Orangutan Appeal UK

Analysis

Orangutan Appeal UK is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hampshire. It was registered in October 2010, 16 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 07338954). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides other finance.

In the financial year ending November 2025, Orangutan Appeal UK reported income of £913k and spending of £697k, leaving 24% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from November 2021 to November 2025, income grew from £285k to £913k (+221%), an average of +34% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to November 2024, when income rose by 116%. Over the whole period it spent 85% of the income it received.

Among 2,161 England and Wales charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Orangutan Appeal UK sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Olsen Animal Trust (£904k), The British Deer Society (£914k) and Greek Animal Rescue (UK ) (£902k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 98% and trading 1.0%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £565k. Charitable activities took 87% of spending and raising funds 11%. Reserves of £975k would cover about 17 months of spending at that rate. It employed 4 people.