ORBIS CHARITABLE TRUST
Activities
As described by the charity on the register
Orbis Charitable Trust, known as Orbis UK is based in the UK and is an affiliate of Orbis International. Orbis International is a nonprofit global development organisation dedicated to saving sight and transforming lives. Our mission is to preserve and restore sight by strengthening the capacity of local institutions in their efforts to prevent and treat blindness.
Latest income
£5.1m
Expenditure
£5.6m
Financial year end
2024-12-31
Income & spending history
As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-12-31 | £6.4m | £5.7m | |
| 2021-12-31 | £6.0m | £6.6m | |
| 2022-12-31 | £6.2m | £6.0m | |
| 2023-12-31 | £6.5m | £6.1m | |
| 2024-12-31 | £5.1m | £5.6m |
Latest detailed return
Year end 2024-12-31
Income mix
| Donations & legacies | £5.1m |
| Charitable activities | £0 |
| Trading | £0 |
| Investment income | £35k |
| Total income | £5.1m |
Spending
| Charitable spend | £3.1m |
| Raising funds | £2.5m |
| Grants to institutions | £2.2m |
| Governance | £40k |
| Total expenditure | £5.6m |
Balance sheet
| Reserves | £2.4m |
| Total funds | £2.6m |
| — restricted | £144k |
| — unrestricted | £2.4m |
| — endowment | £0 |
| Total assets | £2.6m |
| Cash | £1.1m |
People
| Employees | 31 |
Classification
The charity's own register classification
What it does
- Education/training
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- Disability
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who it helps
- Children/young People
- Elderly/old People
- People With Disabilities
How it works
- Makes Grants To Organisations
- Provides Human Resources
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register, 2026-07-28. Detailed figures as filed in the charity's annual return. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.