The City of Oxford Charity Limited
Analysis
The City of Oxford Charity Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Oxford. It was registered in March 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, disability, the prevention or relief of poverty and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 10670170). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.
In the financial year ending December 2025, The City of Oxford Charity Limited reported income of £443k and spending of £505k, spending 114% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £423k to £443k (+4.8%), an average of +1.2% a year. Over the whole period it spent 110% of the income it received.
Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, The City of Oxford Charity Limited sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Keep Mobile Community Transport CIO (£442k), Kids-In-Action (£443k) and Merton Voluntary Association for the Blind (£442k).
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.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The provision of housing accommodation for persons in need, who are resident in the City of OxfordThe relief in need of persons resident in the city who are in need, hardship or distressThe relief in need of persons resident in the city or in its neighbourhood who are sick, or infirmThe provision of education assistance to persons who are under the age of 25 and resident in the city
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Keep Mobile Community Transport CIO | Reading | £442k |
| Kids-In-Action | Dunstable | £443k |
| Merton Voluntary Association for the Blind | London | £442k |
| Harrow Community Transport | Harrow | £443k |