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the little orchard charitable trust

The charity supports children and young people, elderly people, and people with disabilities. The Little Orchard Charitable Trust is a registered charity whose purpose is general charitable purposes. It delivers its work by making grants to organisations. The charity is based in Thatcham and operates in England And Wales.


This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

Activities & Mission

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.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£49,502
Latest Expenditure
£38,226

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 2.6%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 87.9%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 26.0%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £900,000
Charitable Activities £0
Other Trading £0
Investments £25,252
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £23,812
Raising Funds £3,270
Governance £3,762
Grants to Institutions £20,000
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£49,502£38,2260 / 0
2023£46,525£22,6860 / 0
2022£55,635£42,7180 / 0
2021£925,252£27,082£23,812£3,123,430£3,123,4300 / 0
2020£917,954£30,656£27,512£2,024,072£2,024,0720 / 0

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers