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THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF OPHTHALMOLOGISTS

Registered charity 299872 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as COLLEGE OF OPHTHALMOLOGISTS · also registered in Scotland as SC045652 (OSCR)

The College creates and maintains standards in ophthalmic training and practice, organises examinations and sets the curriculum. It maintains a CPD system and provides surgical skills courses for trainees. It organises scientific meetings, publishes a scientific journal and provides information on ophthalmic matters for practitioners and the general public.It encourages eye related research.

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Latest income
£7.9m
Latest spending
£7.4m
Registered
1988
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total income increased by 18% to £7.87m, while total expenditure rose to £7.38m, resulting in a net incoming resource of £647k. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £6.41m, which the trustees report represents 12 months of unrestricted expenditure, well above their policy target of six months.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Membership subscriptions (26% of income)
“Membership subscriptions increased by £184k in 2025 to £2.06m (2024 £1.88m) and is still the College’s largest source of income.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: six months’ running costs (held: £6.4m)
“Trustees have agreed to maintain general reserves of no less than 6 months’ running costs for the College.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Moore Kingston Smith LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Total income
£7.9m
Total spending
£7.4m
Cost of raising funds
£60k
Reserves (reported)
£6.5m
Employees
39

Reported reserves equal ~10.6 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (98% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.8% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£7.9m£7.4m
31/12/2024£6.6m£6.6m
31/12/2023£6.2m£6.7m
31/12/2022£5.5m£5.6m
31/12/2021£5.1m£4.8m

Common questions

Is THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF OPHTHALMOLOGISTS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total income increased by 18% to £7.87m, while total expenditure rose to £7.38m, resulting in a net incoming resource of £647k. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £6.41m, which the trustees report represents 12 months of unrestricted expenditure, well above their policy target of six months. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Moore Kingston Smith LLP.

Who funds THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF OPHTHALMOLOGISTS?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF OPHTHALMOLOGISTS as a grant recipient include Fight for Sight.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
Fight for SightFY2024£143kResearch grant
Fight for SightFY2022£95kSight loss linked to other conditions

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
GLOBAL HEALTH PARTNERSHIPS2£308k
THE FREEMASONS' FUND FOR SURGICAL RESEARCH1£1.4m
GAMBLEAWARE1£351k
THE LOLLIPOP FOUNDATION1£75k
THE MARY KINROSS CHARITABLE TRUST1£75k
ORTHOPAEDIC RESEARCH UK1£72k
THE VASCULAR SOCIETY1£23k
THE ADINT CHARITABLE TRUST1£20k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF GENERAL PRACTITIONERS.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF OPHTHALMOLOGISTS£7.9m——above—no doubt
THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF GENERAL PRACTITIONERS FY2025£53.7m——unclear—no doubt
ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS OF ENGLAND FY2025£43.7m——within—no doubt
THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF CHIROPRACTORS FY2025£558k—0below—no doubt
THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE FY2024£13.0m£160,001 - £170,000—below—no doubt
ROYAL COLLEGE OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS FY2025£9.5m——unclear—no doubt

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