The Oxford Foundation

Analysis

The Oxford Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Oxford. It was registered in November 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science, economic/community development/employment and human rights/religious or racial harmony/equality or diversity, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06880287). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Oxford Foundation reported income of £17k and spending of £3,855, leaving 78% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £3,212 to £17k (+436%), an average of +52% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 141%. Over the whole period it spent 59% 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, The Oxford Foundation sits at the 45th percentile: it is larger than about 45% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 41st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Peak Forest Reading Room (£17k), Forest Community Association (£17k) and 3rd Hoddesdon Scout Group (£17k).