Orison Charitable Trust

Analysis

Orison Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Birmingham. It was registered in July 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Orison Charitable Trust reported income of £2.8m and spending of £2.6m, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £2.5m to £2.8m (+14%), an average of +3.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 31%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Orison Charitable Trust sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cheshire Deaf Society (£2.8m), The Candlelighters Trust (£2.8m) and Royal Commonwealth Ex-Services League (£2.8m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 100%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £2.0m. Reserves of £872k would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 5 people.