Registered charity · London
Second Sight
- 6 trustees
- Income £388k (2026)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- Where
- India
- Website
- www.secondsight.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2000
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2026£388k£412k
- 2025£419k£384k
- 2024£416k£314k
Earlier years
- 2023£279k£386k
- 2022£455k£572k
Income trend, 2022 to 2026.
Charitable objects
THE TRUSTEES SHALL HOLD THE TRUST FUND AND ITS INCOME UPON TRUST TO APPLY THEM FOR THE FOLLOWING OBJECTS ( THE OBJECTS)FOR THE RELIEF OF PEOPLE IN INDIA WHO ARE BLIND OR PARTIALLY SIGHTED IN PARTICULAR BY PROVIDING AND ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF VISITING SURGEONS TO CARRY OUT CATARACT SURGERY TO WORK ALONGSIDE INDIAN BASED OPHTHALMOLOGISTS AND TO PROVIDE TRAINING, SUPPORT AND OTHER ASSISTANCE FOR INDIAN BASED OPHTHALMOLOGISTS AND BY PROVIDING AND ASSESSING IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES, EQUIPMENT AND OTHER ITEMS AT HOSPITALS, CLINICS AND ELSEWHERE, WHICH MAY BE OF USE IN THE TREATMENT OF THOSE WHO ARE BLIND OR PARTIALLY SIGHTED
Board analysis
Board DNA
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.
6 trustees on the board
- Dr Lucy Mathen Chair since 2000
- Dr Lucy Mathen since 2000
- Francisca van Holthoon since 2014
- Mark Rees since 2000
- Ruth Tipping since 2000
- Sabilah Bundhoo since 2017
Trustees past 6 years
- Dr Lucy Mathen Chair since 2000
- Dr Lucy Mathen since 2000
- Francisca van Holthoon since 2014
- Mark Rees since 2000
- Ruth Tipping since 2000
- Sabilah Bundhoo since 2017
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (6)
- Dr Lucy Mathen Chair since 2000
- Dr Lucy Mathen since 2000
- Francisca van Holthoon since 2014
- Mark Rees since 2000
- Ruth Tipping since 2000
- Sabilah Bundhoo since 2017
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
- Narrow spread of causes across the board
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.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1080445
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- DECLARATION OF TRUST DATED 17TH FEBRUARY 2000 AND AS AMENDED BY SUPPLEMENTAL DEED DATED 17TH APRIL 2000
- Contact on the register
- 02073591315 · lucymathen@yahoo.com
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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