Aspire Oxfordshire Community Enterprise Limited

Analysis

Aspire Oxfordshire Community Enterprise Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Oxford. It was registered in January 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04270053). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Aspire Oxfordshire Community Enterprise Limited reported income of £2.8m and spending of £2.7m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £2.5m to £2.8m (+9.9%), an average of +2.4% a year. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Aspire Oxfordshire Community Enterprise Limited sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% 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 Lehachzikom UK (£2.8m), Smallwood Trust (£2.8m) and Salisbury City Almshouse and Welfare Charities (£2.8m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 61%, charitable activities 37% and investments 1.4%. Charitable activities took 94% of spending and raising funds 3.9%. Reserves of £399k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 59 people.