The Benevolent Fund of the College of Optometrists & the Association of Optometrists
Registered charity 1003699 Registered since 1991
Operates: Throughout England And Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland
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How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
10 trustees on the board
- Vivian Bush Chair since 2016
- Aishah Patel since 2020
- Alison Mcclune since 2016
- Anuj Patel since 2023
- Daniel Ehrlich since 2018
- Francesca Marchetti since 2016
- Jane Macnaughton since 2023
- Keval Dattani since 2018
- Richard Broughton
- Tushar Majithia since 2021
Trustees past 6 years
- Vivian Bush Chair since 2016
- Alison Mcclune since 2016
- Daniel Ehrlich since 2018
- Francesca Marchetti since 2016
- Keval Dattani since 2018
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (2)
- Jane Macnaughton since 2023
- Richard Broughton
Portfolio (8)
- Vivian Bush Chair since 2016
- Aishah Patel since 2020
- Alison Mcclune since 2016
- Anuj Patel since 2023
- Daniel Ehrlich since 2018
- Francesca Marchetti since 2016
- Keval Dattani since 2018
- Tushar Majithia since 2021
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Gaps to watch
- No commercial or business experience on the board
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
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Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more trustees with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or sister charity. Connected through a shared trustee share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group. A board with no shared trustee at all may still appear here when it is active in the same charitable field.
Related organisations
- The Benevolent Fund of the College of Optometrists & the Association of Optometrists 8 shared trustees
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Deterministic, from public records.
Contact
| Website | www.opticalbenfund.com |
| admin@opticalbenfund.com | |
| Phone | 01787223800 |
| Address | 55 Colchester Road, White Colne, Colchester, CO6 2PW |
Finances
£107,802 latest income
| Year | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | £362,546 | £33,565 |
| 2022 | £149,582 | £43,135 |
| 2023 | £176,203 | £44,575 |
| 2024 | £128,393 | £60,078 |
| 2025 | £107,802 | £52,599 |
What it does
What
General Charitable PurposesThe Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of LivesDisabilityThe Prevention Or Relief Of PovertyWho
Elderly/old PeoplePeople With DisabilitiesOther Defined GroupsHow
Makes Grants To IndividualsProvides Advocacy/advice/informationCharitable objects
2. The object of the Charity is to afford assistance by application of the income of the Fund (as defined in Rule 3.1(b) and all or such part or parts of the capital at such times and in such manner as the Trustees may in their absolute discretion think fit to or for the benefit of all or any:2.1 Necessitous members and former members (of any class) of the College of Optometrists (or formerly of the British College of Optometrists or the British College of Ophthalmic Opticians) and their dependants;2.2 former members and associate members of the British Optical Association and their dependants;2.3 members and former members of the Association of Optometrists (or formerly the Association of Optical Practitioners) and their dependants;2.4 fellows by examination of the Scottish Association of Opticians or the WorshipfulCompany of Spectacle Makers and their dependants; or2.5 other members and former members of the optometry profession, or ophthalmic optical profession as it was formerly known, and their dependants.2.6 Undergraduate optometry students registered with the General Optical council.2.7 Other optometry students as the trustees may in their absolute discretion see fit to support.
Governing document: RULES ADOPTED 15 APRIL 1981 AS AMENDED 8 MAY 1993, 10 MAY 1995 AND 31 DECEMBER 1999, 28 MARCH 2003 AND 11 DECEMBER 2006.AS AMENDED BY SCHEME DATED 01 AUG 2018 as amended on 11 Apr 2025
Trustees (10)
- Vivian Bush Chair since 2016
- Aishah Patel since 2020
- Alison Mcclune since 2016
- Anuj Patel since 2023
- Daniel Ehrlich since 2018
- Francesca Marchetti since 2016
- Jane Macnaughton since 2023
- Keval Dattani since 2018
- Richard Broughton
- Tushar Majithia since 2021
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