THE LITTLE ORCHARD CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 1169417 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The objects of the charity are for it to apply its income for any charitable purpose as the trustees think fit. The trustees have currently resolved to seek to fulfil their charitable objectives by providing funds to causes in the Gloucestershire area in the field of mental health.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Latest income

£1.2m

Latest spending

£58k

Registered

2016

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds £4,254,008 in unrestricted free reserves, a significant increase from the previous year's £2,894,196. The trustees confirm that these reserves are held to cover planned future expenditure and enable the charity to continue gifting grants. The auditor confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: A minimum level of reserves are held to cover all planned future expenditure. (held: £4.3m)

“A minimum level of reserves are held to cover all planned future expenditure.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Donations received from Trustees

“During the year donations of £5,850 (2024 - £5,520) were received from the Trustees.” — page 21

“A former Trustee, who passed away in the previous year, left the Charity a legacy of £1,101,447.” — page 21

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Legacy from former Trustee

“During the year donations of £5,850 (2024 - £5,520) were received from the Trustees.” — page 21

“A former Trustee, who passed away in the previous year, left the Charity a legacy of £1,101,447.” — page 21

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by James Cowper Kreston Audit. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Total income

£1.2m

Total spending

£58k

Cost of raising funds

£7k

Reserves (reported)

£4.3m

Employees

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.6% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

GUNNEL ELISABETH MARIE PARKANDERchair
ANNA ELIZABETH PARKANDER

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£1.2m	£58k
31/12/2024	£50k	£38k
31/12/2023	£47k	£23k
31/12/2022	£56k	£43k
31/12/2021	£925k	£27k

Common questions

Is THE LITTLE ORCHARD CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds £4,254,008 in unrestricted free reserves, a significant increase from the previous year's £2,894,196. The trustees confirm that these reserves are held to cover planned future expenditure and enable the charity to continue gifting grants. The auditor confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by James Cowper Kreston Audit.

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 PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST LUKE EDGBASTON BIRMINGHAM	1	£15k
THE PENCHANT FOUNDATION	1	£5k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with The Grocott Family Foundation.

The Grocott Family Foundation income £926k
NEW ORFORD TOWN TRUST income £269k
THE NANI HUYU CHARITABLE TRUST income £293k
LINDENLEAF CIO income £166k
FUTURE SCOPE CHARITABLE TRUST income £236k
THE AUBREY ORCHARD-LISLE CHARITABLE TRUST income £107k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE LITTLE ORCHARD CHARITABLE TRUST	£1.2m	—	above	—	no doubt
The Grocott Family Foundation FY2025	£926k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
NEW ORFORD TOWN TRUST FY2025	£269k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE NANI HUYU CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£293k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
LINDENLEAF CIO FY2025	£166k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
FUTURE SCOPE CHARITABLE TRUST FY2024	£236k	—	above	—	no doubt

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