Orchard Vale Trust Limited

Analysis

Orchard Vale Trust Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Somerset. It was registered in October 1985, 41 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01946592). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending January 2026, Orchard Vale Trust Limited reported income of £3.4m and spending of £3.1m, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from January 2022 to January 2026, income grew from £2.3m to £3.4m (+49%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to January 2024, when income rose by 16%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Orchard Vale Trust Limited sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Denville Hall 2012 (£3.4m), Khalsa Aid International (£3.4m) and The International League of Dermatological Societies (£3.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 93% and donations and legacies 5.3%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £153k. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £1.3m would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 74 people.