The Governance RegisterEdition 2026 · Compiled 12th July 2026

British and Irish Orthoptic Society

Registered charity 326905 Registered since 1985

Operates: Throughout England And Wales, Ireland, Scotland, Northern Ireland

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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.

10
trustees on the board
2.3y median 2y
average tenure
8y
longest tenure
1
trustees past 6 years
3.6y
average years in governance
10 vs 0 portfolio
first-time trustees
1
company-linked trustees

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Contact

Websitewww.orthoptics.org.uk
Emailbios@orthoptics.org.uk
Phone01217285633
Address3rd Floor, Interchange Place, 151-165 Edmund Street, Birmingham

Finances

£773,236 latest income

YearIncomeSpending
2020£389,912£266,784
2021£717,794£391,772
2022£492,938£526,848
2023£357,346£460,132
2024£773,236£658,834

What it does

What

Education/trainingThe Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

Who

Other Defined GroupsThe General Public/mankind

How

Provides Advocacy/advice/informationActs As An Umbrella Or Resource Body

Charitable objects

FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN ORTHOPTICS AND COGNATE SUBJECTS AND TO ENCOURAGE THE STUDY AND IMPROVE THE PRACTICE OF ORTHOPTICS WITH A VIEW TO MAINTAINING AND RAISING STANDARDS IN CLINICAL AND SCIENTIFIC ORTHOPTICS

Governing document: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 5 MARCH 1985 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION ON 14 MARCH 1998AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 11/12/2014 AS AMENDED ON 09 SEP 2016 AS AMENDED ON 26 JUN 2018AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 01 MAY 2019

Trustees (10)

10trustees
49median age
0aged 70+

Linked company (Companies House)

British and Irish Orthoptic Society · 01892427 · Active

PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital) · incorporated 05/03/1985

6 governing document(s) held from Companies House.

Connected charities (0)

No charities share a trustee (from current data).

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