Oldfield Trust
Analysis
Oldfield Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in North Somerset. It was registered in April 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, overseas aid/famine relief and religious activities, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Oldfield Trust reported income of £11k and spending of £11k, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £8,843 to £11k (+22%), an average of +5.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 16%. Over the whole period it spent 76% of the income it received.
Among 1,223 England and Wales charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Oldfield Trust sits at the 36th percentile: it is larger than about 36% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 32nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Love Trust for Indian Children in Need (£11k), St Austell Rotary Club Charity Trust Fund (£11k) and Easterford Lodge No 2342 Masonic Benevolent Fund (£11k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The Oldfield Trust exists to carry out the wishes of its benefactor, who provided under a will, a capital sum to be invested and the income to be applied in 3 ways, 1) To maintain the fabric of St Pauls Church, Kewstoke, Weston Super Mare. 2) To the advancement of religion and other beneficial purposes in the parish and neighbouring Wick-St-Lawrence. 3) Similarly, as (2), elsewhere in the United K
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Love Trust for Indian Children in Need | Shoreham-by-Sea | £11k |
| St Austell Rotary Club Charity Trust Fund | Cornwall | £11k |
| Easterford Lodge No 2342 Masonic Benevolent Fund | Ingatestone | £11k |
| The Brecknock and Radnor Beekeepers Association | Powys | £11k |