Oxford Institute for Energy Studies

Analysis

Oxford Institute for Energy Studies is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Oxford. It was registered in January 1983, 43 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01676971). It says it sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Oxford Institute for Energy Studies reported income of £3.3m and spending of £2.6m, spending 81% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £2.4m to £3.3m (+37%), an average of +8.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 48%. Over the whole period it spent 74% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Oxford Institute for Energy Studies 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 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Ryleys School Limited (£3.3m), Thirtyone:eight (£3.3m) and Queen Mary's Schools Foundation (£3.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 69%, donations and legacies 14%, investments 11% and trading 2.7%. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 2.2%. Reserves of £1.4m would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate. It employed 16 people.