ORCHARD

Registered charity 1174480 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as OCD RESEARCH PARTNERSHIP

Orchard exists to accelerate the development of new and better treatments for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), a severely debilitating mental illness.

Objects

1. FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, TO PROMOTE AND PROTECT THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH OF SUFFERERS OF OCD AND RELATED DISORDERS, THEIR FAMILIES AND CARERS INCLUDING (BUT NOT LIMITED TO) THROUGH THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT, EDUCATION AND PRACTICAL ADVICE. 2. FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, TO IMPROVE THE DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENT AND CARE OF PERSONS SUFFERING FROM OCD AND RELATED DISORDERS AND THEIR FAMILIES AND CARERS BY FACILITATING, SETTING UP AND SUPPORTING (INCLUDING (BUT NOT LIMITED TO) BY WAY OF FUNDING) SPECIALISED AND HIGHLY SKILLED, MULTI-DISCIPLINARY INTERNATIONAL TEAMS TO DEVELOP NEW AND EFFECTIVE METHODS OF DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF AND SERVICES FOR OCD AND RELATED DISORDERS AND TO ASSIST IN THE PUBLICATION AND DISSEMINATION OF THE USEFUL RESULTS.3. FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, TO ASSIST IN SUCH WAYS AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES THINK FIT ANY CHARITY WHOSE AIMS INCLUDE PROMOTING AND/OR PROTECTING THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH OF SUFFERERS OF OCD AND RELATED DISORDERS, THEIR FAMILIES AND CARERS THROUGH THE PROVISION OF FUNDING, GRANTS, SUPPORT AND PRACTICAL ADVICE. 4. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN ALL AREAS RELATING TO OCD AND RELATED DISORDERS AND TO RAISE AWARENESS OF AND REDUCE THE STIGMA RELATED TO OCD AND RELATED DISORDERS AND ASSIST IN SUCH WAYS AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES THINK FIT INCLUDING (BUT NOT LIMITED TO) THROUGH LECTURES, SEMINARS, WEBINARS, WORKSHOPS, THROUGH THE INTERNET AND SOCIAL MEDIA AND PUBLICATION OF NEWSLETTERS AND RESEARCH PAPERS AND IN ANY OTHER WAYS IN WHICH THE CHARITY TRUSTEES THINK FIT. 5. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN GENERAL (AND PARTICULARLY AMONGST HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS AND SCIENTISTS) ON THE SUBJECT OF OCD AND RELATED DISORDERS AND TO PROMOTE RESEARCH FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN ALL ASPECTS OF THAT SUBJECT AND TO ASSIST IN THE PUBLICATION AND DISSEMINATION OF THE USEFUL RESULTS. FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE "OCD AND RELATED DISORDERS" HAS THE MEANING GIVEN TO THAT TERM IN THE 5TH VERSION OF THE DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS.

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

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held total unrestricted and restricted reserves of £271,026 at the year end, with £166,529 held in the general fund. This general reserve is reported to be well in excess of the trustees' stated policy target of maintaining eight months of expenditure. The charity received significantly less income in the current year compared to the previous year, resulting in a net expenditure for the period.

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

What the accounts disclose

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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

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

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Trustees · trustee networks

• Sean Tonderai Fletcherchair
• Dr Chiara Toschi
• Dr Ilenia Pampaloni
• Dr NICOLAS SIREAU · trustee of 1 other charity
• Peter Chan

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

Operates in: Throughout England

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ORCHARDS.

• ORCHARDS income £326k
• THE ORCHARD TRUST income £5.4m
• THE ORCHARD income £106k
• ORCHARD VALE TRUST LIMITED income £3.2m
• THE ORCHARD WOMEN income £331k
• THEATRE ORCHARD PROJECTS LIMITED income £560k

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