Sumatran Orangutan Society

Analysis

Sumatran Orangutan Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Oxfordshire. It was registered in September 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover animals and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under animals. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides advocacy/advice/information and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Sumatran Orangutan Society reported income of £1.4m and spending of £1.2m, spending 82% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £579k to £1.4m (+146%), an average of +25% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 72%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 2,161 England and Wales charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Sumatran Orangutan Society sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Derby and District Branch (£1.4m), Cornwall Animal Hospital Charity (£1.4m) and Gables Farm Dogs and Cats Home (£1.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 55% and donations and legacies 44%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £43k. Charitable activities took 83% of spending and raising funds 16%. Grants to other organisations totalled £525k. Reserves of £591k would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate. It employed 7 people.