Oakengates and District Old Folks Outing and Welfare Committee

Analysis

Oakengates and District Old Folks Outing and Welfare Committee is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Telford. It was registered in December 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under other charitable purposes. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Oakengates and District Old Folks Outing and Welfare Committee reported income of £12k and spending of £8,020, leaving 33% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £5,846 to £12k (+106%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 77%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.

Among 1,463 England and Wales charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Oakengates and District Old Folks Outing and Welfare Committee sits at the 46th percentile: it is larger than about 46% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 34th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Royal Air Forces Association - Stockton and Thornaby Branch (£12k), Elswick Lodge Fund (£12k) and The John Guest Charitable Trust (£12k).