ORB COMMUNITY ENTERPRISE

Registered charity 1112425 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To promote mental health amongst vulnerable people in Yorkshire who through their social circumstances are in need and in particular to promote and support schemes where such people may receive training and develop skills for employment

Objects

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ("THE OBJECTS") ARE TO PROMOTE MENTAL HEALTH AMONGST VULNERABLEPEOPLE IN YORKSHIRE WHO THROUGH THEIR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES ARE IN NEED AND IN PARTICULARTO PROMOTE AND SUPPORT SCHEMES WHERE SUCH PEOPLE MAY RECEIVE TRAINING AND DEVELOP SKILLS FOR EMPLOYMENT.

Area of benefit: YORKSHIRE

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

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Economic/community Development/employment · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£334k
Latest spending
£384k
Registered
2005
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a net expenditure of £50,006, resulting in total funds carried forward of £88,423. Unrestricted reserves stood at £87,014, which the trustees note is in line with their reserve policy target of £87,000. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention giving cause to believe the accounts were not prepared in accordance with applicable standards.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £87,000 (held: £87k)
“These included £87,013 in Unrestricted Funds in line with Orb’s Reserve Policy of £87,000.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Orb Community Enterprise (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bradford City · Calderdale · City Of York · Leeds City · North Yorkshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£334k£384k
31/03/2024£335k£356k
31/03/2023£337k£345k
31/03/2022£296k£278k
31/03/2021£344k£246k

Common questions

Is ORB COMMUNITY ENTERPRISE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a net expenditure of £50,006, resulting in total funds carried forward of £88,423. Unrestricted reserves stood at £87,014, which the trustees note is in line with their reserve policy target of £87,000. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention giving cause to believe the accounts were not prepared in accordance with applicable standards. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds ORB COMMUNITY ENTERPRISE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name ORB COMMUNITY ENTERPRISE as a grant recipient include TWO RIDINGS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
TWO RIDINGS COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONFY2022£9kProgramme: Queen's Platinum Jubilee Grants
TWO RIDINGS COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONFY2022£9kProgramme: Queen's Platinum Jubilee Grants

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund31/03/2023£214kCreative Community Catalysts
The National Lottery Community Fund06/01/2023£10kOrbIT
Community Foundation North East21/07/2022£2kGrant to Orb Community Enterprise
The National Lottery Community Fund21/03/2019£117kOrb Community Arts - A Creative Wellbeing Community
The National Lottery Community Fund24/06/2010£10kOrbiTal