Oshwal Association of the UK

Analysis

Oshwal Association of the UK is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Herts. It was registered in March 1974, 52 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, disability, the prevention or relief of poverty and overseas aid/famine relief, which this site groups under disability. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Oshwal Association of the UK reported income of £2.1m and spending of £1.7m, spending 83% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £1.4m to £2.1m (+53%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 32%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Oshwal Association of the UK sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Pembrokeshire Association of Voluntary Services (£2.1m), Ideas Plus (£2.1m) and Chrysalis (Cumbria) Ltd (£2.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 43%, donations and legacies 32% and charitable activities 7.2%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £18k. Charitable activities took 23% of spending and raising funds 72%. Reserves of £23.3m would cover about 154 months of spending at that rate. It employed 9 people.