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Registered charity · London

The Orchard Project (Cause) LTD

4.1 The Charity’s objects (Objects) are, for the benefit of the public:4.1.1 to encourage the conservation, protection and expansion of orchards and the enhancement of their biodiversity, landscape and heritage value;4.1.2 to advance the education...

  • 7 trustees
  • Income £628k (2025)
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Official record Charity Commission · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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Also 1 organisation acting as trustee: Annette Price.

Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.

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About

What it does
Education/training, Environment/conservation/heritage
Where
Scotland, Throughout England And Wales
Website
www.theorchardproject.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
Linked company
The Orchard Project (Cause) LTD
Registered
2011

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2025£628k£805k
  • 2024£621k£712k
  • 2023£720k£654k
Earlier years
  • 2022£676k£609k
  • 2021£509k£426k

Income trend, 2021 to 2025.

Income source mix, 2024: Government grants under 1%. From the charity's annual return.

Charitable objects

4.1 The Charity’s objects (Objects) are, for the benefit of the public:4.1.1 to encourage the conservation, protection and expansion of orchards and the enhancement of their biodiversity, landscape and heritage value;4.1.2 to advance the education of the public in:(a) horticulture and in particular, but not exclusively, orchard management skills; and(b) healthy living and healthy food systems in particular, but not exclusively, through involvement in horticulture and orchards;4.1.3 to advance community development and citizenship in particular, but not exclusively, through engaging the public in horticulture and orchards; and4.1.4 to advance environmental protection and improvement through educating the public in particular, but not exclusively, about horticulture and orchards.4.2 Nothing in these Articles shall authorise an application of the property of the Charity for purposes which are not charitable in accordance with section 7 of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 and/or section 2 of the Charities Act (Northern Ireland) 2008.

Grants received

24 grants · £1,640,878 total

360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.

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Board analysis

Board DNA

How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.

6 trustees on the board

2.3y median 1.5y
average tenure
6y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

2.6y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (5)

Portfolio (1)

6
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Education/training 6Environment/conservation/heritage 6

Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.

Professional services 11

Gaps to watch

  • Narrow spread of causes across the board
  • Mostly recent joiners - limited long-term continuity

Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.

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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
incomespending£628k latest income · spending exceeded income in 2024 and 2025
ReservesiReserves12 x free reserves / annual expenditure, from the Part B annual return. The sector median is computed across all Part B filers in the same income band.

2.6 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 4.0 months · was 7.6 in 2021

11 from 14 in 2021
EmployeesiEmployeesHeadcount as filed in Part B annual returns, per financial year. Shown exactly as filed; year-on-year figures may be filed on different bases, so a comparison is only shown when the filings are plausibly comparable.

Sources

Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Registered charity number
1139952
Status
Registered
Governing document
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 11/05/2009AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 22/12/2010AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 11/01/2011AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 13/05/2014AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 01 SEP 2016AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 22 AUG 2016 as amended on 25 Feb 2024
Companies House
Company number 06902160 · Active
Contact on the register
07977457395 · orchard@theorchardproject.org.uk
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
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