Project Orchid Limited

Analysis

Project Orchid Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in April 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, arts/culture/heritage/science and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07467568). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Project Orchid Limited reported income of £958k and spending of £1.1m, spending 113% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £822k to £958k (+16%), an average of +3.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 74%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Project Orchid Limited sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include South Yorkshire Eating Disorders Association (£958k), Maternity Action (£958k) and Pets As Therapy (£957k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 94% and donations and legacies 5.6%. Charitable activities took 92% of spending and raising funds 7.9%. Grants to other organisations totalled £239k. Reserves of £171k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 6 people.