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Action Against Age-Related Macular Degeneration is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability.
Action Against Age-Related Macular Degeneration (number 1170224) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation.
What does Action Against Age-Related Macular Degeneration do?
ACTION AGAINST AGE RELATED MACULAR DEGENERATION ('AAAMD') WILL FACILITATE FUND RAISING FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH INTO THE TREATMENT OF AMD AND BE A DATA SOURCE OF RELATED INFORMATION. AAAMD IS AN EQUAL COLLABORATION BETWEEN BLIND VETERANS UK, FIGHT FOR SIGHT, MACULAR SOCIETY AND THE SCOTTISH WAR BLINDED. THE EXISTING CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES OF THE FOUNDERS WILL CONTINUE ALONGSIDE AAAMD.
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Action Against Age-Related Macular Degeneration
Answers Action Against Age-Related Macular Degeneration gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 March 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.
How much are Action Against Age-Related Macular Degeneration's highest-paid staff paid?
Action Against Age-Related Macular Degeneration's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports 2 employees paid more than £60,000, including 1 employee paid more than £100,000. The highest reported pay band is £140,001–£150,000 (1 employee).
Employees paid over £60,000, by salary band
£140,001–£150,000
1
£60,001–£70,000
1
The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.
Does Action Against Age-Related Macular Degeneration receive government funding?
The annual return does not answer this question for Action Against Age-Related Macular Degeneration. Check the accounts for grants and contracts from public bodies.
Action Against Age-Related Macular Degeneration reports a trading subsidiary — a company it owns that trades and passes profits to the charity.
Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?
The register does not record Action Against Age-Related Macular Degeneration as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Action Against Age-Related Macular Degeneration's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that one or more trustees received payments or other benefits. Charity law allows this only in limited circumstances; the trustees' annual report should explain it.
Registration details
Registered as a charity
Where it says it operates
Throughout England and Wales · Scotland · Northern Ireland
Who it supports and how it works
Reported beneficiaries: Elderly/old People.
Reported activities: Sponsors Or Undertakes Research.
Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area.
What causes is Action Against Age-Related Macular Degeneration registered for?
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of LivesDisability
Why is there no Clarity Score for Action Against Age-Related Macular Degeneration yet?
Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Action Against Age-Related Macular Degeneration.
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The register facts and available annual-return disclosures above remain useful. Payment never influences a rating.
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Is Action Against Age-Related Macular Degeneration a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists Action Against Age-Related Macular Degeneration as a registered charity (number 1170224) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating.
What is Action Against Age-Related Macular Degeneration's charity number?
Action Against Age-Related Macular Degeneration's charity number is 1170224. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1170224?
Search 1170224 on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register or on CharityCompare. Confirm the registered name matches the organisation asking for money — scammers sometimes reuse real charity numbers.
What does Action Against Age-Related Macular Degeneration do?
ACTION AGAINST AGE RELATED MACULAR DEGENERATION ('AAAMD') WILL FACILITATE FUND RAISING FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH INTO THE TREATMENT OF AMD AND BE A DATA SOURCE OF RELATED INFORMATION. AAAMD IS AN EQUAL COLLABORATION BETWEEN BLIND VETERANS UK, FIGHT FOR SIGHT, MACULAR SOCIETY AND THE SCOTTISH WAR BLINDED. THE EXISTING CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES OF THE FOUNDERS WILL CONTINUE ALONGSIDE AAAMD.
Does Action Against Age-Related Macular Degeneration have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Action Against Age-Related Macular Degeneration. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.
How can I donate to Action Against Age-Related Macular Degeneration?
Action Against Age-Related Macular Degeneration's website listed in our register data is http://www.actionagainstamd.org. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees.
How much is Action Against Age-Related Macular Degeneration's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Action Against Age-Related Macular Degeneration's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports 2 employees paid more than £60,000, including 1 employee paid more than £100,000. The highest reported pay band is £140,001–£150,000 (1 employee). Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts.
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Action Against Age-Related Macular Degeneration?
The register does not record Action Against Age-Related Macular Degeneration as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Are Action Against Age-Related Macular Degeneration's trustees paid?
Action Against Age-Related Macular Degeneration's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that one or more trustees received payments or other benefits. Charity law allows this only in limited circumstances; the trustees' annual report should explain it.
When was Action Against Age-Related Macular Degeneration registered as a charity?
Action Against Age-Related Macular Degeneration was entered on the register on 16 November 2016.