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INTERNATIONAL GLAUCOMA ASSOCIATION LIMITED

Registered charity 274681 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as GLAUCOMA ASSOCIATION IGA, Glaucoma UK, I G A · listed website unreachable when last crawled · also registered in Scotland as SC041550 (OSCR)

Latest income
£2.5m
Latest spending
£2.7m
Registered
1977
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that Glaucoma UK ended the financial year in a robust position with total funds of £8,832,445 and a net income surplus of £64,485. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves of £3,360,766 comfortably exceed the stated policy target of 12 months' operating costs (£2,051,635). The charity maintains adequate cash reserves and investment assets to meet its obligations and continue operations.

What the accounts disclose

Employees paid over £60,000: 1
“Only one member of key management personnel earned £80,000 or more in the year.” — page 45
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: 12 months' operating costs (held: £3.4m)
“the Board has reaffirmed its policy of holding cash reserves equivalent to at least 12 months’ operating costs.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Xeinadin Audit Limited.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/07/2025)

Total income
£2.5m
Total spending
£2.7m
Cost of raising funds
£232k
Reserves (reported)
£3.4m
Employees
24

Reported reserves equal ~14.9 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Register events

Trustees

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/07/2025£2.5m£2.7m
31/07/2024£2.4m£2.1m
31/07/2023£1.8m£1.8m
31/07/2022£1.8m£1.5m
31/07/2021£1.8m£1.0m

Common questions

Is INTERNATIONAL GLAUCOMA ASSOCIATION LIMITED financially healthy?

The accounts state that Glaucoma UK ended the financial year in a robust position with total funds of £8,832,445 and a net income surplus of £64,485. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves of £3,360,766 comfortably exceed the stated policy target of 12 months' operating costs (£2,051,635). The charity maintains adequate cash reserves and investment assets to meet its obligations and continue operations. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Xeinadin Audit Limited.

Who funds INTERNATIONAL GLAUCOMA ASSOCIATION LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name INTERNATIONAL GLAUCOMA ASSOCIATION LIMITED as a grant recipient include THE ORR MACKINTOSH FOUNDATION LIMITED, THE WYSELIOT ROSE CHARITABLE TRUST, THE WYNDHAM CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmount
THE ORR MACKINTOSH FOUNDATION LIMITEDFY2025£10k
THE WYSELIOT ROSE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£3k
THE WYNDHAM CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£1k
THE WYNDHAM CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£1k

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