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ORBIS CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 1061352 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ORBIS ORBIS UK

Orbis Charitable Trust, known as Orbis UK is based in the UK and is an affiliate of Orbis International. Orbis International is a nonprofit global development organisation dedicated to saving sight and transforming lives. Our mission is to preserve and restore sight by strengthening the capacity of local institutions in their efforts to prevent and treat blindness.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£5.1m
Latest spending
£5.6m
Registered
1997
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that total income decreased by 21% to £5,094k, primarily due to a return to normal levels of legacy income. Despite this, unrestricted reserves stood at £2,429k, which is above the trustees' stated policy target of £1,541k, indicating a strong financial position.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Major donors, trusts and corporate partners (31% of income)
“As percentages of total income: Major donors, trusts and corporate partners 31%”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Fundraising cost ratio: 49.7% of fundraised income, as disclosed
“The cost of fundraising in 2024 was 49.7% of our income.” — page 33
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donations from Trustees
“Donations were received from one Trustee amounting to £360” — page 61
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Price Bailey LLP. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income
£5.1m
Total spending
£5.6m
Cost of raising funds
£2.5m
Reserves (reported)
£2.4m
Employees
31

Reported reserves equal ~5.2 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 49.7% of total income — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median 5.2%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Bangladesh · Ethiopia · Ghana · India · Mongolia · Peru · Sierra Leone · South Africa · United States · Vietnam · Zambia

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£5.1m£5.6m
31/12/2023£6.5m£6.1m
31/12/2022£6.2m£6.0m
31/12/2021£6.0m£6.6m
31/12/2020£6.4m£5.7m

Common questions

Is ORBIS CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that total income decreased by 21% to £5,094k, primarily due to a return to normal levels of legacy income. Despite this, unrestricted reserves stood at £2,429k, which is above the trustees' stated policy target of £1,541k, indicating a strong financial position. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Price Bailey LLP.

Who funds ORBIS CHARITABLE TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name ORBIS CHARITABLE TRUST as a grant recipient include BLISS FAMILY CHARITY, THE ULVERSCROFT FOUNDATION, THE HEADLEY TRUST, THE WILLIAM ALLEN YOUNG CHARITABLE TRUST, GOWLING WLG (UK) CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
BLISS FAMILY CHARITYFY2023£50k
THE ULVERSCROFT FOUNDATIONFY2024£25k
BLISS FAMILY CHARITYFY2025£15k
BLISS FAMILY CHARITYFY2022£10k
THE HEADLEY TRUSTFY2022£5kDeveloping Countries Covid-19 Revenue Support grants.
BLISS FAMILY CHARITYFY2024£3k
THE WILLIAM ALLEN YOUNG CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£2k
GOWLING WLG (UK) CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£1k

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE WORLD FEDERATION OF KHOJA SHIA ITHNA-ASHERI MUSLIM COMMUNITIES1£671k
TWO HANDS CHARITABLE TRUST1£252k
SODEXO STOP HUNGER FOUNDATION1£75k
MISSION441£62k
THE HAROLD HYAM WINGATE FOUNDATION1£35k
THE S M B TRUST1£12k
BOURNE CHRISTIAN CENTRE1£3k
THE ROYAL FOUNDATION OF THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS OF WALES1£2k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with OASIS CHARITABLE TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ORBIS CHARITABLE TRUST£5.1m——above49.7%no doubt
OASIS CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£344.5m——above—no doubt
ORISON CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£2.8m—0above—no doubt
GLOBAL AID TRUST LIMITED FY2024£132k—0below—no doubt
WORLD ORT TRUST FY2024£582kUnder £60,0000below—no doubt
THE BRITISH AND IRISH PAEDIATRIC OPHTHALMOLOGY AND STRABISMUS ASSOCIATION FY2025£195k—0unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.