Low Carbon West Oxford

Analysis

Low Carbon West Oxford is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Oxford. It was registered in March 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, environment/conservation/heritage and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06907815). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Low Carbon West Oxford reported income of £16k and spending of £14k, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £31k to £16k (-51%), an average of -16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income dropped by 40%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Low Carbon West Oxford sits at the 54th percentile: it is larger than about 54% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 39th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Penny Lane Wombles (£15k), New Earswick Nature Reserve (£16k) and Mitford Village Hall (£15k).