Oxford Churches Debt Centre

Analysis

Oxford Churches Debt Centre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Oxford. It was registered in February 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Oxford Churches Debt Centre reported income of £85k and spending of £95k, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £82k to £85k (+4.5%), an average of +1.1% a year. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Oxford Churches Debt Centre sits at the 64th percentile: it is larger than about 64% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 69th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Dorset Visual Arts (£85k), Make a Well Charity (£85k) and Har Shiv Shri Trust (£85k).