Oakwood Education

Analysis

Oakwood Education is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Luton. It was registered in April 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06410625). It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Oakwood Education reported income of £596k and spending of £682k, spending 114% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £534k to £596k (+12%), an average of +2.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income rose by 33%. Over the whole period it spent 107% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Oakwood Education sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Date Palm Primary School Ltd (£596k), St Michael's Family Centre (£597k) and Chester Students' Union (£595k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 98% and donations and legacies 2.4%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £796k would cover about 14 months of spending at that rate. It employed 27 people.