Operation Orphan

Analysis

Operation Orphan is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Nottingham. It was registered in June 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07148510). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides other finance.

In the financial year ending February 2025, Operation Orphan reported income of £302k and spending of £353k, spending 117% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from February 2021 to February 2025, income grew from £242k to £302k (+25%), an average of +5.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to February 2023, when income rose by 80%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Operation Orphan sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include St John's Centre (£302k), Friends of Baphumelele Limited (£302k) and The Old Schoolhouse Community Project (£302k).