Oxford Centre for Religion and Public Life

Analysis

Oxford Centre for Religion and Public Life is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Oxford. It was registered in November 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, 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 05662830). It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Oxford Centre for Religion and Public Life reported income of £837k and spending of £630k, leaving 25% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £364k to £837k (+130%), an average of +23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 143%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Oxford Centre for Religion and Public Life 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 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ministries Without Borders International (£836k), Futerra Solutions Union (£838k) and Wood Street Mission (£836k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 100%. Charitable activities took 63% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £83k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 5 people.