Cataracts ARE Curable - the Gambian Project

Registered charity 1189727 Registered since 2020

Operates: The Gambia

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Board DNA

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trustees on the board

7y median 7y

average tenure

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

7.3y

average years in governance

3 vs 0 portfolio

first-time trustees

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Education/training 3General Charitable Purposes 3The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives 3

Commercial experience

Health and social care 1

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Several long-serving trustees could step down together
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Contact

Website	https://www.cataractsarecurable.org
Email	jim@cataractsarecurable.org
Phone	01202885671
Address	1 Royston Drive, Wimborne, BH21 1HL

Finances

£15,750 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2021	£24,751	£25,036
2022	£21,398	£16,639
2023	£18,856	£19,490
2024	£26,257	£25,719
2025	£15,750	£21,194

What it does

What

General Charitable PurposesEducation/trainingThe Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of LivesDisability

Who

People With Disabilities

How

Provides Services

Charitable objects

TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF THE POOR OF THE GAMBIA BY, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY: (1) THE FUNDING OF OPERATIONS TO REMOVE AND REPLACE CATARACTS. (2) THE PROVISION OF EQUIPMENT FOR OPHTHALMIC MEDICAL PROCEDURES.

Governing document: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 30 APR 2019NOW ARTICLES ADOPTED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 21 MAR 2020

Trustees (3)

3trustees

44median age

0aged 70+

Violet Hazel Phillips MA Ed Chair since 2019
Alice Hannah Bailey BA Honsage 44 since 2019
James Phillips BSc Hons since 2019

Linked company (Companies House)

Cataracts ARE Curable - the Gambian Project · 11971279 · Active

PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption) · incorporated 30/04/2019

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