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Description

Orbis Charitable Trust, known as Orbis UK is based in the UK and is an affiliate of Orbis International. Orbis International is a nonprofit global development organisation dedicated to saving sight and transforming lives. Our mission is to preserve and restore sight by strengthening the capacity of local institutions in their efforts to prevent and treat blindness.

Also known as

  • Orbis Charitable Trust
  • Orbis Orbis UK
  • Orbis

CCEW Charity number

1061352

Company number

03303689

Registered

Postcode

WC2N 5NG

Website

orbis.org.uk

Domain

orbis.org.uk

Latest income

£6,186,955 (on )

This organisation record is based on data from Registered charities in England and Wales published by Charity Commission for England and Wales.

Orbis Charitable Trust

GB-CHC-1061352

Locations

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Depending on the data source, location may describe the headquarters of the organisation rather than the area it operates in.

Area of operation outside the UK

  • Bangladesh
  • Cameroon
  • Ethiopia
  • Ghana
  • India
  • Kenya
  • Malawi
  • Nepal
  • Rwanda
  • Tanzania, United Republic of
  • Uganda
  • South Africa
  • Zambia

Registered Office in the UK

Orbis Charitable Trust

GB-CHC-1061352

Linked records

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This organisation record is part of a group of linked records that describe a single organisation. The organisation is linked to 2 active records and 0 inactive records, from 2 data sources.

The best identifier for this organisation is GB-CHC-1061352 .
What is an organisation identifier?

An organisation identifier is a unique piece of text that definitively identifies an organisation.

Examples include charity numbers and company numbers.

Identifiers are usually assigned by an external body like a regulator.

Findthatcharity uses the Org ID scheme to create identifiers.

GB-CHC gives the scheme for this identifier (Charity Commission), while 1061352 is the identifier for this organisation within the scheme.

Orbis Charitable Trust (this record)

Organisation record from Charity Commission for England and Wales
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Orbis Charitable Trust

Organisation record from Companies House
Last updated 2024-04-20

Orbis Charitable Trust

GB-CHC-1061352

Themes and activities

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This organisation has been classified using different categories:

International Classification of Non-profit and Third Sector Organizations (ICNP/TSO)

ICNP/TSO categories have been automatically assigned from a machine learning model, as part of the UK Charity Classification project.

  • International activities G30

UK Charity Activity Tags

These tags are taken from a project to classify all UK charities using a common set of tags. The tags are applied using keyword searching, so may be incorrect for particular cases.

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  • Health HE » Health condition HE200 » Visual impairment HE215
  • Heritage HR » Historical conservation and restoration HR102

Theme (CCEW)

  • Education/training 102
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives 103
  • Disability 104
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 105

Beneficiaries (CCEW)

  • Children/young People 201
  • Elderly/old People 202
  • People With Disabilities 203

Activities (CCEW)

  • Makes Grants To Organisations 302
  • Provides Human Resources 304
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information 307
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research 308

Scale of operation

  • Overseas

Orbis Charitable Trust

GB-CHC-1061352

Charity financial history

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Year ending Income (£) Spending (£)
1997-03-17 Registered as a charity
2004-02-29 3,009,447 2,408,078
2005-02-28 2,897,993 2,947,788
2006-02-28 3,036,223 3,311,033
2007-12-31 3,644,606 2,762,622
2008-12-31 3,620,518 4,191,093
2009-12-31 3,466,945 2,903,965
2010-12-31 3,088,599 2,930,629
2011-12-31 3,715,009 3,623,907
2012-12-31 4,947,041 3,873,912
2013-12-31 4,713,710 4,132,174
2014-12-31 5,741,581 5,579,227
2015-12-31 4,758,956 5,748,815
2016-12-31 7,597,915 7,496,645
2017-12-31 8,103,483 7,538,289
2018-12-31 7,477,700 8,275,118
2019-12-31 8,422,436 8,896,557
2020-12-31 6,413,064 5,664,587
2021-12-31 5,953,960 6,586,876
2022-12-31 6,186,955 6,013,830
Income and Spending
Funds and Reserves

Data on funds and reserves are only available for financial years where the charity's income was more than £500,000.

Orbis Charitable Trust

GB-CHC-1061352

Charity people

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2022
£
2021
£
Employees 30 35
Employees paid more than £60,000 7 5
Volunteers 18 1
Trustees 12
Employees
Volunteers

Data on employees is only available for financial years where the charity's income was more than £500,000.

Orbis Charitable Trust

GB-CHC-1061352

Statement of Financial Activities

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Statement of financial activities for year ended .

Based on information provided to the Charity Commission for England and Wales in the charity's annual return. This may not exactly match the figures and categories supplied in the charity's annual accounts.

2022
£000s
2021
£000s
Incoming resources
Donations and other voluntary income 4,722.0 5,039.4
Legacies 1,463.1 914.2
Endowments - -
Donations and legacies 6,185.1 5,953.6
Income from charitable activities - -
Income from other trading activities - -
Income from investments 1.9 0.3
Other income - -
Total 6,187.0 5,954.0
Expenditure
Investment management - -
Other spending on raising funds 1,781.9 1,736.4
Spending on raising funds 1,781.9 1,736.4
Grants to institutions 2,922.3 3,407.2
Other charitable activities 1,309.6 1,443.3
Charitable activities 4,232.0 4,850.4
Other spending - -
Total 6,013.8 6,586.9
Net income / (expenditure) 173.1 (632.9)

Orbis Charitable Trust

GB-CHC-1061352

Balance sheet

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Balance sheet at .

Based on information provided to the Charity Commission for England and Wales in the charity's annual return. This may not exactly match the figures and categories supplied in the charity's annual accounts.

2022
£000s
2021
£000s
Fixed assets
Tangible and intangible assets 13.1 45.5
Investment assets - -
13.1 45.5
Current assets
Current investment assets 3,201.5 2,767.6
Cash 1,250.2 1,617.3
Other current assets 283.5 276.3
4,735.2 4,661.2
Creditors
Amounts falling due within one year (1,993.2) (2,124.8)
Net current assets 2,741.9 2,536.4
Total assets less current liabilities 2,755.0 2,581.9
Creditors
Amounts falling due after one year - -
Net assets 2,755.0 2,581.9
Funds
Endowment funds - -
Restricted funds 544.1 443.6
Unrestricted funds 2,210.9 2,138.3
2,755.0 2,581.9

Orbis Charitable Trust

GB-CHC-1061352

Income from government

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2022
£
2021
£
Contracts with government
None recorded
Government grants
Income from government grants 291,489 319,173
Government grants as % of total income 4.7% 5.4%
Number of government grants 1 2

Orbis Charitable Trust

GB-CHC-1061352

Grants received

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Date Funder Amount awarded Description
Quartet Community Foundation
Donor Directed
£1,000 Grant to Orbis
Esmée Fairbairn Foundation
TASK by Trustee
£15,000
1 year
TASK to Orbis

Data source

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Orbis Charitable Trust

GB-CHC-1061352

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