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Description
ORCA works to protect whales, dolphins and porpoises (collectively known as cetaceans) in UK and European waters. We promote the conservation of cetaceans in particular by educating the public and raising awareness of the need for their protection and their natural habitat. We also conduct scientifc research into whale and dolphin habitat, population and distribution.
Also known as
- Orca
- ORCA (Organisation Cetacea)
- Organisation Cetacea
- Organisation Cetacea
CCEW Charity number
Company number
Registered
Postcode
PO2 8RU
Website
Domain
orcaweb.org.uk
Latest income
£634,020 (on )
This organisation record is based on data from Registered charities in England and Wales published by Charity Commission for England and Wales.
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- orcaweb.org.uk
- Charity Commission England and Wales
- CharityBase
- Giving is Great
- Companies House
- Opencorporates
- Twitter: @ORCA_web
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Registered Office in the UK
This organisation record is part of a group of linked records that describe a single organisation. The organisation is linked to 4 active records and 0 inactive records, from 4 data sources.
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 1141728 is the identifier for this organisation within the scheme.
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.
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Environment conservation and animal welfare advocacy
G12
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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Environment
EN» WildlifeEN104 -
Research
RS
Theme (CCEW)
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Education/training
102 -
Environment/conservation/heritage
112
Beneficiaries (CCEW)
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The General Public/mankind
207
Activities (CCEW)
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Provides Advocacy/advice/information
307 -
Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
308
Scale of operation
- National
| Year ending | Income (£) | Spending (£) |
|---|---|---|
| 2011-05-05 |
Registered as a charity |
|
| 2011-12-31 | 0 | |
| 2012-12-31 | 264,181 | 260,324 |
| 2013-12-31 | 272,800 | 236,970 |
| 2014-12-31 | 221,167 | 244,938 |
| 2015-12-31 | 287,068 | 278,547 |
| 2016-12-31 | 271,408 | 266,143 |
| 2017-12-31 | 254,776 | 304,278 |
| 2018-12-31 | 335,496 | 352,762 |
| 2019-12-31 | 546,457 | 527,032 |
| 2020-12-31 | 352,619 | 309,713 |
| 2021-12-31 | 373,016 | 317,285 |
| 2022-12-31 | 634,020 | 687,336 |
Data on funds and reserves are only available for financial years where the charity's income was more than £500,000.
| 2022 £ |
2021 £ |
|
|---|---|---|
| Employees | 28 | |
| Employees paid more than £60,000 | - | - |
| Volunteers | 763 | 800 |
| Trustees | 5 |
Data on employees is only available for financial years where the charity's income was more than £500,000.
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 | 212.7 | |
| Legacies | - | |
| Endowments | - | |
| Donations and legacies | 212.7 | |
| Income from charitable activities | 343.0 | |
| Income from other trading activities | 78.1 | |
| Income from investments | 0.2 | |
| Other income | - | |
| Total | 634.0 | 373.0 |
| Expenditure | ||
| Investment management | - | |
| Other spending on raising funds | 50.3 | |
| Spending on raising funds | 50.3 | |
| Grants to institutions | - | |
| Other charitable activities | 637.1 | |
| Charitable activities | 637.1 | |
| Other spending | - | |
| Total | 687.3 | 317.3 |
| Net income / (expenditure) | (53.3) | 55.7 |
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 | 11.1 | |
| Investment assets | - | |
| 11.1 | ||
| Current assets | ||
| Current investment assets | - | |
| Cash | 111.9 | |
| Other current assets | 32.5 | |
| 144.3 | ||
| Creditors | ||
| Amounts falling due within one year | (8.9) | |
| Net current assets | 135.4 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | 146.5 | |
| Creditors | ||
| Amounts falling due after one year | - | |
| Net assets | 146.5 | |
| Funds | ||
| Endowment funds | - | |
| Restricted funds | 2.4 | |
| Unrestricted funds | 144.1 | |
| 146.5 | ||
According to data returned to the Charity Commission, this charity did not receive income from government grants or contracts in 2022 (the latest year with data available) or 2021.
View this organisation's grants on GrantNav.
| Date | Funder | Amount awarded | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Shears Foundation |
£10,000
1 year |
ORCA (Organisation Cetacea) | ||
|
The National Lottery Heritage Fund
Heritage Emergency Fund |
£14,200 | Grant to ORCA (Organisation Cetacea) | ||
|
John Ellerman Foundation
Environment |
£90,000
3 years |
Citizen science programme
Feb 2019 to Feb 2022 |
||
|
The National Lottery Heritage Fund
Our Heritage |
£55,800 | Grant to ORCA (Organisation Cetacea) | ||
|
John Ellerman Foundation
Conservation |
£89,694
3 years |
ORCA/ARC Coordinator
Feb 2013 to Feb 2016 |
||
|
The National Lottery Heritage Fund
Your Heritage |
£40,000 | Grant to ORCA (Organisation Cetacea) | ||
|
Esmée Fairbairn Foundation
Main Grant |
£195,000
3 years |
Grant to ORCA |
Data source
Some grants data comes from funders who publish data using the 360Giving Data Standard. It was accessed using the 360Giving Datastore.
- John Ellerman Foundation (2 grants) | Licence | GrantNav Publisher page
- Esmée Fairbairn Foundation (1 grant) | Licence | GrantNav Publisher page
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund (3 grants) | Licence | GrantNav Publisher page
- The Shears Foundation (1 grant) | Licence | GrantNav Publisher page
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