THE OXFORD OPHTHALMOLOGICAL CONGRESS

Registered charity 1181776 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Advancing education in the science and practical development of ophthalmology and allied subjects, principally through an annual scientific congress. Promoting scientific research relating to ophthalmology and allied subjects by providing a platform for presentation and dissemination of such research and by the provision of grants and bursaries in support of such research.

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Latest income

£202k

Latest spending

£190k

Registered

2019

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The charity reported a net surplus of £35,852 for the year ended 31 December 2024, driven by increased income from its Congress and investment gains. It holds unrestricted reserves of £353,181, which the trustees consider sufficient to cover future commitments and potential reductions in incoming resources. The financial position is described as healthy and solvent with no material uncertainties.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Attendance, accommodation and annual dinner (100% of income)

“Attendance, accommodation and annual dinner 202,196” — page 15

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: almost equal to that of the anticipated total cost of holding future Congresses and associated expenditure (held: £353k)

“We aim to hold reserves almost equal to that of the anticipated total cost of holding future Congresses and associated expenditure ensuring that we could continue to meet our financial commitments and contractual obligations in the unlikely eventuality that we received no funding from our members/attendees for at least one entire financial year.” — page 6

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Funders the charity credits

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

Roche Products Ltd — “Roche Products Ltd has provided financial support for this meeting but has had no involvement in the content.” (source page)

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

Register events

Received assets from another charity (09/03/2020) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

CHRISTOPHER WILLIAM KINDER · trustee of 2 other charities
Dr Marie Ursula Hickey-Dwyer
Manoj Parulekar
Prof Mandeep Singh Sagoo
Prof Susan Mollan
Samantha de Silva · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Oxfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£202k	£190k
31/12/2023	£112k	£129k
31/12/2022	£128k	£114k
31/12/2021	£32k	£33k
31/12/2020	£70	£33k

Common questions

Is THE OXFORD OPHTHALMOLOGICAL CONGRESS financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The charity reported a net surplus of £35,852 for the year ended 31 December 2024, driven by increased income from its Congress and investment gains. It holds unrestricted reserves of £353,181, which the trustees consider sufficient to cover future commitments and potential reductions in incoming resources. The financial position is described as healthy and solvent with no material uncertainties. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.