Outdoor and Sustainability Education Specialists (Oases) Limited

Analysis

Outdoor and Sustainability Education Specialists (Oases) Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Durham. It was registered in October 1994, 32 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02963142). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Outdoor and Sustainability Education Specialists (Oases) Limited reported income of £586k and spending of £536k, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £305k to £586k (+92%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Outdoor and Sustainability Education Specialists (Oases) Limited sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Amy's House (£585k), Heads on (£586k) and Grace House North East (£584k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 100%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £183k would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 17 people.