THE ORCHARD WOMEN

Registered charity 1210962 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AS FOLLOWS:(1) THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND OVERSEAS, PARTICULARLY, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY EDUCATING, MENTORING AND COACHING PREDOMINANTLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY WOMEN AND GIRLS IN THE CHRISTIAN FAITH THROUGH WORKSHOPS AND SEMINARS.(2) THE PROMOTION OF EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY:A) THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF GENDER AND B) ADVANCING EDUCATION AND RAISING AWARENESS IN GENDER EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY

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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Latest income

£331k

Latest spending

£250k

Registered

2024

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £106,853, with £72,157 considered free reserves, against a stated policy target of maintaining a minimum of £50,000 in free reserves. The trustees confirmed adequate resources for the foreseeable future, noting that gross income exceeded £250,000 and that the charity received significant seed funding and grants.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: Under £60,000 — in the top quarter for charities its size (median £60k)

“No employee received remuneration above £60,000” — page 22

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: £50,000 (held: £72k)

“We aim to maintain a minimum of free reserves of £50,000” — page 10

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Trustees provided unrestricted donations

“The Orchard Women received a total of £10,000 unrestricted donations from its trustees in the period.” — page 22

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 6 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
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Samuel Beazleychair
Amy Hughes · trustee of 1 other charity
Camilla Foottit · trustee of 1 other charity
Louise Helen Paterson-Blyth
Mamfuka Mudere

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

Operates in: Birmingham City

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£331k	£250k

Common questions

Is THE ORCHARD WOMEN financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £106,853, with £72,157 considered free reserves, against a stated policy target of maintaining a minimum of £50,000 in free reserves. The trustees confirmed adequate resources for the foreseeable future, noting that gross income exceeded £250,000 and that the charity received significant seed funding and grants. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of THE ORCHARD WOMEN earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the Under £60,000 band.

Who funds THE ORCHARD WOMEN?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE ORCHARD WOMEN as a grant recipient include THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST LUKE EDGBASTON BIRMINGHAM.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST LUKE EDGBASTON BIRMINGHAM	FY2025	£15k

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 MASTER CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£323k
PRISM THE GIFT FUND	1	£219k
THE JOSEPH RANK TRUST	1	£45k
Bird Song Trust	1	£38k
THE ORR MACKINTOSH FOUNDATION LIMITED	1	£10k
THE MILK AND HONEY TRUST	1	£10k
HINCHLEY CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£10k
LANGLEY CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£10k

Charities like this

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

THE ORCHARD income £106k
ORCHARDS income £326k
ORCHARD VALE TRUST LIMITED income £3.2m
THEATRE ORCHARD PROJECTS LIMITED income £560k
THE ARBORICULTURAL ASSOCIATION income £1.7m
WEST KENT FEDERATION OF WOMEN'S INSTITUTES income £104k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE ORCHARD WOMEN	£331k	Under £60,000	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE ORCHARD FY2025	£106k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
ORCHARDS FY2025	£326k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
ORCHARD VALE TRUST LIMITED FY2025	£3.2m	£60,001 - £70,000	1	unclear	—	no doubt
THEATRE ORCHARD PROJECTS LIMITED FY2025	£560k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE ARBORICULTURAL ASSOCIATION FY2025	£1.7m	in excess of £70,000	1	unclear	—	material uncertainty

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