PROJECT ORCHID LIMITED — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 1 April 2011
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 07467568
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £957,920
Latest expenditure: £1,080,048
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: W1 Office Ltd, 12 Old Bond Street, LONDON, LONDON, W1S 4PW

Website recorded by the regulator: www.orchidproject.org (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

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.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 30 January 2026
Date Accounts Received: 30 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £957,920
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,080,048

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 19 December 2024
Date Accounts Received: 19 December 2024
Total Gross Income: £853,420
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,226,245

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 14 December 2023
Date Accounts Received: 14 December 2023
Total Gross Income: £1,588,081
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,214,159

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 1 December 2022
Date Accounts Received: 1 December 2022
Total Gross Income: £1,428,237
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,205,407

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 28 December 2021
Date Accounts Received: 28 December 2021
Total Gross Income: £822,424
Total Gross Expenditure: £907,903

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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 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 30 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £957,920
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,080,048
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 60001 70000: 1
Count Salary Band 70001 80000: 1
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 19 December 2024
Total Gross Income: £853,420
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,226,245
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
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 60001 70000: 1
Count Volunteers: 20

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 14 December 2023
Total Gross Income: £1,588,081
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,214,159
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: Yes
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 1
Count Volunteers: 10

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 1 December 2022
Total Gross Income: £1,428,237
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,205,407
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: Yes
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 28 December 2021
Total Gross Income: £822,424
Total Gross Expenditure: £907,903
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: Yes
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 90001 100000: 1
Count Volunteers: 0

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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 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 30 January 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 53794
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 900537
Income Investments: 3589
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 957920
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £86,115
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £993,933
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1080048
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 239407
Expenditure Governance: 6000
Expenditure Support Costs: 406511
Expenditure Depreciation: 1486
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £171,000
Assets Total Fixed: 2711
Assets Own Use: 2711
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £620,423
Assets Total Liabilities: £285,583
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £337,551
Creditors One Year Total Current: 285583
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £378,459
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 273601
Funds Restricted: 63950
Funds Total: 337551
Count Employees: 6
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 19 December 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 72273
Income Other Trading Activities: 711153
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 3148
Income Other: 66846
Income Total Income And Endowments: 853420
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £82,476
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,143,769
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1226245
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 6000
Expenditure Support Costs: 171677
Expenditure Depreciation: 1250
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £429,232
Assets Total Fixed: 2904
Assets Own Use: 2904
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £779,254
Assets Total Liabilities: £322,479
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £459,679
Creditors One Year Total Current: 322479
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £515,974
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 429232
Funds Restricted: 30447
Funds Total: 459679
Count Employees: 6
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 14 December 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 93931
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 1413093
Income Investments: 909
Income Other: 80148
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1588081
Income Legacies: 21617
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £86,013
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,128,146
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1214159
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 4250
Expenditure Support Costs: 183034
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 80148
Reserves: £832,504
Assets Total Fixed: 0
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,030,448
Assets Total Liabilities: £197,944
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £832,504
Creditors One Year Total Current: 197944
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £930,772
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 832504
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 832504
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 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 1 December 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 260086
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 1168069
Income Investments: 82
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1428237
Income Legacies: 169933
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £76,810
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,128,597
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1205407
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 107988
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £458,582
Assets Total Fixed: 0
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £711,443
Assets Total Liabilities: £252,861
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £458,582
Creditors One Year Total Current: 252861
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £650,873
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 0
Funds Restricted: 458582
Funds Total: 458582
Count Employees: 8
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 28 December 2021
Income Donations And Legacies: 54796
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 767528
Income Investments: 100
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 822424
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £93,440
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £814,463
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 907903
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 3900
Expenditure Support Costs: 133290
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £235,752
Assets Total Fixed: 0
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £889,610
Assets Total Liabilities: £653,858
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £235,752
Creditors One Year Total Current: 653858
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £434,255
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 235752
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 235752
Count Employees: 10
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Malaysia
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Asia
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Senegal
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Africa
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Region
Geographic Area Description: Throughout London
Welsh Ind: No

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

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Kenya
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Africa
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Tanzania
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Africa
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: India
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Asia
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Somalia
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Africa
Welsh Ind: No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code: 309
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body

Classification Code: 302
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Organisations

Classification Code: 113
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Economic/community Development/employment

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

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

Classification Code: 310
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Other Charitable Activities

Classification Code: 109
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Arts/culture/heritage/science

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

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

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

Classification Code: 205
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

Classification Code: 206
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Defined Groups

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

Classification Code: 115
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity

Classification Code: 117
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Other Charitable Purposes

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

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: PROJECT ORCHID LIMITED
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2011-04-01T00:00:00

Charity Name: PROJECT ORCHID LIMITED
Charity Event Order: 2
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2023-05-11T00:00:00
Reason: Amalgamated
Assoc Organisation Number: 5032015
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 1150379
Assoc Charity Name: 28 TOO MANY

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: 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: WORLDWIDE

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 505603
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: ORCHID PROJECT

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling