£279k£386k
31/03/2022£455k£572k

Common questions

Is SECOND SIGHT financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves decreased from £341,019 to £317,259 due to a net expenditure exceeding income. The trustees report that these reserves are sufficient to maintain the charity for the foreseeable future, supported by long-term donors. The charity operates with no paid staff and minimal administrative costs, utilizing 100% of funds for charitable activities. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds SECOND SIGHT?

Funders whose own accounts filings name SECOND SIGHT as a grant recipient include THE VARDY FOUNDATION, THE GENERATIONS FOUNDATION, THE ARCHER TRUST, THE BOLTINI TRUST, W F SOUTHALL TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE VARDY FOUNDATIONFY2022£121k
THE GENERATIONS FOUNDATIONFY2024£20k
THE ARCHER TRUSTFY2023£7kCharitable activities
THE BOLTINI TRUSTFY2024£6k
THE BOLTINI TRUSTFY2025£6k
W F SOUTHALL TRUSTFY2024£5kSocial Action
THE GENERATIONS FOUNDATIONFY2023£5k
W F SOUTHALL TRUSTFY2023£5kSocial Action
THE TULA TRUST LIMITEDFY2024£5k
THE CARMELA & RONNIE PIGNATELLI FOUNDATIONFY2022£3k
THE ARCHER TRUSTFY2022£3kCarries out simple eye operations for the poor in Bihar, India.
MISS E F RATHBONE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£2kInternational
THE OAKDALE TRUSTFY2025£2k
THE ARCHER TRUSTFY2024£1k
THE GENERATIONS FOUNDATIONFY2022£0

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THOMAS POCKLINGTON TRUST2£494k
THE WILL CHARITABLE TRUST2£46k
MISSES BARRIE CHARITABLE TRUST2£9k
ROBERT LUFF FOUNDATION LIMITED1£75k
THE JAMES TUDOR FOUNDATION1£51k
T F C FROST CHARITABLE TRUST1£45k
THE STERLING CHARITY1£34k
MIVA FOUNDATION1£25k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SIGHT RESEARCH UK.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
SECOND SIGHT£388k—0above—no doubt
SIGHT RESEARCH UK FY2025£871k—0below—no doubt
SIGHT FOR LIFE TRUST FY2025£775k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PARTIALLY SIGHTED SOCIETY FY2025£410k—0unclear—no doubt
Sight Support West of England FY2025£978k£60,001 - £70,0001above—no doubt
INFOCUS CHARITY FY2025£10.6m——unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.