General Optical Council
Registered charity 1150137 Registered since 2012
Operates: Scotland, Northern Ireland, Throughout England And Wales
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Contact
| Website | www.optical.org |
| goc@optical.org | |
| Phone | 020 7580 3898 |
| Address | General Optical Council, Part Floor 29, 1 Canada Square, LONDON, E14 5AA |
Finances
£12,176,749 latest income
| Year | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | £11,681,000 | £8,593,000 |
| 2022 | £10,037,000 | £9,493,000 |
| 2023 | £10,340,000 | £10,538,000 |
| 2024 | £11,227,000 | £11,971,000 |
| 2025 | £12,176,749 | £13,110,337 |
What it does
What
Education/trainingThe Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of LivesWho
Other Defined GroupsThe General Public/mankindHow
Provides ServicesProvides Advocacy/advice/informationSponsors Or Undertakes ResearchCharitable objects
TO PROMOTE AND MAINTAIN THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC BY PROMOTING HIGH STANDARDS OF PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION, CONDUCT AND PERFORMANCE AMONG OPTOMETRISTS AND DISPENSING OPTICIANS, AND THOSE TRAINING TO BE OPTOMETRISTS AND DISPENSING OPTICIANS, AND IN PARTICULAR: (A) BY THE MAINTENANCE OF REGISTERS OF THE NAMES OF PERSONS WHO ARE FIT TO PRACTISE AS OPTOMETRISTS OR DISPENSING OPTICIANS, OR TO UNDERTAKE TRAINING TO ENABLE THEM TO BECOME OPTOMETRISTS OR OPTICIANS;(B) BY DEFINING, CREATING AND MAINTAINING AN EFFECTIVE STRUCTURE FOR PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING AMONG OPTOMETRISTS AND DISPENSING OPTICIANS AND AMONG PERSONS SEEKING TO QUALIFY AS OPTOMETRISTS OR DISPENSING OPTICIANS, AND SUPERVISING THE PROVISION OF SUCH EDUCATION AND TRAINING;(C) BY ENSURING THAT ONLY THOSE WHO ARE FIT TO PRACTISE AS OPTOMETRISTS OR DISPENSING OPTICIANS, OR TO TRAIN FOR SUCH PRACTICE, IN FACT DO SO;(D) BY THE PROVISION OF APPROPRIATE ADVICE AND GUIDANCE TO THOSE WHO ARE FIT TO PRACTISE AS OPTOMETRISTS OR DISPENSING OPTICIANS, OR TO TRAIN FOR SUCH PRACTICE.
Governing document: OPTICIANS ACT 1989 AS AMENDED BY THE MEDICAL ACT 1983 (AMENDMENT) AND MISCELLANEOUS AMENDMENTS ORDER 2006
Trustees (12)
- Catherine Yelf since 2025
- Dr Anne Wright CBE since 2021
- Frank Munro since 2021
- Kalwant Singh Grewalage 57 since 2026
- Kathryn Ann Foreman since 2024
- Lisa Gerson since 2021
- Poonam Sharma since 2025
- Professor Hema Radhakrishnan since 2024
- Raymond Curran since 2025
- Ros Leveson since 2025
- Timothy Parkinson since 2020
- William Stockdale since 2023
Connected charities (3)
- Cardiff Jewish Helpline 1 shared trustee
- International ECO Fund 1 shared trustee
- Cardiff United Synagogue 1 shared trustee
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