The Orp Foundation
Analysis
The Orp Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Derbyshire. It was registered in March 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under children and youth development. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations and provides other finance.
In the financial year ending April 2025, The Orp Foundation reported income of £275k and spending of £340k, spending 123% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £69k to £275k (+302%), an average of +42% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2024, when income rose by 305%. Over the whole period it spent 130% of the income it received.
Among 5,641 England and Wales charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, The Orp Foundation sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% 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 City & Hackney Carers Centre (£275k), Helping Herts (£277k) and St George's House Charity (£274k).
Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The objectives of the charity are to maintain the investment holdings of the charity, whilst generating income todonate to charities at the discretion of the trustees.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| City & Hackney Carers Centre | London | £275k |
| Helping Herts | Hertfordshire | £277k |
| St George's House Charity | Wolverhampton | £274k |
| Family Mediation Cymru | Cardiff | £278k |