Orphans in the Wild

Analysis

Orphans in the Wild is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Gloucester. It was registered in April 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Orphans in the Wild reported income of £35k and spending of £22k, leaving 37% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £58k to £35k (-40%), an average of -12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 42% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Orphans in the Wild sits at the 50th percentile: it is larger than about 50% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 55th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Third House (£35k), United Apostolic Church of Christ, Citadel of Praise (£35k) and Rockstand International Church (£35k).