PROJECT ORCHID LIMITED

Charity Number: 1141057
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

We work to shape the dialogue around female genital cutting (FGC) and advocate for prioritisation of the issue, communicate the scale and impact of FGC and how it is ending, and support the efforts of organisations working towards abandonment in practising countries.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income:
£853,420

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Donations and legacies £72.27k
Charitable activities £0
Other trading activities £711.15k
Investments £3.15k
Other £66.85k

Total expenditure:
£1,226,245

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Raising funds £82.48k
Charitable activities £1.14m
Other £0

£0 investments gains (losses)

Charitable expenditure

Charitable expenditure

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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.

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Raising funds and other expenditure £82.48k
Charitable expenditure £1.14m

People

6 Employee(s)

7 Trustee(s)

20 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

Number of employees
£60k to £70k 1

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

One or more trustees are also directors of the subsidiaries

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Economic/community Development/employment
  • Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
  • Other Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout London
  • Denmark
  • India
  • Kenya
  • Malaysia
  • Senegal
  • Somalia
  • Tanzania

Governance

Registration history:
  • 01 April 2011: Standard registration
  • 11 May 2023: Funds received from 1150379 28 TOO MANY
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • ORCHID PROJECT (Working name)
Company number:
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Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management 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
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

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

7 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Joseph Ssali Ssentongo Chair 17 July 2020
None on record
Carina-Carmelina Maria Petra Hirsh El-Kabbany Trustee 01 January 2024
None on record
Dr Andreas Ernst Zielke Trustee 01 January 2024
None on record
Alice Nassimbwa Feldwick Trustee 01 January 2024
None on record
Delphine Anne Rive Trustee 08 July 2022
None on record
Dimiana Kamal Farag Trustee 22 April 2022
None on record
DR Carole Bridget Presern Trustee 19 January 2018
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £829.08k £822.42k £1.43m £1.59m £853.42k
Total expenditure £1.13m £907.90k £1.21m £1.21m £1.23m
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income - Donations and legacies £63.01k £54.80k £260.09k £93.93k £72.27k
Income - Other trading activities £0 £0 £0 £0 £711.15k
Income - Charitable activities £765.46k £767.53k £1.17m £1.41m £0
Income - Endowments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Investment £603 £100 £82 £909 £3.15k
Income - Other £0 £0 £0 £80.15k £66.85k
Income - Legacies £0 £0 £169.93k £21.62k £0
Expenditure - Charitable activities £1.13m £814.46k £1.13m £1.13m £1.14m
Expenditure - Raising funds £0 £93.44k £76.81k £86.01k £82.48k
Expenditure - Governance £5.70k £3.90k £0 £4.25k £6.00k
Expenditure - Grants institution £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Investment management £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Other £0 £0 £0 £0 £0

Assets and liabilities

Definitions for assets and liabilities
Own use assets

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 Investments

Investments 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.

Other assets

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 liability

This is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.

Total liabilities

These 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.

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Asset / Liability 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Own use assets £0 £0 £0 £0 £2.90k
Long-term investments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Other assets £544.92k £889.61k £711.44k £1.03m £779.25k
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Total liabilities £223.69k £653.86k £252.86k £197.94k £322.48k

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 March 2024 19 December 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 19 December 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 14 December 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 14 December 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 01 December 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 01 December 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 28 December 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 28 December 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 22 January 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 22 January 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

INCORPORATED 13/12/2010

Charitable objects

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ("OBJECTS") ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING: (1) TO PROMOTE HUMAN RIGHTS IN PARTICULAR FEMALE GENITAL CUTTING ("FGC") AS AN INFRINGEMENT OF HUMAN RIGHTS (AS SET OUT IN THE UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND SUBSEQUENT UNITED NATIONS CONVENTIONS AND DECLARATIONS) THROUGHOUT THE WORLD BY ALL OR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING MEANS: (A) MONITORING ABUSES OF HUMAN RIGHTS; (B) OBTAINING REDRESS FOR THE VICTIMS OF HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSE; (C) RELIEVING NEED AMONG THE VICTIMS OF HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSE; (D) RESEARCH INTO HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES; (E) PROVIDING TECHNICAL ADVICE TO GOVERNMENT AND OTHERS ON HUMAN RIGHTS MATTERS; (F) CONTRIBUTING TO THE SOUND ADMINISTRATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS LAW; (G) COMMENTING ON PROPOSED HUMAN RIGHTS LEGISLATION; (H) RAISING AWARENESS OF HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES; (I) PROMOTING PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS; (J) PROMOTING RESPECT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS AMONG INDIVIDUALS AND CORPORATIONS; (K) INTERNATIONAL ADVOCACY OF HUMAN RIGHTS; AND (L) ELIMINATING INFRINGEMENTS OF HUMAN RIGHTS. (2) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC RELATING TO FGC. (3) TO PROMOTE THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH OF SUFFERERS OF FGC.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

WORLDWIDE

Contact information

Address:
W1 Office Ltd
12 Old Bond Street
LONDON
LONDON
W1S 4PW
Phone:
020 3752 5503
Email:
info@orchidproject.org
Website:

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