THE ORCHARD CHARITABLE FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1165765 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE ROGER AND ANNA TAYLOR FAMILY FOUNDATION

General charitable purposes.Trustees Do Not accept any unsolicited applications

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE TRUST ARE THAT THE TRUSTEES SHALL HOLD THE CAPITAL AND INCOME OF THE TRUST FUND UPON TRUST TO APPLY THE INCOME, AND ALL OR SUCH PART OR PARTS OF THE CAPITAL, AT SUCH TIME OR TIMES AND IN SUCH MANNER TO, OR FOR THE BENEFIT OF SUCH EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE OBJECTS AND PURPOSES IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY IN THEIR DISCRETION THINK FIT.

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · Get email alerts

Latest income
£36k
Latest spending
£37k
Registered
2016
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that free reserves were £0 at the end of the period, down from £1,630 the previous year. The charity holds bank balances of £3,469 and expendable endowment investments valued at £332,904 which can be released to support activities. The trustees maintain a policy of holding free reserves to cover future needs, opportunities, contingencies, and risks.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: maintaining a free reserve available to be spent in the furtherance of the charity’s objectives as well as covering future needs, opportunities, contingencies and risks
“The Trustees pursue a policy of maintaining a free reserve available to be spent in the furtherance of the charity’s objectives as well as covering future needs, opportunities, contingencies and risks.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: No trustee received remuneration. Ludlow Trust Company Ltd (a corporate trustee) received £2,786 for administration/cash management fees.
“No trustee received any remuneration or was reimbursed for any expenses in the year under review. Ludlow Trust Company Ltd was paid £2,786 for trust administration and cash management fees during the year under review.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Ludlow Trust Company Ltd is a corporate trustee. Fees paid to it are disclosed as a related party transaction.
“Ludlow Trust Company Ltd was paid £2,786 for trust administration and cash management fees during the year under review. These fees are authorised under clause 3 of the trust deed.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
26/11/2025£36k£37k
26/11/2024£21k£23k
26/11/2023£9k£25k
26/11/2022£9k£37k
26/11/2021£13k£16k

Common questions

Is THE ORCHARD CHARITABLE FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that free reserves were £0 at the end of the period, down from £1,630 the previous year. The charity holds bank balances of £3,469 and expendable endowment investments valued at £332,904 which can be released to support activities. The trustees maintain a policy of holding free reserves to cover future needs, opportunities, contingencies, and risks. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.