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the ormiston trust

The charity supports children and young people and other charities or voluntary bodies. The Ormiston 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 Cranbrook 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.

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Activities & Mission

Ormiston Trust supports children and their families by way of grants to Ormiston organisations and the sponsorship of Multi Academy Trusts. Four core values underpin our work: Nurture; Empower; Innovate; and Impact.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£338,987,000
Latest Expenditure
£342,671,000

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 100.8%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 99.7%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 0.4%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £13,050,000
Charitable Activities £319,246,000
Other Trading £3,807,000
Investments £2,884,000
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £341,778,000
Raising Funds £893,000
Governance £577,000
Grants to Institutions £842,000
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£338,987,000£342,671,000£341,778,000£650,998,000£16,791,0005772 / 0
2023£338,887,000£323,743,000£322,776,000£654,797,000£15,856,0005569 / 0
2022£339,065,000£301,876,000£301,113,000£613,229,000£15,665,0005331 / 0
2021£258,916,000£268,136,000£267,342,000£405,224,000£5,861,0004759 / 0
2020£275,480,000£251,466,000£250,539,000£433,657,000£10,698,0005196 / 0

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers