Omega Research Foundation Limited

Analysis

Omega Research Foundation Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Manchester. It was registered in September 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and human rights/religious or racial harmony/equality or diversity, which this site groups under human rights and equality. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05224240). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Omega Research Foundation Limited reported income of £655k and spending of £445k, leaving 32% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £245k to £655k (+167%), an average of +28% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 82%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 700 England and Wales charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Omega Research Foundation Limited sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Birthrights (£642k), The Cohesion and Integration Network (£656k) and Aurora New Dawn (£629k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 99%. Charitable activities took 92% of spending and raising funds 6.5%. Grants to other organisations totalled £86k. Reserves of £411k would cover about 11 months of spending at that rate. It employed 7 people.