ORBIS Charitable Trust

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EYE CARE FOR THE DEVELOPING WORLD

This UK branch of ORBIS International is committed to bringing sight-saving care to poor countries, where 90 per cent of blind people live. Most eye-catchingly, it runs a flying eye hospital, but the core of its works is capacity-building and lobbying for better eye care for poor people. Its annual report and review answer most of our questions, but we'd like to know more about the charity's future plans.

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QUALITY OF REPORTING What is this?	66 %
How much info does the charity want to share? This score, taken from our search for 43 key points in the annual report, gives the answer. Top mark is 100%. Anything over 70% is a good effort.
SIZE OF CHARITY... What is this?	Medium
We only profile the largest charities in England & Wales, and our sizes are relative to the largest and smallest among them. So where we describe a charity as 'Small', it is still much larger than the national average.
HIGHEST SALARY What is this?	£60k to £79k
Taken from the vague bandings given in annual reports; note that 'Under £60k' could be £9k or £59k. Nonetheless the number of bars should roughly correlate with the 'Size of charity' bars.
RESERVES WOULD LAST... What is this?	5 months
If income dried up, how long could work continue? 3-12 months is normal. Less may be precarious. 12+ months may be over-cautious (or if very high, may represent the value of the charity's property).
ETHICAL INVESTMENT POLICY What is this?	Unknown
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The charity's website [1]
View their work on the Big Give [2]
GuideStar financial overview [3]
Charity Commission entry and link to annual report [4]

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Reviewed: 2008-06-05 Accounts ending: 2006-12-31

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IN SHORT

Who/what it helps

People in poor countries affected by blindness

Where

Bangladesh
China
Ethiopia
India
Vietnam

Providing

Eyecare
Training
Lobbying
Grants to other organisations

IF YOU LIKE THIS CHARITY
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Mission Aviation Fellowship UK [5]
Sightsavers International [5]
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Mercy Ships UK [5]

VITAL STATISTICS

ANNUAL EXPENDITURE

£2,630,743

What is this?

Of all the charities we profile...
- Less than £1m is tiny
- £1m to £5m is small
- £6m to £10m is medium
- £11m to £50m is large
- Above that is very rare

SPENT ON CHARITABLE WORK

64%

The rest usually goes into raising more income. A little covers legal requirements.