Oaklands Church

Analysis

Oaklands Church is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Swansea. It was registered in November 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty, overseas aid/famine relief and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Oaklands Church reported income of £167k and spending of £156k, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £112k to £167k (+50%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 44%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Oaklands Church sits at the 74th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Millfields Inspired (£167k), Benyimo Limited (£167k) and Family Church (£167k).