Helping Orphans
Analysis
Helping Orphans is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leicester. It was registered in April 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and religious activities, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 09997759). It says it makes grants to individuals.
In the financial year ending February 2025, Helping Orphans reported income of £47k and spending of £45k, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from February 2021 to February 2025, income grew from £12k to £47k (+297%), an average of +41% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to February 2022, when income rose by 1074%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Helping Orphans sits at the 51st percentile: it is larger than about 51% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 60th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include A Little Bit of Hope (£47k), Watch Hill Foundation (£47k) and Lighthouse of God Ministries (Logm) (£47k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
TO RELIEVE FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, DISTRESS AND SUFFERING AMONG ORPHANS, WIDOWS, POOR PEOPLE, VICTIMS OF NATURAL DISASTERS AND OTHER PEOPLE IN NEED BY MEANS OF, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, MAKING GRANTS OR LOANS FOR PROVIDING OR PAYING FOR ITEMS, EQUIPMENT, SERVICES AND FACILITIES, INCLUDING THE PROVISION OF FOOD, CLEAN WATER, CLOTHING AND ACCOMMODATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE SAID PERSONS
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| A Little Bit of Hope | Ipswich | £47k |
| Watch Hill Foundation | London | £47k |
| Lighthouse of God Ministries (Logm) | Aberdare | £47k |
| The Erosive Toothwear Foundation | London | £47k |