CAMBRIDGE EYE TRUST

Registered charity 265140 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CAMBRIDGE OPHTHALMOLOGICAL SYMPOSIUM, THE CAMBRIDGE OPHTHALMOLOGICAL SYMPOSIUM

The charity supports scientific research and education in ophthalmological medicine, principally by arranging an annual residential symposium and supporting university and hospital staff and funding instrument and other costs for research.

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Latest income
£96k
Latest spending
£137k
Registered
1973
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state the charity reported a deficit of £40,436 on charitable activities for the year, offset by a net investment gain of £117,903, resulting in a net income increase. Per the trustees' report, total net assets stood at £1,963,000, with the majority held in listed investments, providing a substantial reserve base.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient to cover potential deficits from the annual symposium (held: £2.0m)
The Trustees require reserves sufficient to cover potential deficits from the annual symposium. — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Cambridge Eye Trust (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Cambridgeshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/10/2025£96k£137k
31/10/2024£145k£106k
31/10/2023£101k£83k
31/10/2022£122k£87k
31/10/2021£55k£83k

Common questions

Is CAMBRIDGE EYE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state the charity reported a deficit of £40,436 on charitable activities for the year, offset by a net investment gain of £117,903, resulting in a net income increase. Per the trustees' report, total net assets stood at £1,963,000, with the majority held in listed investments, providing a substantial reserve base. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.