Ormiston Families

Analysis

Ormiston Families is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Suffolk. It was registered in December 1992, 34 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, the prevention or relief of poverty and human rights/religious or racial harmony/equality or diversity, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02769307). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Ormiston Families reported income of £7.7m and spending of £7.6m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £8.3m to £7.7m (-8.1%), an average of -2.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income dropped by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Ormiston Families sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Calico Enterprise Limited (£7.6m), Tetbury Hospital Trust (£7.7m) and Activenewham (£7.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 88%, donations and legacies 9.9% and investments 1.6%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £5,000. Charitable activities took 92% of spending and raising funds 7.3%. Grants to other organisations totalled £54k. Reserves of £1.1m would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 204 people.