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the college of optometrists

The charity supports other defined groups and the general public. The College Of Optometrists is a registered charity whose purpose is education and training. It delivers its work by making grants to individuals. The charity is based in London and operates in England And Wales.


This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

THE COLLEGE IS THE PROFESSIONAL, SCIENTIFIC AND RESEARCH BODY FOR OPTOMETRY IN THE UK, PROMOTING OPTOMETRY TO KEY UK STAKEHOLDERS AND LOBBYING LEGISLATORS.WE FUND UNIVERSITY-BASED RESEARCH; DEVELOP GUIDANCE FOR PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT;PUBLISH A LEARNED JOURNAL; ARE THE SOLE UK REGULATOR APPROVED BODY TO ASSESS FITNESS TO PRACTICE IN THE UK;HOUSE AN OPTICAL MUSEUM AND OPTICAL REFERENCE LIBRARY.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£10,898,949
Latest Expenditure
£10,380,501

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 94.9%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 99.7%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 3.1%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £1,090
Charitable Activities £10,011,150
Other Trading £0
Investments £213,401
Other Income £673,308

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £10,348,038
Raising Funds £32,463
Governance £287,829
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£10,898,949£10,380,501£10,348,038£7,591,362£5,520,00067 / 2
2023£8,927,907£9,547,626£9,504,850£7,072,914£7,072,91461 / 1
2022£8,831,300£9,090,337£9,045,188£7,432,242£2,949,86852 / 1
2021£8,209,491£6,998,255£6,961,359£8,195,497£2,949,86852 / 210
2020£5,602,875£6,507,565£6,477,760£7,467,902£4,269,25651 / 35

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers