FIGHT AGAINST BLINDNESS - FAB
Registered charity 1124806 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CAMBRIDGE AND EAST ANGLIA RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA ASSOCIATION
To promote research for the benefit of the public into treatments leading to the cure of retinitis pigmentosa (RP) and to disseminate the useful results for the benefit of the publicTo provide support through professionals in hospitals and schools to those diagnosed with retinal dystrophies and sensory disorders to help them reach their full potential educationally and socially
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Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts
The accounts state that total income increased by 49% to £226,702, with unrestricted reserves standing at £81,317. The trustees maintain that these funds are sufficient to meet day-to-day operating costs and hold a £10,000 contingency reserve. The charity has contracted funding of £232,542 for 2025 to ensure service continuity.
Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Largest income source: Trusts and Foundations (92% of income)
“grants of £209,646 from Trusts and Foundations (92% of income)”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
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Register events
- Received assets from another charity (03/10/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- CLIVE FISHER BScFIETCEnchair
- ANNE CAROL FISHER
- Brenda Mills
- CONSTANCE BEATRICE ANN CREE
- Carol Anne Carr Eastell · trustee of 1 other charity
- Matthew James Darkin BAHons
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Throughout England
Income and spending
Common questions
Is FIGHT AGAINST BLINDNESS - FAB financially healthy?
Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that total income increased by 49% to £226,702, with unrestricted reserves standing at £81,317. The trustees maintain that these funds are sufficient to meet day-to-day operating costs and hold a £10,000 contingency reserve. The charity has contracted funding of £232,542 for 2025 to ensure service continuity. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds FIGHT AGAINST BLINDNESS - FAB?
Funders whose own accounts filings name FIGHT AGAINST BLINDNESS - FAB as a grant recipient include THE IAN ASKEW CHARITABLE TRUST.
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