Opportunity International United Kingdom

Analysis

Opportunity International United Kingdom is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Oxford. It was registered in January 2005, 21 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the prevention or relief of poverty and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05322719). It says it makes grants to organisations and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Opportunity International United Kingdom reported income of £3.1m and spending of £2.7m, spending 88% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £4.3m to £3.1m (-27%), an average of -7.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 73%. Over the whole period it spent 110% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Opportunity International United Kingdom sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hospitality Action (£3.1m), Emmaus U.k. (£3.1m) and The Muath Trust (£3.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 94% and investments 6.4%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £29k. Charitable activities took 84% of spending and raising funds 15%. Reserves of £2.2m would cover about 9 months of spending at that rate. It employed 12 people.