THE ORPHEUS CENTRE TRUST

Charity overview
Activities - how the charity spends its money
An inclusive, performing arts centre, Orpheus aims to provide opportunities for personal development through the performing arts and other learning experiences for young. disabled adults so that they can make informed choices about the future and gain the skills to live more independently in the community.
Income and expenditure
Data for financial year ending 31 August 2024
Total income:
£4,364,599
Donations and legacies | £547.79k | |
Charitable activities | £3.70m | |
Other trading activities | £109.16k | |
Investments | £6.35k | |
Other | £0 |
Total expenditure:
£4,301,379
Raising funds | £549.86k | |
Charitable activities | £3.75m | |
Other | £0 |
£275,970 investments gains (losses)
Total income includes £3,468,757 from 66 government contract(s)
Charitable expenditure
Charitable expenditure with investment gains
Charitable expenditure
Some charities generate all, or a substantial part, of their income from investments which may have been donated to the charity as endowment or set aside by the charity from its own resources in the past. Such investments usually take the form of stocks and shares but may include other assets, such as property, that are capable of generating income and/or capital growth.
In managing their spending and investments charities need to strike a balance between the needs of future and current beneficiaries. They also need to take account of spending commitments that may stretch over a number of future years. To do this, charities will normally adopt an investment strategy designed to generate both income and capital growth. To maximise returns trustees may commit to investment strategies for several years.
Investments can experience large swings in value so trustees may, in a particular year, decide to realise and spend part of their charity’s capital or to invest part of its income.
By clicking the investment gains checkbox the charitable spending bar is adjusted to take account of capital growth as well as income. This shows the balance the charity is striking, between spending on current beneficiaries and retaining resources for future beneficiaries.
Raising funds and other expenditure | £549.86k | |
Charitable expenditure | £3.75m | |
Retained for future use | £63.22k |
Raising funds and other expenditure | £549.86k | |
Charitable expenditure | £3.75m | |
Retained for future use | £339.19k |
People

109 Employee(s)
10 Trustee(s)
40 Volunteer(s)
Employees with total benefits over £60,000
Number of employees | |
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£60k to £70k | 1 |
£70k to £80k | 1 |
£90k to £100k | 1 |
Fundraising
Trading
Trustee payments
What, who, how, where
- Education/training
- Disability
- Accommodation/housing
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Economic/community Development/employment
- Children/young People
- People With Disabilities
- Provides Human Resources
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Provides Services
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Throughout England And Wales
Governance
- 30 July 2004: Standard registration
- 13 September 2023: Funds received from 285551 THE PADDOCK WOOD CHORAL SOCIETY
- THE ORPHEUS CENTRE (Working name)
- Care Quality Commission
- Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Investment
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
Trustees
Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service
10 Trustee(s)
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Howard Simon Webber | Chair | 19 April 2022 |
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Joelle Leader | Trustee | 24 April 2024 |
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Zoe Ota | Trustee | 24 April 2024 |
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Helen Ashley Taylor | Trustee | 24 April 2024 |
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Katie Stevens | Trustee | 19 October 2023 |
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Jessica Dallyn | Trustee | 26 April 2023 |
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Vikranth Chandran | Trustee | 19 April 2022 |
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Thomas Osborne McLaughlan | Trustee | 19 April 2022 |
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VIRGINIA FENTON | Trustee | 06 December 2017 |
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Neil White | Trustee | 09 February 2016 |
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Financial history
Financial period end date
Income / Expenditure | 31/08/2020 | 31/08/2021 | 31/08/2022 | 31/08/2023 | 31/08/2024 | ||
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Total gross income | £3.73m | £3.26m | £3.86m | £3.77m | £4.36m | |
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Total expenditure | £2.95m | £3.10m | £3.61m | £4.04m | £4.30m | |
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Income from government contracts | £2.23m | £2.05m | £3.11m | £2.90m | £3.47m | |
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Income from government grants | £7.59k | £15.11k | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
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Income - Donations and legacies | £854.68k | £476.42k | £447.82k | £597.25k | £547.79k | |
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Income - Other trading activities | £68.06k | £69.13k | £93.26k | £96.61k | £109.16k | |
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Income - Charitable activities | £2.80m | £2.71m | £3.32m | £3.07m | £3.70m | |
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Income - Endowments | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Income - Investment | £1.25k | £245.72k | £192 | £4.75k | £6.35k | |
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Income - Other | £0 | £290 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Income - Legacies | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Expenditure - Charitable activities | £2.58m | £2.63m | £3.26m | £3.54m | £3.75m | |
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Expenditure - Raising funds | £361.92k | £464.86k | £357.29k | £499.39k | £549.86k | |
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Expenditure - Governance | £0 | £28.66k | £33.30k | £14.07k | £0 | |
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Expenditure - Grants institution | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Expenditure - Investment management | £0 | £9.11k | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Expenditure - Other | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
Assets and liabilities
Definitions for assets and liabilities
These are assets, other than investments, which are held for more than 12 months and used to run and administer the charity such as buildings, offices, exhibits and fixtures and fittings.
Long term InvestmentsInvestments are assets held by the charity with the sole aim of generating income which will be used for their charitable purposes such as deposit accounts, shares, rental property and unit trusts.
Investment assets are re-valued every year and included in the balance sheet at their current market value.
Long term investments are held for more than 12 months.
These are assets held generally for less than 12 months such as cash and bank balances, debtors, investments to be sold within the coming year and trading stock.
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liabilityThis is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.
Total liabilitiesThese are all the amounts owed by the charity at the balance sheet date to third parties such as bills due but not yet paid, bank overdrafts and loans and mortgages.
Asset / Liability | 31/08/2020 | 31/08/2021 | 31/08/2022 | 31/08/2023 | 31/08/2024 | ||
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Own use assets | £4.17m | £4.11m | £4.30m | £4.38m | £4.54m | |
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Long-term investments | £1.66m | £2.51m | £2.76m | £2.72m | £2.74m | |
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Other assets | £1.58m | £1.16m | £727.46k | £637.29k | £590.06k | |
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Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Total liabilities | £119.49k | £202.51k | £165.87k | £419.03k | £210.91k |
Accounts and annual returns
Title | Reporting year | Date received | Received | Download |
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Annual return | 31 August 2024 | 09 June 2025 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 August 2024 | 09 June 2025 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 31 August 2023 | 26 June 2024 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 August 2023 | 26 June 2024 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 31 August 2022 | 23 June 2023 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 August 2022 | 23 June 2023 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 31 August 2021 | 15 June 2022 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 August 2021 | 15 June 2022 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 31 August 2020 | 29 June 2021 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 August 2020 | 29 June 2021 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Governing document
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED ON 31 MARCH 2004 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 12 JULY 2004 as amended on 26 Oct 2022 as amended on 26 Oct 2022 as amended on 19 Apr 2022
Charitable objects
The objects of the Charity are 3.1 The relief of young disabled people in particular but not limited to the foregoing by the provision of domiciliary care facilities; and 3.2 The advancement of education particularly of young disabled people by the provision of 3.2.1 Opportunities to participate in the performing arts as creators, performers, technicians, administrators and audiences 3.2.2 Learning, training, care and other facilities which support their progress towards independent living
Area of benefit
NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE THE UNITED KINGDOM.
Contact information
- Address:
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THE ORPHEUS CENTRE
NORTH PARK LANE
GODSTONE
RH9 8ND
- Phone:
- 01883744664
- Email:
- enquiries@orpheus.org.uk
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