The Ogilvie Charities

Analysis

The Ogilvie Charities is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Woodbridge. It was registered in October 2021, 5 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and disability, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Ogilvie Charities reported income of £1.3m and spending of £1.5m, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2025, income grew from £1.2m to £1.3m (+11%), an average of +3.7% a year. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, The Ogilvie Charities sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sheffield Churches' Council for Community Care (£1.3m), Lambourne End Ltd (£1.3m) and Rosemellin Gooseberry Bush (£1.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 40%, charitable activities 34% and investments 26%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £24k. Reserves of £6.6m would cover about 53 months of spending at that rate. It employed 11 people.