The Oldham Foundation
Analysis
The Oldham Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bristol. It was registered in April 1975, 51 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending April 2025, The Oldham Foundation reported income of £45k and spending of £107k, spending 238% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £36k to £45k (+26%), an average of +5.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2022, when income rose by 59%. Over the whole period it spent 188% of the income it received.
Among 5,976 England and Wales charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, The Oldham Foundation sits at the 70th percentile: it is larger than about 70% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 59th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Teddington and Hampton Wick Voluntary Care Group (£45k), The Auerbach Trust (£45k) and Mynydd Isa Butterflies Women's Institute (£45k).
Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The objects of the Charity are wide and the Trustees may pay, or apply, both capital and income for such charitable purposes as they, in their absolute discretion, think fit. The Trust does however give particular consideration to the support of former employees of Oldham International Limited, its subsidiary companies and staff of the Oldham family.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Teddington and Hampton Wick Voluntary Care Group | Middlesex | £45k |
| The Auerbach Trust | London | £45k |
| Mynydd Isa Butterflies Women's Institute | Mold | £45k |
| Haven Project Liverpool | Liverpool | £45k |