Oxford Orpheus

Analysis

Oxford Orpheus is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Oxford. It was registered in September 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending June 2025, Oxford Orpheus reported income of £17k and spending of £16k, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £577 to £17k (+2865%), an average of +133% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 1256%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Oxford Orpheus sits at the 45th percentile: it is larger than about 45% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 41st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cullercoats Community Association (£17k), Holbrook Arkwright Hall Village Community Centre (£17k) and Barton Community Band (£17k).