Emmaus Oxford

Analysis

Emmaus Oxford is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Oxford. It was registered in December 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, accommodation/housing and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under housing and shelter. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03422350). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Emmaus Oxford reported income of £1.2m and spending of £1.2m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income fell from £1.3m to £1.2m (-5.8%), an average of -1.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income rose by 44%. Over the whole period it spent 78% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Emmaus Oxford sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Vale Domestic Abuse Services (£1.2m), The Bickham Home (£1.2m) and Wordsley Housing Society (£1.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 73%, donations and legacies 19%, investments 3.6% and trading 1.3%. Charitable activities took 94% of spending and raising funds 6.1%. Reserves of £1.4m would cover about 14 months of spending at that rate. It employed 14 people.