THE ORPHEUS CENTRE TRUST
Registered charity 1105213 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE ORPHEUS CENTRE
An inclusive, performing arts centre, Orpheus aims to provide opportunities for personal development through the performing arts and other learning experiences for young. disabled adults so that they can make informed choices about the future and gain the skills to live more independently in the community.
Causes: Education/training · Disability · Accommodation/housing · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity achieved an operating surplus of £516,287 for the year ended 31 August 2025, driven by increased income generation and robust cost management. Per the trustees' report, free reserves amounted to £1.69m, which the trustees consider appropriate to meet ongoing commitments and short-term working capital needs. The trustees confirmed that no material uncertainties were identified that would cast significant doubt on the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Fundraising cost ratio: 43.5% of fundraised income, as disclosed
“For every £1 we spent on fundraising, we raised £2.30”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three to six months of operational costs (held: £1.7m)
“The reserves policy states we will hold a minimum of 3 months and a maximum of 6 months to ensure we are operationally safe”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The Alchemy Foundation provided a grant of £55,690 towards staff salaries in the fundraising team in the year in question.
“The Alchemy Foundation provided a grant of £55,690 towards staff salaries in the fundraising team in the year in question.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Crowe U.K. LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Corporate structure
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Orpheus Centre (matched by registered charity number).
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Sir Richard Stilgoe — President & Founder (source)
Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.
Funders the charity credits
Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).
- The National Lottery — “The Orpheus Centre, a charity and specialist arts college for young disabled adults, is proud to announce the arrival of a new fully electri…” (source page)
Company officers (Companies House)
Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.
- TEMKO, Nicola Ruth — director, appointed 06/11/2025on trustee list
- MCHATTIE, Frederick — director, appointed 22/10/2025on trustee list
- ASHLEY TAYLOR, Helen Elizabeth — director, appointed 24/04/2024not on trustee list
- LEADER, Joelle Christine — director, appointed 24/04/2024on trustee list
- OTA, Zoe Kathleen — director, appointed 24/04/2024on trustee list
- STEVENS, Katie — director, appointed 19/10/2023on trustee list
- DALLYN, Jessica Clare — director, appointed 26/04/2023on trustee list
- WEBBER, Howard Simon — director, appointed 19/04/2022on trustee list
- FENTON, Virginia Kay, Dr — director, appointed 06/12/2017on trustee list
- WHITE, Neil Graham — director, appointed 09/02/2016on trustee list
Official officers record.
Property (HM Land Registry)
3 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (3 freehold); recorded price paid £325k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
CQC provider record: The Orpheus Centre Trust — Registered, 1 registered location, 1 regulated activity, last inspected 09/12/2019.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram · linkedin
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£587k
Reported reserves equal ~4.4 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 11.5% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
Care Quality Commission ratings
CQC inspection ratings for services run by a provider matching this charity’s name (matched by name; verify provider identity on CQC’s site).
- The Orpheus Centre: Good (01/01/2020) · CQC record
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (13/09/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Howard Simon Webberchair
- Frederick McHattie
- Helen Ashley Taylor
- Jessica Dallyn
- Joelle Leader · trustee of 1 other charity
- Katie Stevens · trustee of 1 other charity
- Neil White
- Nicola Ruth Temko
- VIRGINIA FENTON
- Zoe Ota
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Throughout England And Wales
Income and spending
Common questions
Is THE ORPHEUS CENTRE TRUST financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved an operating surplus of £516,287 for the year ended 31 August 2025, driven by increased income generation and robust cost management. Per the trustees' report, free reserves amounted to £1.69m, which the trustees consider appropriate to meet ongoing commitments and short-term working capital needs. The trustees confirmed that no material uncertainties were identified that would cast significant doubt on the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Crowe U.K. LLP.
Who funds THE ORPHEUS CENTRE TRUST?
Funders whose own accounts filings name THE ORPHEUS CENTRE TRUST as a grant recipient include THE MARK LEONARD TRUST, THE PEARS FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, THE GEOFF & FIONA SQUIRE FOUNDATION, THE EMMANUEL KAYE FOUNDATION, THE GEORGE GOODSIR CHARITABLE TRUST.
Known funders
Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.
Government & lottery funding
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