Oizer Charitable Trust

Analysis

Oizer Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Manchester. It was registered in September 1992, 34 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Oizer Charitable Trust reported income of £955k and spending of £878k, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £333k to £955k (+187%), an average of +30% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 123%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Oizer Charitable Trust sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Wandsworth Carers' Centre (£955k), Pets As Therapy (£957k) and The Heathcoat Trust (£954k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 54% and investments 46%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £581k. Reserves of £5.3m would cover about 72 months of spending at that rate.