Oxford Wood Recycling Ltd
Analysis
Oxford Wood Recycling Ltd is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Abingdon. It was registered in May 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover disability and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05467959). It says it other charitable activities.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Oxford Wood Recycling Ltd reported income of £817k and spending of £888k, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £853k to £817k (-4.2%), an average of -1.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 34%. Over the whole period it spent 106% of the income it received.
Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Oxford Wood Recycling Ltd sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Hub Yeovil Community Support Charity (£817k), As-Subah Trust (£821k) and Trinity Community Centre (£815k).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 94%, donations and legacies 4.3% and trading 1.8%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. It employed 24 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 4.3%
- Charitable activities 94%
- Trading 1.8%
- Other 0.1%
In the charity's own words
The charity operates a waste wood collection service and reclaims wood for re-use, to be used in themanufacture of furniture and other wooden items, and to be sold as DIY materials. Ancillary to thereclaimed material, the charity sells ironmongery, wood finishes and paint. The charity raises awarenessof and sells sustainable local hardwood, and provides education on sustainability.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Hub Yeovil Community Support Charity | Somerset | £817k |
| As-Subah Trust | London | £821k |
| Trinity Community Centre | Romford | £815k |
| Cypriot Community Centre of the Association of Cypriot Organisations | London | £822k |