Ockenden International
Analysis
Ockenden International is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in March 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover overseas aid/famine relief, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03171090). It says it makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending June 2025, Ockenden International reported income of £80k and spending of £254k, spending 318% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income fell from £80k to £80k (-0.5%), an average of -0.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2024, when income rose by 152%. Over the whole period it spent 164% of the income it received.
Among 1,223 England and Wales charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Ockenden International sits at the 71st percentile: it is larger than about 71% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 68th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Church Estate (£80k), Pilgrim Christian Centre (£81k) and Holme Christian Fellowship (£79k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Ockenden International works to support refugees, displaced people and their host communities as well as those returning from where they had fled with a view to facilitating the self-reliance of these target groups and their communities. Work is primarily overseas but also historically in the UK. Since 2010 Ockenden International has acted as a grant making body.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Church Estate | Doncaster | £80k |
| Pilgrim Christian Centre | Hove | £81k |
| Holme Christian Fellowship | York | £79k |
| Friends of Mangochi Orphans Education | London | £81k |