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FRIENDS OF BRISTOL EYE HOSPITAL

Registered charity 274349 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as FRIENDS OF THE BRISTOL EYE HOSPITAL, THE FRIENDS OF THE BRISTOL EYE HOSPITAL

Making grants to pay for medical equipment, patient comforts and staff resources, or the provision of other assistance, to improve the care and treatment of patients of the Bristol Eye Hospital.

Objects

THE OBJECT OF THE FRIENDS SHALL BE THE ADVANCEMENT OF HEALTH AND THE RELIEF OF SUFFERING OF THE SICK FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY THE MAKING OF GRANTS OR THE PROVISION OF OTHER ASSISTANCE TO BEH AS BEH MAY REQUEST AND AS THE TRUSTEES MAY IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION SEE FIT.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Bristol, City of, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£215k
Latest spending
£112k
Registered
1977
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that total income decreased to £34,575 from £47,085 in the prior year, while charitable expenditure on grants rose significantly to £200,949. Consequently, unrestricted reserves fell from £357,049 to £186,074, a level the trustees consider appropriate to cover one year's expected operating costs and grants.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: one year’s expected future operating costs, one year’s regular grants and any designated funds (reserves figure: £186k)
“the trustees consider it appropriate to hold free reserves to cover the sum of one year’s expected future operating costs, one year’s regular grants and any designated funds.”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 28/02/2025

  • Volunteers: 14
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 29/02/2024

  • Volunteers: 9
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 28/02/2023

  • Volunteers: 8
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Funders the charity credits

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bristol City · North Somerset

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
28/02/2025£215k£112k
29/02/2024£35k£206k
28/02/2023£45k£34k
28/02/2022£320k£51k
28/02/2021£27k£75k

Common questions

Is FRIENDS OF BRISTOL EYE HOSPITAL financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that total income decreased to £34,575 from £47,085 in the prior year, while charitable expenditure on grants rose significantly to £200,949. Consequently, unrestricted reserves fell from £357,049 to £186,074, a level the trustees consider appropriate to cover one year's expected operating costs and grants. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds FRIENDS OF BRISTOL EYE HOSPITAL?

Funders whose own accounts filings name FRIENDS OF BRISTOL EYE HOSPITAL as a grant recipient include THE DYERS' COMPANY CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE DYERS' COMPANY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£5kHealth and Welfare
THE DYERS' COMPANY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2021£1kHealth and Welfare

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
ASSOCIATION OF NHS CHARITIES1£367k
THE NISBET TRUST1£45k
THE JOHN R. MURRAY CHARITABLE TRUST1£25k
JOHN JAMES BRISTOL FOUNDATION1£25k
THE NANI HUYU CHARITABLE TRUST1£25k
QUARTET COMMUNITY FOUNDATION1£19k
THE BARBARA WARD CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION1£17k
THE PIERREPONT TRUST1£15k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE FRIENDS OF ST GEORGES HOSPITAL.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
FRIENDS OF BRISTOL EYE HOSPITAL£215k—0above—no doubt
THE FRIENDS OF ST GEORGES HOSPITAL FY2025£129k—0unclear—no doubt
THE BRISTOL BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION FY2025£511k—0below—no doubt
THE GUILD OF FRIENDS OF THE BRISTOL ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN FY2025£27k—0unclear—no doubt
FRIENDS OF AIREDALE GENERAL HOSPITAL FY2025£629k—0unclear—no doubt
THE BRISTOL CHILDREN'S HELP SOCIETY FY2025£295k——unclear—no doubt

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