Oakleaf Enterprise

Analysis

Oakleaf Enterprise is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Guildford. It was registered in September 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, disability and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03388671). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Oakleaf Enterprise reported income of £1.3m and spending of £1.1m, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £968k to £1.3m (+29%), an average of +6.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 29%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Oakleaf Enterprise sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Openwork Foundation (£1.2m), Fair Shot (£1.3m) and Anthony Toby Homes Trust (£1.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 48%, charitable activities 43%, trading 7.1% and investments 2.1%. Charitable activities took 82% of spending and raising funds 16%. Reserves of £547k would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate. It employed 34 people.