Oasis

Analysis

Oasis is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cardiff. It was registered in August 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and recreation, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Oasis reported income of £877k and spending of £894k, spending 102% of its income. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income dropped by 35%. Over the whole period it spent 80% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Oasis 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 North Tyneside Voluntary Organisations Development Agency (£876k), Birmingham Crisis Centre (£877k) and Vineyard Community Centre (£876k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 77%, donations and legacies 11%, trading 6.7% and investments 5.5%. Charitable activities took 95% of spending and raising funds 2.7%. Reserves of £641k would cover about 8 months of spending at that rate. It employed 24 people.