Save the Orangutan

Analysis

Save the Orangutan is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Taunton. It was registered in December 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover animals and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under animals. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06900509). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Save the Orangutan reported income of £80k and spending of £44k, leaving 45% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £100k to £80k (-20%), an average of -5.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 157%. Over the whole period it spent 75% of the income it received.

Among 2,161 England and Wales charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Save the Orangutan sits at the 57th percentile: it is larger than about 57% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 68th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Kent Greyhound Rescue (£80k), Dogs First (£81k) and Birman Welfare and Rescue (£80k).