ORCHID CANCER APPEAL — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 3 May 2000
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 03963360
Financial period: 1 October 2024 – 30 September 2025
Latest income: £729,636
Latest expenditure: £813,495
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: 60 Gray's Inn Road, London, WC1X8AQ

Website recorded by the regulator: www.orchid-cancer.org.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Every year over 58,000 men will be diagnosed with prostate, testicular or penile cancer in the UK. Orchid Cancer Appeal supports anyone affected by or interested in male specific cancers through a range of support services led by Male Cancer Information Nurse Specialists, awareness campaigns such as the Orchid Male Cancer Awareness Week, education and training programmes and world class research.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 30 July 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 25 June 2026
Date Accounts Received: 25 June 2026
Total Gross Income: £729,636
Total Gross Expenditure: £813,495

Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 30 July 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 1 July 2025
Date Accounts Received: 1 July 2025
Total Gross Income: £767,210
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,047,335

Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 30 July 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 2 July 2024
Date Accounts Received: 2 July 2024
Total Gross Income: £730,024
Total Gross Expenditure: £634,721

Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 30 July 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 13 April 2023
Date Accounts Received: 13 April 2023
Total Gross Income: £841,808
Total Gross Expenditure: £740,252

Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 30 July 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 20 June 2022
Date Accounts Received: 20 June 2022
Total Gross Income: £530,278
Total Gross Expenditure: £673,004

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2025
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2026
Ar Received Date: 25 June 2026
Total Gross Income: £729,636
Total Gross Expenditure: £813,495
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 70001 80000: 1
Count Volunteers: 80

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2024
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2025
Ar Received Date: 1 July 2025
Total Gross Income: £767,210
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,047,335
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 70001 80000: 1
Count Volunteers: 110

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2023
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2024
Ar Received Date: 2 July 2024
Total Gross Income: £730,024
Total Gross Expenditure: £634,721
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 70001 80000: 1
Count Volunteers: 100

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2022
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2023
Ar Received Date: 13 April 2023
Total Gross Income: £841,808
Total Gross Expenditure: £740,252
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: Yes
Charity Agreement Professional Fundraiser: Yes
Charity Commercial Participator: Yes
Charity Agreement Commerical Participator: Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 1
Count Volunteers: 102

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2021
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2022
Ar Received Date: 20 June 2022
Total Gross Income: £530,278
Total Gross Expenditure: £673,004
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: Yes
Charity Agreement Professional Fundraiser: Yes
Charity Commercial Participator: Yes
Charity Agreement Commerical Participator: Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 1
Count Volunteers: 70

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Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2025
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2026
Ar Received Date: 25 June 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 608947
Income Other Trading Activities: 369
Income Charitable Activities: 119312
Income Investments: 1008
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 729636
Income Legacies: 92157
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £177,978
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £635,517
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 813495
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 60009
Expenditure Governance: 34600
Expenditure Support Costs: 121248
Expenditure Depreciation: 5159
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £226,074
Assets Total Fixed: 10067
Assets Own Use: 10067
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £496,501
Assets Total Liabilities: £233,413
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £273,155
Creditors One Year Total Current: 233413
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £337,253
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 226074
Funds Restricted: 47081
Funds Total: 273155
Count Employees: 8
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2024
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2025
Ar Received Date: 1 July 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 624545
Income Other Trading Activities: 419
Income Charitable Activities: 140344
Income Investments: 1902
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 767210
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £196,759
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £850,576
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1047335
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 205428
Expenditure Governance: 30634
Expenditure Support Costs: 157643
Expenditure Depreciation: 5655
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £94,717
Assets Total Fixed: 15350
Assets Own Use: 15350
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £683,573
Assets Total Liabilities: £341,909
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £357,014
Creditors One Year Total Current: 341909
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £526,386
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 216525
Funds Restricted: 140489
Funds Total: 357014
Count Employees: 7
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2023
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2024
Ar Received Date: 2 July 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 567782
Income Other Trading Activities: 272
Income Charitable Activities: 160850
Income Investments: 1120
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 730024
Income Legacies: 19147
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £163,449
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £471,272
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 634721
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 17519
Expenditure Governance: 28850
Expenditure Support Costs: 152118
Expenditure Depreciation: 5338
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £176,793
Assets Total Fixed: 19506
Assets Own Use: 19506
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £698,860
Assets Total Liabilities: £81,227
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £637,139
Creditors One Year Total Current: 81227
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £630,903
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 298601
Funds Restricted: 338538
Funds Total: 637139
Count Employees: 7
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2022
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2023
Ar Received Date: 13 April 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 674700
Income Other Trading Activities: 309
Income Charitable Activities: 166673
Income Investments: 126
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 841808
Income Legacies: 100000
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £185,431
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £554,821
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 740252
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 149222
Expenditure Governance: 25434
Expenditure Support Costs: 145032
Expenditure Depreciation: 1944
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £212,000
Assets Total Fixed: 13095
Assets Own Use: 13095
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £699,250
Assets Total Liabilities: £170,509
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £541,836
Creditors One Year Total Current: 170509
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £590,444
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 297016
Funds Restricted: 244820
Funds Total: 541836
Count Employees: 7
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2021
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2022
Ar Received Date: 20 June 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 440580
Income Other Trading Activities: 177
Income Charitable Activities: 89497
Income Investments: 24
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 530278
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £185,083
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £487,921
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 673004
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 154896
Expenditure Governance: 30505
Expenditure Support Costs: 124591
Expenditure Depreciation: 1486
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £150,886
Assets Total Fixed: 2971
Assets Own Use: 2971
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £586,179
Assets Total Liabilities: £148,870
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £440,280
Creditors One Year Total Current: 148870
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £508,854
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 278966
Funds Restricted: 161314
Funds Total: 440280
Count Employees: 7
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Scotland
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Europe
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Region
Geographic Area Description: Throughout England And Wales
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Northern Ireland
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Europe
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

Classification Code: 308
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Sponsors Or Undertakes Research

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

Classification Code: 103
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: ORCHID CANCER APPEAL
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2000-05-03T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED ON 3RD APRIL 2000
Charitable Objects: THE PROMOTION OF RESEARCH INTO AND EDUCATION ABOUT THE DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF GENITAL CANCER AND RELATED CONDITIONS
Area Of Benefit: NOT DEFINED

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 395735
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: ORCHID

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling