The Oppidan Foundation

Analysis

The Oppidan Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in August 2020, 6 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and recreation, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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 December 2025, The Oppidan Foundation reported income of £42k and spending of £71k, spending 168% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £173k to £42k (-76%), an average of -30% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 1744%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Oppidan Foundation sits at the 53rd percentile: it is larger than about 53% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 58th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Let Them Shine (£42k), Gilgal Pentecostal Church (£42k) and Co-Missionuk (£42k).