Abingdon Carousel

Analysis

Abingdon Carousel is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Oxfordshire. It was registered in February 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and recreation, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending July 2025, Abingdon Carousel reported income of £111k and spending of £92k, spending 83% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £57k to £111k (+94%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2023, when income rose by 117%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Abingdon Carousel sits at the 65th percentile: it is larger than about 64% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 73rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Romney Charity (Otherwise Tetbury Charity Estate) (£111k), Friends of Hammersmith Hospital (£111k) and The White Horse Project (£111k).