New Sight U.K.

Registered charity 1144893 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as NEW SIGHT EYE CARE

2.2 billion people worldwide have a vision impairment, half of which could have been prevented or treated. New Sight has a vision for a world where no one is needlessly blind. Since 2012, New Sight has established the two non-profit eye surgical centres in the Republic of Congo. It is building a comprehensive eye teaching hospital. It also runs a strong school and community outreach program.

Objects

THE CHARITYÔÇÖS OBJECTS ARE, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT:-3.1 THE ADVANCEMENT OF HEALTH AND/OR SAVING OF LIVES IN PARTICULAR (BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION) BY PROVIDING ASSISTANCE OVERSEAS PRINCIPALLY (BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY) IN THE REPUBLIC OF CONGO FOR THOSE AFFECTED WITH SIGHT DIFFICULTIES; AND3.2 TO FULFIL SUCH OTHER PURPOSES WHICH ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES AND ARE CONNECTED TO THE CHARITABLE WORK OF THE CHARITY AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT.

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 · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £1,448 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds to £104,420. The trustees consider the immediate future secure for the next 12 to 18 months, citing secured funding and sufficient unrestricted reserves to avoid borrowing. The charity operates with a small donor base and aims to diversify income in the future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 07781905 · Financial health read from its filings

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.

• PANG, Terence, Dr — director, appointed 06/04/2016on trustee list
• DENHAM, Christopher Malcolm — director, appointed 21/09/2011on trustee list
• SAMOUTOU, Henri — director, appointed 21/09/2011on trustee list
• SAMOUTOU, Joyce Hoi Yan, Dr — director, appointed 21/09/2011on trustee list
• SAMOUTOU, Joyce Hoi Yan, Dr — secretary, appointed 21/09/2011

Official officers record.

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Trustees · trustee networks

• CHRISTOPHER MALCOLM DENHAM · trustee of 1 other charity
• Dr JOYCE SAMOUTOU
• HENRI SAMOUTOU
• TERENCE PANG

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

Operates in: Congo · Leeds City

Income and spending

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