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ORPHANS IN NEED

Registered charity 1144812 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The relief of poverty and sickness anywhere in the world, and in particular, those affected by natural causes or by wars and conflicts either foreign or domestic To advance the education of persons in need, including orphans, anywhere in the world by the provision of financial aid and materials

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Religious Activities · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£23.5m
Latest spending
£24.4m
Registered
2011
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £936,753 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total net assets from £13.5m to £12.6m. Despite this deficit, the trustees confirm that unrestricted reserves remain healthy and the charity maintains sufficient liquid assets to meet short-term obligations. The financial review notes that the net expenditure position was due to the conclusion of sending grants from previously accumulated funds.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £100,000 (held: £12.6m)
“the trustees have established a minimal reserve of £100,000 for contingencies.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

In the news

Recent coverage mentioning this charity by name (automated match; headlines belong to their publishers).

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Orphans In Need (matched by registered charity number).

Property (HM Land Registry)

3 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (2 freehold); recorded price paid £600k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Electoral Commission register entries

Entries on the Electoral Commission’s public register where this charity (or its company) appears as the source — typically sponsorship of an APPG or an overseas visit provided to an MP, which charities may lawfully do. Shown with the Commission’s own reference; this is a transparency record, not an allegation.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/01/2025)

Total income
£23.5m
Total spending
£24.4m
Cost of raising funds
£2.0m
Reserves (reported)
£12.6m
Employees
29

Reported reserves equal ~6.2 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (99% 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: 8.4% of total income — above the median for charities its size (3.8%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Afghanistan · Bangladesh · India · Mali · Nepal · Occupied Palestinian Territories · Pakistan · Senegal · Sierra Leone · Somalia · Sri Lanka · The Gambia

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/01/2025£23.5m£24.4m
31/01/2024£22.5m£21.2m
31/01/2023£15.8m£12.4m
31/01/2022£16.0m£14.6m
31/01/2021£12.8m£9.9m

Common questions

Is ORPHANS IN NEED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £936,753 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total net assets from £13.5m to £12.6m. Despite this deficit, the trustees confirm that unrestricted reserves remain healthy and the charity maintains sufficient liquid assets to meet short-term obligations. The financial review notes that the net expenditure position was due to the conclusion of sending grants from previously accumulated funds. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Sadofskys.

Who funds ORPHANS IN NEED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name ORPHANS IN NEED as a grant recipient include CHARITY MEALS, THE PWC FOUNDATION.

Shared trustees with funders

Register facts shown side by side: a person serves as trustee of both this charity and a funder whose accounts record grants to it. Shared trusteeship is lawful and common; well-run charities manage it through declared-interest procedures.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
CHARITY MEALSFY2024£310kGeneral
CHARITY MEALSFY2025£115k
THE PWC FOUNDATIONFY2022£10kother charitable activities

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
ISSA FOUNDATION1£415k
BEIS MENACHEM CHABAD LUBAVITCH1£183k
THE COLES-MEDLOCK FOUNDATION1£30k
MAJI PATEL FOUNDATION1£26k
YESHIVAS LUBAVITCH MANCHESTER1£20k
THE ALBERT GUBAY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1£12k
THE GOYAL FOUNDATION1£10k
REDEEMER CHURCH CHESTER LE STREET1£9k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN RELIEF.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ORPHANS IN NEED£23.5m——above—no doubt
INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN RELIEF FY2024£406k—0unclear—no doubt
MERCY TO HUMANITY FY2025£6.1m—0unclear—no doubt
WAFA RELIEF FY2025£560k—0unclear—no doubt
YAD VEACHISOMOCH L'CHAIM FY2025£834k—0unclear—no doubt
AID THE NEEDY FY2025£104k—0unclear—no doubt

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