Oakenshaw Community Association
Analysis
Oakenshaw Community Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in County Durham. It was registered in July 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Oakenshaw Community Association reported income of £36k and spending of £17k, leaving 52% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £39k to £36k (-9.5%), an average of -2.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income dropped by 34%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.
Among 5,976 England and Wales charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Oakenshaw Community Association sits at the 66th percentile: it is larger than about 66% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 55th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Great Missenden Memorial Centre (£36k), Adam C I Naylor Charitable Trust (£36k) and Milton Abbas Street Fair Trust (£36k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
To benefit residents of Oakenshaw and surrounding area without distinction of sex, sexual orientation, race or of political, religious or other opinions to advance education and to provide facilities in the interest of social welfare for recreation and leisure-time occupation to promote other charitable objects for the benefit of the community
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Great Missenden Memorial Centre | Great Missenden | £36k |
| Adam C I Naylor Charitable Trust | Liverpool | £36k |
| Milton Abbas Street Fair Trust | Dorset | £36k |
| The Shalom Trust | Bristol | £36k |