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Olive Ridley Project

Orp

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
1165905
Status
Registered
Registered
March 7, 2016
Legal form
CIO

Address

Address
91 Padiham Road
Sabden
CLITHEROE
Lancashire
BB7 9EX

Activities

ORP is on a mission to protect sea turtles and their habitats. We do this through rescue and rehabilitation of injured sea turtles, scientific research, and education and community outreach. Our rescue and rehabilitation facilities include a fully-equipped, veterinary run marine turtle rescue centre with laboratory and surgical facilities, and a sea turtle rehabilitation centre in the Maldives .

Objects: 3. ObjectsThe objects of the CIO are:1.To promote for the benefit of the public the conservation, protection and improvement of sea turtles and their habitats, in particular, but not exclusively by:(a) promoting humane behaviour towards sea turtles by providing appropriate care, protection, treatment and security for animals which need care and attention by reason of sickness, maltreatment, poor circumstances or ill usage and to educate the public and veterinarian community in matters pertaining to sea turtle welfare in general and the prevention of cruelty and suffering to sea turtles.(b) advancing the education of the public in the conservation, protection and improvement of the physical and natural environment of sea turtles, by provision of talks, workshops, online courses and training; and(c) advancing the education of the scientific community by filling scientific data gaps in sea turtle research. Nothing in this constitution shall authorise an application of the property of the CIO for the purposes which are not charitable in accordance with section 7 of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 and section 2 of the Charities Act (Northern Ireland) 2008.

Classification

How
Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
What
Education/training, Animals, Environment/conservation/heritage
Who
The General Public/mankind

Areas of operation

Country
Germany, India, Kenya, Maldives, Oman, Pakistan, Seychelles, United States
Region
Throughout England And Wales

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure Assets Employees
Dec. 31, 2024 £574,350 £671,033 £487,635 2
Dec. 31, 2023 £694,038 £617,357 £583,463 1
Dec. 31, 2022 £559,797 £383,117 £506,264 1
Dec. 31, 2021 £365,884 £128,201 — —
Dec. 31, 2020 £51,847 £63,876 — —

Trustees

Name Appointed
Amanda Costain July 19, 2021
Gordon Robert Fergus May 23, 2025
Lauren Woodley May 23, 2025
Lee Cannan March 21, 2022
Mary Anderson May 23, 2025