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.

Objects

The objects of the Charity are3.1 The relief of young disabled people in particular but not limited to the foregoing by the provision of domiciliary care facilities; and3.2 The advancement of education particularly of young disabled people by the provision of3.2.1 Opportunities to participate in the performing arts as creators, performers, technicians, administrators and audiences3.2.2 Learning, training, care and other facilities which support their progress towards independent living

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE THE UNITED KINGDOM.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · Disability · Accommodation/housing · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Tandridge, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£5.1m

Latest spending

£4.6m

Registered

2004

Accounts read

FY2025

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 (reserves figure: £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.

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Care Quality Commission; Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education). This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2025

Volunteers: 40
Government income: £4,123,056 — contracts £4,123,056 (21); 81% of the £5,111,079 total gross income on the same return
Employees paid over £60,000: 8 (£60,001–£70,000: 3; £70,001–£80,000: 4; £90,001–£100,000: 1)

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2024

Volunteers: 40
Government income: £3,468,757 — contracts £3,468,757 (66); 79% of the £4,364,599 total gross income on the same return
Employees paid over £60,000: 3 (£60,001–£70,000: 1; £70,001–£80,000: 1; £90,001–£100,000: 1)
Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; other trustee benefit

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2023

Volunteers: 43
Government income: £2,896,594 — contracts £2,896,594 (64); 77% of the £3,772,444 total gross income on the same return
Employees paid over £60,000: 4 (£60,001–£70,000: 3; £90,001–£100,000: 1)
Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; other trustee benefit

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Corporate structure

Registered company of the charity Companies House 05089501

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)

Total income

£5.1m

Total spending

£4.6m

Cost of raising funds

£587k

Reserves (reported)

£1.7m

Employees

100

Reported reserves equal ~4.4 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.7 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 11.5% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.3%) (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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£5.1m	£4.6m
31/08/2024	£4.4m	£4.3m
31/08/2023	£3.8m	£4.0m
31/08/2022	£3.9m	£3.6m
31/08/2021	£3.3m	£3.1m

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 ALCHEMY FOUNDATION, THE GEORGE GOODSIR CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE MARK LEONARD TRUST	FY2022	£300k	Towards core costs, as part of the Portfolio of Ventures.
THE PEARS FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	FY2024	£60k	Core funding
THE GEOFF & FIONA SQUIRE FOUNDATION	FY2022	£60k
THE GEOFF & FIONA SQUIRE FOUNDATION	FY2021	£50k
THE ALCHEMY FOUNDATION	FY2021	£45k	Related party grant
THE EMMANUEL KAYE FOUNDATION	FY2023	Unverified read£30k	The Oxford Hub
THE GEORGE GOODSIR CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£26k
THE GEORGE GOODSIR CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2022	£25k
THE GEORGE GOODSIR CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£25k
PETER HARRISON FOUNDATION	FY2025	£25k	towards The Orpheus Sewage System
THE FORBES CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	FY2025	£23k
THE GEORGE GOODSIR CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2021	£20k
THE EMMANUEL KAYE FOUNDATION	FY2022	£15k
THE EDWARD GOSTLING FOUNDATION	FY2021	£10k
THE JOSEPH AND LILIAN SULLY FOUNDATION	FY2022	£10k
THE GEOFF & FIONA SQUIRE FOUNDATION	FY2025	£5k
THE BROUGHTON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2021	£2k
THE BROUGHTON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	£500
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST ANDREW, COULSDON	FY2022	£250	Domestic Violence Bromley and Croydon W
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST ANDREW, COULSDON	FY2021	£200	At Home

Grants marked “Unverified read” were flagged by automated checks as possibly misread from the funder’s filed accounts. They are listed, but left out of the totals, counts and funder relationships this site computes.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	16/05/2024	£20k	Wheelchair accesible vehicles for Orpheus
The National Lottery Community Fund	30/05/2019	£256k	Learning Transitions Programme
The National Lottery Community Fund	23/10/2013	£398k	Transition Pathways
The National Lottery Community Fund	21/07/2011	£10k	Supporting Independence
The National Lottery Community Fund	28/03/2007	£10k	Lighten Up

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE BARBARA WARD CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION	2	£26k
CHARLES S FRENCH CHARITABLE TRUST	2	£11k
SIR JULES THORN CHARITABLE TRUST	2	£6k
THE LIZ AND TERRY BRAMALL FOUNDATION	1	£200k
THE FOYLE FOUNDATION	1	£100k
JOHN ELLERMAN FOUNDATION	1	£88k
SCARBOROUGH THEATRE DEVELOPMENT TRUST	1	£54k
THE TOTTENHAM GRAMMAR SCHOOL FOUNDATION	1	£29k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with FACE FRONT INCLUSIVE THEATRE LIMITED.

FACE FRONT INCLUSIVE THEATRE LIMITED income £320k
ORPHEUS SINFONIA FOUNDATION income £218k
THE MAYFLOWER THEATRE TRUST income £28.8m
THE OPEN THEATRE COMPANY LIMITED income £903k
TROUBADOUR TRUST income £168k
SCARBOROUGH THEATRE TRUST LIMITED income £3.1m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE ORPHEUS CENTRE TRUST	£5.1m	—	—	unclear	43.5%	no doubt
FACE FRONT INCLUSIVE THEATRE LIMITED FY2025	£320k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
ORPHEUS SINFONIA FOUNDATION FY2025	£218k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE MAYFLOWER THEATRE TRUST FY2025	£28.8m	£190,001 - £200,000	—	above	—	no doubt
THE OPEN THEATRE COMPANY LIMITED FY2025	£903k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
TROUBADOUR TRUST FY2025	£168k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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