Oasis Care and Training Agency (Octa)

Analysis

Oasis Care and Training Agency (Octa) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in February 1996, 30 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. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Oasis Care and Training Agency (Octa) reported income of £10.6m and spending of £10.0m, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £9.1m to £10.6m (+16%), an average of +3.8% a year. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Oasis Care and Training Agency (Octa) 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 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include St Richards Hospice Foundation (£10.6m), Al Mustafa Welfare Trust International Ltd (£10.6m) and Infocus Charity (£10.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 99% and charitable activities 1.4%. Charitable activities took 0.0% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £3.1m would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 475 people.