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MOORFIELDS EYE CHARITY

Registered charity 1140679 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Latest income
£22.2m
Latest spending
£32.2m
Registered
2011
Accounts read
FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £9.6 million for the year, primarily due to high grant awards for the Oriel construction project. However, the trustees consider the charity financially resilient, with unrestricted reserves of £11.0 million exceeding their stated target of £10.0 million. The going concern basis is supported by liquid investments and cash holdings totaling over £72 million.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £130,001 - £140,000 — above the median for charities its size (£125k)
“The highest full-time salary in the year (payable to the chief executive) was £135,018” — page 28
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Services provided by Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
“During the year the charity received human resources, payroll management, facilities management and information systems services from Moorfields. These services were provided on an arms-length basis without charge.” — page 56
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by HaysMac LLP.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Moorfields Eye Charity (matched by registered charity number).

Leadership, per the charity’s website

Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2026)

Total income
£22.2m
Total spending
£31.1m
Cost of raising funds
£2.0m
Reserves (reported)
£11.1m
Employees
41

Reported reserves equal ~4.3 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

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

Operates in: Islington

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2026£22.2m£32.2m
31/03/2025£24.8m£24.3m
31/03/2024£20.1m£28.2m
31/03/2023£14.0m£8.8m
31/03/2022£8.6m£7.7m

Common questions

Is MOORFIELDS EYE CHARITY financially healthy?

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £9.6 million for the year, primarily due to high grant awards for the Oriel construction project. However, the trustees consider the charity financially resilient, with unrestricted reserves of £11.0 million exceeding their stated target of £10.0 million. The going concern basis is supported by liquid investments and cash holdings totaling over £72 million. Its FY2026 accounts were audited by HaysMac LLP.

What does the highest-paid employee of MOORFIELDS EYE CHARITY earn?

Per its FY2026 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £130,001 - £140,000 band.

Who funds MOORFIELDS EYE CHARITY?

Funders whose own accounts filings name MOORFIELDS EYE CHARITY as a grant recipient include KUSUMA TRUST UK, THE SCHRODER FOUNDATION, THE THOMPSON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST, THE CATHERINE COOKSON CHARITABLE TRUST, THE RUBIN FOUNDATION CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmount
KUSUMA TRUST UKFY2025£2.5m
THE SCHRODER FOUNDATIONFY2022£500k
THE THOMPSON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£350k
THE CATHERINE COOKSON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£50k
THE RUBIN FOUNDATION CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£50k
THE RUBIN FOUNDATION CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£50k
KUSUMA TRUST UKFY2024£41k
THE MICHAEL AND ILSE KATZ FOUNDATIONFY2024£20k
THE MICHAEL AND ILSE KATZ FOUNDATIONFY2025£20k
SIR SAMUEL SCOTT OF YEWS TRUSTFY2023£15k
THE HAREBELL CENTENARY FUNDFY2024£10k
THE THOMPSON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£10k
THE GREEN HALL FOUNDATIONFY2025£10k
THE DIXIE ROSE FINDLAY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£6k
SIR SAMUEL SCOTT OF YEWS TRUSTFY2024£5k
CECIL PILKINGTON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£3k
THE GEOFF & FIONA SQUIRE FOUNDATIONFY2025£3k
CHRISTOS LAZARI FOUNDATIONFY2023£3k
CECIL PILKINGTON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£2k
FRAZER TRUSTFY2024£2k
THE WILLIAM ALLEN YOUNG CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£2k
THE J P MARLAND CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£1k
MISSES BARRIE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£1k
THE J P MARLAND CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£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
THE JAMES TUDOR FOUNDATION1£51k
THE SHANTA FOUNDATION1£50k
ROBERT LUFF FOUNDATION LIMITED1£25k
THE ELIZABETH FRANKLAND MOORE AND STAR FOUNDATION1£8k
SUSANNA PEAKE CHARITABLE TRUST1£2k
THE FRANK LITCHFIELD GENERAL CHARITABLE TRUST1£1k
THE ASTOR FOUNDATION1£1k

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