Oxford Samaritans

Analysis

Oxford Samaritans is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Oxford. It was registered in July 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Oxford Samaritans reported income of £98k and spending of £88k, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £81k to £98k (+21%), an average of +4.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Oxford Samaritans sits at the 63rd percentile: it is larger than about 63% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 71st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Province of Hampshire & Isle of Wight Masonic Charitable Trust (£98k), Pulborough Social Centre (£98k) and British Society for Spondyloarthritis (£98k).