Oglesby Charitable Trust

Analysis

Oglesby Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Manchester. It was registered in September 1993, 33 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it makes grants to organisations and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending September 2025, Oglesby Charitable Trust reported income of £1.0m and spending of £2.5m, spending 251% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income fell from £1.5m to £1.0m (-33%), an average of -9.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2024, when income rose by 2300%. Over the whole period it spent 180% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Oglesby 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 Africa Research Excellence Fund (£1.0m), The SHM Foundation (£1.0m) and York Mind (Incorporating Our Celebration) Ltd (£1.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 91% and investments 9.3%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £2.4m. Reserves of £5.6m would cover about 26 months of spending at that rate. It employed 2 people.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.