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home >> charity search >> the british contact lens association limited
Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 4
Support Score: 0
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 2 ?

THE BRITISH CONTACT LENS ASSOCIATION LIMITED

To promote excellence in research, manufacture and clinical practice of contact lenses and related areasRefereed journal, conference, courses, dissemination of information in the field on contact lenses
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Positives:

  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
  • One or more trustees receive benefits from the charity

Financial issues to consider:

  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k		 Spending
£k		 Surplus/
Deficit £k		 Fundraising
Cost £k		 Total
Funds £k		 Unrestricted
Funds £k		 Mths
Rsrvs		 Staff Volun-
teers
31/12/23£1,145£940£205£0£344£3444.4621
31/12/22£419£481£-61n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/21£550£598£-48£0£201£201456
31/12/20£337£461£-124n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/19£1,077£967£110£0£372£3724.6410
31/12/18£542£670£-128£0£263£2634.740
31/12/17£1,088£937£151£0£390£390540
31/12/16£578£680£-102£0£239£2394.230
31/12/15*£1,052£1,066£-15£26£341£3413.840
31/12/14£290£263£27n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/13£434£420£14n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/12£373£367£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/11£283£346£-63n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/10£305£308£-4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/09£242£269£-28n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/08£279£315£-36n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/07£284£176£108n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/06£271£192£79n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/05£231£172£60n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/04£322£160£162n/an/an/an/an/an/a
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Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 11%
Highest pay band: £80,000-£90,000
Liabilities/Assets: 52%
Liabilities/Income: 32%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 4.4 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 5 months
Quick Ratio: 1.4
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 34 years
(46 years as a company)

www.bcla.org.uk

admin@bcla.org.uk

02084347921

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Professional associations
How it operates
  • Makes grants to individuals
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees:
  • ANDREW JONATHAN JACKSON Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Optometrist
  • BYKI HUNTJENS Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Academic
  • DEBARUN DUTTA Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Lecturer, Optometrist
  • IAN SEXTON Appointed: 2024
  • LISA GOLDSMITH Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Digital And Data Protection Director/Consultant
  • NEEMA GHORBANI MOJARRAD Appointed: 2024
  • NEIL RETALLIC Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Optometrist
  • RAKESH KAPOOR Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Optometrist
  • RAQUEL GIL-CAZORLA Appointed: 2024
  • SARAH FARRANT Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Optometrist
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 20/07/1990, number: 803544
  • Registered at Companies House on 27/10/1977, number: 01336067
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • 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
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR15: 1 days late,
Main office

BCLA
c/o ABDO
Godmersham Park House
Godmersham Park
Godmersham
Kent

Objectives

THE ADVANCEMENT FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT OF THE STUDY OF AND RESEARCH INTO THE FIELD OF CONTACT LENS PRACTICE AND RELATED SUBJECTS AND TO DISSEMINATE THE USEFUL RESULTS THEREOF.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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