The Abbeyfield Oxford Society Limited

Analysis

The Abbeyfield Oxford Society Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Oxford. It was registered in April 1962, 64 years ago. Its declared purposes cover accommodation/housing, which this site groups under housing and shelter. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00631694). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending September 2025, The Abbeyfield Oxford Society Limited reported income of £262k and spending of £207k, leaving 21% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income fell from £282k to £262k (-7.2%), an average of -1.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income dropped by 32%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, The Abbeyfield Oxford Society Limited sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include C J Gallard's Almshouses (£260k), Latimer Congregational Church (£262k) and Guildhall Feoffment (£259k).