The Oakley Institute

Analysis

The Oakley Institute is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Surrey. It was registered in April 1973, 53 years ago. Its declared purposes cover amateur sport, recreation and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it makes grants to organisations, provides other finance and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending April 2025, The Oakley Institute reported income of £16k and spending of £19k, spending 124% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income fell from £45k to £16k (-66%), an average of -23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2024, when income rose by 9061%. Over the whole period it spent 108% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, The Oakley Institute 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 39th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include 1st Cogenhoe Sea Scouts (£16k), The Young Marksman's Trust Fund (£16k) and Friends of Fishbourne School (£16k).