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Oxford Lane Almshouses Charity

RegisteredRegistered charity number 205436BuckinghamshireHousing and shelter
Income£36k2025-03-31
Spending£28ksame year
Spent / received89%5-year average
Size in its cause44th pctHousing and shelter
Registered1962Other
Employees–latest return

Analysis

Oxford Lane Almshouses Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Buckinghamshire. It was registered in July 1962, 64 years ago. Its declared purposes cover accommodation/housing, which this site groups under housing and shelter. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Oxford Lane Almshouses Charity reported income of £36k and spending of £28k, leaving 21% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £33k to £36k (+7.5%), an average of +1.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 16%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Oxford Lane Almshouses Charity sits at the 44th percentile: it is larger than about 44% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 55th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Bannatyne and Hines Almshouses (£36k), William Henry Harlock and Ethel Harlock Almshouse Charity in the Parish of Old Leake (£36k) and German Lutheran Congregation Nottingham (£36k).

Income and spending

£0£9,337£19k£28k£37k2021 Income: £33,4592021 Spending: £34,67920212022 Income: £33,0002022 Spending: £26,93720222023 Income: £32,3262023 Spending: £28,49220232024 Income: £37,3482024 Spending: £34,86420242025 Income: £35,9692025 Spending: £28,2542025
IncomeSpending

Where the income comes from

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In the charity's own words

Provide accommodation for up to 10 elderly persons from Marlow and the surrounding area.

Similar-sized charities, same cause

CharityLocationIncome
The Bannatyne and Hines AlmshousesColchester£36k
William Henry Harlock and Ethel Harlock Almshouse Charity in the Parish of Old LeakeLincolnshire£36k
German Lutheran Congregation NottinghamNottingham£36k
The Countess of Thanet's Almshouse CharityEast Sussex£36k