The Trust for the Preservation of Oxford College Barges

Analysis

The Trust for the Preservation of Oxford College Barges is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Oxford. It was registered in January 1967, 59 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Trust for the Preservation of Oxford College Barges reported income of £15k and spending of £24k, spending 157% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £6,899 to £15k (+120%), an average of +22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 118%. Over the whole period it spent 110% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The Trust for the Preservation of Oxford College Barges 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 39th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Staffordshire Yeomanry (Q O R R ) Museum Trust (£15k), Village Memorial Hall (£15k) and Friends of St Andrew's Church, Sonning (£15k).