THE LEAGUE OF FRIENDS OF THE SOUTHAMPTON EYE UNIT

Registered charity 288424 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as FRIENDS OF THE SOUTHAMPTON EYE UNIT, THE LEAGUE OF FRIENDS OF SOUTHAMPTON EYE HOSPITAL

Provision of a Support Volunteer service (to provide assistance to patients and staff)Operation of a Tea BarFundraising Proceeds go toward the purchase of hospital equipment and/or the improvement of amenities in the Eye Unit.

Objects

TO RELIEVE PATIENTS AND FORMER PATIENTS OF THE HOSPITAL WHO ARE SICK, CONVALESCENT, INFIRM, DISABLED, INJURED OR OTHERWISE REQUIRE/REQUIRED THE SERVICES OF THE UNIT; ORWHO ARE IN NEED OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IN RESPECT OF MATTERS RELATED TO THEIR EYE PROBLEMS.

Area of benefit: SOUTHAMPTON AND NEIGHBOURHOOD

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 · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£86k

Latest spending

£85k

Registered

1984

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £12,337 for the year ended 31 December 2024, resulting in unrestricted reserves falling to £35,064. The trustees consider these reserves adequate to meet costs as they arise, noting that no long-term liabilities are undertaken. The charity relies on the tea bar for principal funding and has no employees, utilizing volunteers for its operations.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: between three and six month’s expenditure (held: £35k)

“It is the policy of the charity that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to between three and six month’s expenditure.” — page 5

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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

BERYL GATESMANchair
Diana Amelia Callaghan
Karen Pope
SUSAN PALMER
Susan McConnell
jayne dixon
mandy collins

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

Operates in: Southampton City

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£86k	£85k
31/12/2024	£78k	£91k
31/12/2023	£55k	£38k
31/12/2022	£11k	£9k
31/12/2021	£11k	£2k

Common questions

Is THE LEAGUE OF FRIENDS OF THE SOUTHAMPTON EYE UNIT financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £12,337 for the year ended 31 December 2024, resulting in unrestricted reserves falling to £35,064. The trustees consider these reserves adequate to meet costs as they arise, noting that no long-term liabilities are undertaken. The charity relies on the tea bar for principal funding and has no employees, utilizing volunteers for its operations. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.