Purple Oak Support

Analysis

Purple Oak Support is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hampshire. It was registered in September 1994, 32 years ago. Its declared purposes cover disability and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02962601). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Purple Oak Support reported income of £4.8m and spending of £4.8m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £2.3m to £4.8m (+110%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 68%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Purple Oak Support sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cheshire Residential Homes Trust (£4.8m), Keswick Foundation Limited (£4.8m) and Inspire Community Trust (£4.8m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 98% and trading 1.6%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.4%. Reserves of £32k would cover about 0 months of spending at that rate. It employed 158 people.