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The Macular Disease Society

A Registered Charity based in England

This organisation record is part of a group of linked records that describe a single organisation. The organisation is linked to 4 active records and 0 inactive records, from 4 data sources.

The best identifier for this organisation is GB-CHC-1001198 .
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Description

Beating the fear and isolation of macular disease with world-class research, and the best advice and support.

Also known as

  • Bude & Holsworthy Macular Group
  • The Cheltenham Macular Disease Society
  • The Macular Disease Society
  • Macular Society
  • The MD Society Solihull & South Birmingham Group
  • Macular Disease Society
  • The Macular Disease Society
  • Macular Disease Society (Edinburgh and South East Scotland)
  • The Macular Disease Society - Southport Group
  • Macular Disease Society - Stockport Group
  • ...and 4 other names
  • Macular Disease Society Newport Group
  • Macular Society
  • The Macular Society
  • Macular Society Exeter Support Group

CCEW Charity number

1001198

Company number

02177039

Registered

Postcode

SP10 2BN

Website

macularsociety.org

Domain

macularsociety.org

Latest income

£8,931,000 (on )

This organisation record is based on data from Registered charities in England and Wales published by Charity Commission for England and Wales.

The Macular Disease Society

GB-CHC-1001198

Locations

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Depending on the data source, location may describe the headquarters of the organisation rather than the area it operates in.

Area of operation outside the UK

  • Guernsey
  • Isle of Man
  • Jersey

Registered Office in the UK

The Macular Disease Society

GB-CHC-1001198

Linked records

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This organisation record is part of a group of linked records that describe a single organisation. The organisation is linked to 4 active records and 0 inactive records, from 4 data sources.

The best identifier for this organisation is GB-CHC-1001198 .
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The Macular Disease Society

GB-CHC-1001198

Themes and activities

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This organisation has been classified using different categories:

International Classification of Non-profit and Third Sector Organizations (ICNP/TSO)

ICNP/TSO categories have been automatically assigned from a machine learning model, as part of the UK Charity Classification project.

  • Scientific research and testing services K10

UK Charity Activity Tags

These tags are taken from a project to classify all UK charities using a common set of tags. The tags are applied using keyword searching, so may be incorrect for particular cases.

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  • Health HE » Health condition HE200
  • Research RS
  • Research RS » Medical research RS101
  • Social welfare SW » Loneliness SW106

Theme (CCEW)

  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives 103
  • Disability 104

Beneficiaries (CCEW)

  • Elderly/old People 202
  • People With Disabilities 203

Activities (CCEW)

  • Provides Services 306
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information 307
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research 308

Scale of operation

  • National and Overseas

The Macular Disease Society

GB-CHC-1001198

Charity financial history

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Year ending Income (£) Spending (£)
1990-12-10 Registered as a charity
2004-12-31 622,490 512,221
2005-12-31 1,008,052 687,501
2006-12-31 1,091,448 886,586
2007-12-31 1,256,408 1,067,481
2008-12-31 1,597,323 1,490,022
2009-12-31 1,476,000 1,554,000
2010-12-31 2,154,000 1,663,000
2011-12-31 1,774,000 1,783,000
2012-12-31 3,216,000 2,280,000
2013-12-31 3,313,000 2,768,000
2014-12-31 3,661,000 3,679,000
2015-12-31 3,759,000 3,496,000
2016-12-31 3,735,000 4,096,000
2017-12-31 4,161,000 4,258,000
2018-12-31 5,163,000 4,759,000
2019-12-31 5,322,000 5,083,000
2020-12-31 5,401,000 5,267,000
2021-12-31 7,762,000 6,059,000
2022-12-31 8,931,000 7,430,000
Income and Spending
Funds and Reserves

Data on funds and reserves are only available for financial years where the charity's income was more than £500,000.

The Macular Disease Society

GB-CHC-1001198

Charity people

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2022
£
2021
£
Employees 78 65
Employees paid more than £60,000 3 3
Volunteers 1,221 1,390
Trustees 12
Employees
Volunteers

Data on employees is only available for financial years where the charity's income was more than £500,000.

The Macular Disease Society

GB-CHC-1001198

Statement of Financial Activities

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Statement of financial activities for year ended .

Based on information provided to the Charity Commission for England and Wales in the charity's annual return. This may not exactly match the figures and categories supplied in the charity's annual accounts.

2022
£000s
2021
£000s
Incoming resources
Donations and other voluntary income 2,761.0 2,448.0
Legacies 4,657.0 4,299.0
Endowments - -
Donations and legacies 7,418.0 6,747.0
Income from charitable activities 1,296.0 723.0
Income from other trading activities 79.0 123.0
Income from investments 47.0 34.0
Other income 91.0 135.0
Total 8,931.0 7,762.0
Expenditure
Investment management 12.0 12.0
Other spending on raising funds 2,318.0 1,873.0
Spending on raising funds 2,330.0 1,885.0
Grants to institutions 1,219.0 1,299.0
Other charitable activities 3,881.0 2,875.0
Charitable activities 5,100.0 4,174.0
Other spending - -
Total 7,430.0 6,059.0
Net income / (expenditure) 1,501.0 1,703.0

The Macular Disease Society

GB-CHC-1001198

Balance sheet

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Balance sheet at .

Based on information provided to the Charity Commission for England and Wales in the charity's annual return. This may not exactly match the figures and categories supplied in the charity's annual accounts.

2022
£000s
2021
£000s
Fixed assets
Tangible and intangible assets 27.0 45.0
Investment assets 1,685.0 1,579.0
1,712.0 1,624.0
Current assets
Current investment assets - -
Cash 7,248.0 5,633.0
Other current assets 602.0 735.0
7,850.0 6,368.0
Creditors
Amounts falling due within one year (1,970.0) (1,814.0)
Net current assets 5,880.0 4,554.0
Total assets less current liabilities 7,592.0 6,178.0
Creditors
Amounts falling due after one year (786.0) (695.0)
Net assets 6,806.0 5,483.0
Funds
Endowment funds - -
Restricted funds 2,504.0 1,725.0
Unrestricted funds 4,302.0 3,758.0
6,806.0 5,483.0

The Macular Disease Society

GB-CHC-1001198

Income from government

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According to data returned to the Charity Commission, this charity did not receive income from government grants or contracts in 2022 (the latest year with data available) or 2021.

The Macular Disease Society

GB-CHC-1001198

Grants received

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Received 43 grants. Showing most recent 10 grants.

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Date Funder Amount awarded Description
The Linbury Trust £6,420
1 year
Energy efficiency - Macular Society
Dec 2023 to Dec 2024
The National Lottery Community Fund
Awards for All Northern Ireland
£9,880
11 months
Early intervention and support for people diagnosed with sight loss
Aug 2023 to Jul 2024
The National Lottery Community Fund
Medium Grants Scotland: Improving Lives
£67,000
2 years
Practical and emotional support for people living with sight loss
Jan 2023 to Jan 2025
The National Lottery Community Fund
National Lottery Awards for All England
£10,000
11.967213114754099 months
A volunteer framework supporting visually-impaired people in English communities
May 2022 to May 2023
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
UKRI - Innovate UK - Scheme 22/23
£43,554 Patient-centred smartphone AI for protecting vision in macular disease
The National Lottery Community Fund
National Lottery Awards for All Wales
£10,000
11.934426229508198 months
A volunteer framework supporting visually-impaired people in Welsh communities
Apr 2022 to Mar 2023
The National Lottery Community Fund
People and Places 3
£300,000
4 years
Beating the Fear of Isolation of Macular Disease
Sep 2021 to Sep 2026
Vision Foundation
Vision Fund
£9,990
1 year
Recruitment and training of volunteer telephone befrienders.
Mar 2021 to Mar 2022
R S Macdonald Charitable Trust £36,000 Emotional and practical support services to people with macular disease
Sir George Martin Trust £2,000 Grant to Macular Society

Data source

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The Macular Disease Society

GB-CHC-1001198

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