Oxfordshire Historic Churches Trust (2016)

Analysis

Oxfordshire Historic Churches Trust (2016) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Oxford. It was registered in August 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Oxfordshire Historic Churches Trust (2016) reported income of £401k and spending of £414k, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income fell from £451k to £401k (-11%), an average of -2.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 27%. Over the whole period it spent 115% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Oxfordshire Historic Churches Trust (2016) sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Stockport Garrick Theatre Limited (£401k), Vamos Theatre CIO (£402k) and The Fortescue Garden Trust (£401k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.