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PROJECT ORCHID LIMITED

Registered charity 1141057 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ORCHID PROJECT

We work to shape the dialogue around female genital cutting (FGC) and advocate for prioritisation of the issue, communicate the scale and impact of FGC and how it is ending, and support the efforts of organisations working towards abandonment in practising countries.

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Latest income
£958k
Latest spending
£1.1m
Registered
2011
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £122,128 for the year ended 31 March 2025, following a restructuring that reduced staff from 16 to 10. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £273,601, which is in excess of the stated policy target of £171,000.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 35% of all core costs based on the budget for the year to 31st March 2025, amounting to £171,000 (held: £274k)
“Orchid Project aims to hold reserves equivalent to 35% of all core costs based on the budget for the year to 31st March 2025, amounting to £171,000” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by KM. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Orchid Project (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£958k
Total spending
£1.1m
Cost of raising funds
£86k
Reserves (reported)
£171k
Employees
6

Reported reserves equal ~1.9 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (94% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 9.0% of total income — above the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Denmark · India · Kenya · Malaysia · Senegal · Somalia · Tanzania · Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£958k£1.1m
31/03/2024£853k£1.2m
31/03/2023£1.6m£1.2m
31/03/2022£1.4m£1.2m
31/03/2021£822k£908k

Common questions

Is PROJECT ORCHID LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £122,128 for the year ended 31 March 2025, following a restructuring that reduced staff from 16 to 10. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £273,601, which is in excess of the stated policy target of £171,000. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by KM.

Who funds PROJECT ORCHID LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name PROJECT ORCHID LIMITED as a grant recipient include THE ANGLO-AMERICAN CHARITY LIMITED, THE FIREBIRD FOUNDATION, THE ALLEN OVERY SHEARMAN STERLING FOUNDATION, STAPLES TRUST, C B AND H H TAYLOR 1984 TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE ANGLO-AMERICAN CHARITY LIMITEDFY2021£100k
THE ANGLO-AMERICAN CHARITY LIMITEDFY2022£100k
THE FIREBIRD FOUNDATIONFY2025£70kFGM
THE ALLEN OVERY SHEARMAN STERLING FOUNDATIONFY2025£50k
THE FIREBIRD FOUNDATIONFY2023£20k
THE FIREBIRD FOUNDATIONFY2024£10kGender justice and children
STAPLES TRUSTFY2022£5kTowards core costs.
THE ALLEN OVERY SHEARMAN STERLING FOUNDATIONFY2024£5k
C B AND H H TAYLOR 1984 TRUSTFY2023£2k
THE SIR JAMES RECKITT CHARITYFY2024£2kMedical
THE SISTERS OF THE POOR CHILD JESUSFY2022£2kOther donations
G F EYRE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£1kDonation

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
LLOYDS BANK FOUNDATION FOR ENGLAND & WALES1£53k
THE JOSEPH RANK TRUST1£45k
BOOTS CHARITABLE TRUST1£40k
JOSEPH ROWNTREE FOUNDATION1£40k
Bird Song Trust1£38k
THE RANDAL CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1£30k
HINCHLEY CHARITABLE TRUST1£10k
LANGLEY CHARITABLE TRUST1£10k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE FIVE FOUNDATION LTD.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
PROJECT ORCHID LIMITED£958k——above—no doubt
THE FIVE FOUNDATION LTD FY2026£339k£60,001 - £70,0001unclear—no doubt
THEATRE ORCHARD PROJECTS LIMITED FY2025£560k—0unclear—no doubt
ORCHARDS FY2025£326k—0unclear—no doubt
THE ORWELL FOUNDATION FY2025£194k—0unclear—no doubt
ORCHARD VALE TRUST LIMITED FY2025£3.2m£60,001 - £70,0001unclear—no doubt

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