Oarsome Chance

Analysis

Oarsome Chance is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hampshire. It was registered in June 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 09829935). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Oarsome Chance reported income of £1.5m and spending of £1.4m, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £689k to £1.5m (+117%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2025, when income rose by 112%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Oarsome Chance sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Center on Long-Term Risk (£1.5m), Walsall Community Transport Limited (£1.5m) and Equation Nottinghamshire (£1.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 63% and donations and legacies 35%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £65k. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 3.3%. Reserves of £301k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 20 people.