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RETINA UK

Registered charity 1153851 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BRPS, RP FIGHTING BLINDNESS, RP FIGHTING BLINDNESS.

We support people affected by inherited progressive sight loss and invest in medical research to ensure that people can lead a fulfilling life.

Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · Economic/community Development/employment · Other Charitable Purposes · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£2.2m
Latest spending
£1.7m
Registered
2013
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £629,539, which is above the charity's stated policy target of £280,000. The charity reported a net surplus for the year, increasing total net assets to £2,042,464, and maintains a cash balance of £1,887,763 to support ongoing operations.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £90,000 - £100,000 — above the median for charities its size (£70k)
“The number of employees with remuneration (excluding employer pension contributions) between: £60,000 and £70,000 was 1 (2023: 1); £70,000 and £80,000 was 0 (2023: 0); £80,000 and £90,000 was 0 (2023: 1); £90,000 and £100,000 was 1 (2023: 0).” — page 30
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Fundraising cost ratio: 17.0% of fundraised income, as disclosed
“Fundraising costs of £364,726 represented 17% of income (2023: 23%).” — page 6
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: £280,000 (held: £630k)
“our approach of maintaining £280,000 of unrestricted funds is sufficient for these purposes and so we retain that level as a minimum” — page 7
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Azets Audit Services. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Retina UK (matched by registered charity number).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income
£2.2m
Total spending
£1.7m
Cost of raising funds
£365k
Reserves (reported)
£630k
Employees
23

Reported reserves equal ~4.6 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 16.8% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£2.2m£1.7m
31/12/2023£1.3m£1.8m
31/12/2022£1.6m£1.5m
31/12/2021£1.2m£887k
31/12/2020£2.1m£1.3m

Common questions

Is RETINA UK financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £629,539, which is above the charity's stated policy target of £280,000. The charity reported a net surplus for the year, increasing total net assets to £2,042,464, and maintains a cash balance of £1,887,763 to support ongoing operations. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Azets Audit Services.

What does the highest-paid employee of RETINA UK earn?

Per its FY2024 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £90,000 - £100,000 band.

Who funds RETINA UK?

Funders whose own accounts filings name RETINA UK as a grant recipient include Fight for Sight, THE REED FOUNDATION, THE G W CADBURY SECTION CHARITABLE TRUST, ROBERT LUFF FOUNDATION LIMITED, THOMAS POCKLINGTON TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
Fight for SightFY2025£65kResearch grant
THE REED FOUNDATIONFY2022£58kChristmas Challenge
Fight for SightFY2024£30kResearch grant
THE G W CADBURY SECTION CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£28k
THE G W CADBURY SECTION CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£23k
ROBERT LUFF FOUNDATION LIMITEDFY2023£20k
THOMAS POCKLINGTON TRUSTFY2024£17kRegular grants programme
ROBERT LUFF FOUNDATION LIMITEDFY2025£15k
ROBERT LUFF FOUNDATION LIMITEDFY2024£15k
THOMAS POCKLINGTON TRUSTFY2023£14kGet Set Progress Internship programme
DAVID LISTER CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£10k
THE WILL CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£10kCare of the Blind, Prevention of, or Cure of Blindness
THOMAS POCKLINGTON TRUSTFY2025£10kGet Set Progress grants to organisations hosting interns
THE WILL CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£10kBlind Care
THE TEDWORTH CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£5kTowards the costs of its telephone helpline in 2021.
THE G W CADBURY SECTION CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£5k
KATHLEEN BERYL SLEIGH CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£5k
THE TEDWORTH CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£5kTowards its core costs.
THE INMAN CHARITYFY2022£5kMedical - Research
THE WO STREET CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2022£5k
THE INMAN CHARITYFY2024£5kMedical - Research
THE ANTHONY AND ELIZABETH MELLOWS CHARITABLE SETTLEMENTFY2025£4kThe advancement of health or saving of lives
CECIL PILKINGTON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£3k
CHRISTOS LAZARI FOUNDATIONFY2023£3kGrant towards research into the role of spliceosome in inherited retinal dystrophy and developing a gene therapy to increase health genes.
CECIL PILKINGTON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£3k
CECIL PILKINGTON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£3k
SIR SAMUEL SCOTT OF YEWS TRUSTFY2024£3k
THE WYSELIOT ROSE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£3k
THE WYSELIOT ROSE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£3k
CHRISTOS LAZARI FOUNDATIONFY2025£3kFunding towards Professor Sowden's research project at UCL Institute of Child Health, looking at regenerating photoreceptor patches from stem cells as a route t
THE ALAN BRENTNALL CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£2k
THE EDGAR E LAWLEY FOUNDATIONFY2025£2k
THE CATHERINE COOKSON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£2kMedical, Health and Sickness
THE OAKDALE TRUSTFY2023£2k
THE FREDERICK ARTHUR ALFORD CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£2k
THE HASLUCK CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£2k
THE FRANK LITCHFIELD GENERAL CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£2k
THE HASLUCK CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£2k
THE EDGAR E LAWLEY FOUNDATIONFY2022£2k
THE BARBOUR FOUNDATIONFY2024£2k
THE EDGAR E LAWLEY FOUNDATIONFY2023£2k
THE SIR JAMES ROLL CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£2k
THE CHAMPNISS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£1k
LILLIE JOHNSON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2026£1k
THE CHAMPNISS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£1k
DORIS FIELD CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£1kSingle payment
ANSON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£1kCharitable Donation
THE FRANK LITCHFIELD GENERAL CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£1k
THE CHAMPNISS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£1k
ANSON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£1kCharitable Donation

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund24/09/2024£3kRetina UK Scottish peer support groups
The National Lottery Community Fund19/07/2024£2kRetina UK Belfast Peer Support Group
The National Lottery Community Fund11/04/2024£12kRetina UK Befriending Networks
The National Lottery Community Fund08/07/2020£100kCOVID-19 Emergency Funding

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
T F C FROST CHARITABLE TRUST1£45k
MIVA FOUNDATION1£25k
THE MCBAIN FAMILY FOUNDATION1£15k
PAYNE GALLWEY 1989 CHARITABLE TRUST1£15k
THE ORR MACKINTOSH FOUNDATION LIMITED1£10k
MISSES BARRIE CHARITABLE TRUST1£6k
THE DYERS' COMPANY CHARITABLE TRUST1£5k

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
RETINA UK£2.2m£90,000 - £100,000—unclear17.0%no doubt
SIGHT RESEARCH UK FY2025£871k—0below—no doubt
Sight Support West of England FY2025£978k£60,001 - £70,0001above—no doubt
INTERNATIONAL GLAUCOMA ASSOCIATION LIMITED FY2025£2.5m—1unclear—no doubt
FIGHT AGAINST BLINDNESS - FAB FY2024£176k—0above—no doubt
Cure Usher Syndrome FY2024£145k—0within—no doubt

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