Oxford Diocesan Council for Social Work Incorporated

Analysis

Oxford Diocesan Council for Social Work Incorporated is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Berkshire. It was registered in September 1982, 44 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty, accommodation/housing and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01636098). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Oxford Diocesan Council for Social Work Incorporated reported income of £5.4m and spending of £5.1m, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £4.3m to £5.4m (+26%), an average of +5.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Oxford Diocesan Council for Social Work Incorporated sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution (£5.4m), Honourable Artillery Company (£5.4m) and Kingsgate Community Church (£5.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 95% and donations and legacies 3.3%. Charitable activities took 94% of spending and raising funds 3.7%. Reserves of £1.1m would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 96 people.