The Orpheus Centre Trust

Analysis

The Orpheus Centre Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Godstone. It was registered in July 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, disability, accommodation/housing and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05089501). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, The Orpheus Centre Trust reported income of £5.1m and spending of £4.6m, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £3.3m to £5.1m (+57%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 19%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, The Orpheus Centre Trust sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Merseyside Youth Association Limited (£5.1m), The Mayfield Trust (£5.1m) and Citizens Advice Mid Mercia (£5.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 82%, donations and legacies 16% and trading 1.9%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £125k. Charitable activities took 87% of spending and raising funds 13%. Reserves of £1.7m would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 100 people.