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THE FRED HOLLOWS FOUNDATION (UK)

Registered charity 1140288 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

An independent and secular professional development organisation that aims to promote and preserve good health of the public anywhere in the world, with particular focus on eye care in developing countries.

Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£776k
Latest spending
£798k
Registered
2011
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a net deficit of £21,651 for the year ended 31 December 2025, resulting in a decrease in total funds to £215,583. The Trustees report that unrestricted reserves of £215,583 fall within the stated policy target range of £200,000 to £250,000. The financial statements were prepared on a going concern basis, supported by assurances of sufficient resources from the parent foundation.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £120,001 - £130,000 — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median £60k)
“£120,001 - £130,000 1”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Largest income source: The Fred Hollows Foundation Australia (94% of income)
“The Fred Hollows Foundation Australia 727,634”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: £200-£250k (held: £216k)
“The UK Trustees’ free reserves target for 2025 of £200-£250k is to meet contractual and legal liabilities and ethical obligations.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by HaysMac LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Total income
£776k
Total spending
£798k
Cost of raising funds
£249k
Reserves (reported)
£216k
Employees
7

Reported reserves equal ~3.2 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (98% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 32.1% of total income — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median 4.9%) (benchmarks).

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£776k£798k
31/12/2024£1.4m£1.5m
31/12/2023£1.9m£1.9m
31/12/2022£1.8m£2.0m
31/12/2021£2.2m£2.4m

Common questions

Is THE FRED HOLLOWS FOUNDATION (UK) financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred a net deficit of £21,651 for the year ended 31 December 2025, resulting in a decrease in total funds to £215,583. The Trustees report that unrestricted reserves of £215,583 fall within the stated policy target range of £200,000 to £250,000. The financial statements were prepared on a going concern basis, supported by assurances of sufficient resources from the parent foundation. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by HaysMac LLP.

What does the highest-paid employee of THE FRED HOLLOWS FOUNDATION (UK) earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £120,001 - £130,000 band.

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
SIR SAMUEL SCOTT OF YEWS TRUST2£25k
PAYNE GALLWEY 1989 CHARITABLE TRUST2£20k
FRAZER TRUST2£10k
THE DIXIE ROSE FINDLAY CHARITABLE TRUST2£9k
MISSES BARRIE CHARITABLE TRUST2£7k
KUSUMA TRUST UK1£2.6m
THE SCHRODER FOUNDATION1£500k
THE THOMPSON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST1£360k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with AL BASAR INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE FRED HOLLOWS FOUNDATION (UK)£776k£120,001 - £130,000—within—no doubt
AL BASAR INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION FY2024£18.6m—0above—no doubt
MOORFIELDS EYE CHARITY FY2026£22.2m£135,018—unclear—no doubt
SIGHT RESEARCH UK FY2025£871k—0below—no doubt
EYEHOPE FY2025£103k—0unclear—no doubt
FOUNDATION FOR THE SOCIOLOGY OF HEALTH AND ILLNESS FY2025£371k—0above—no doubt

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