The Ofenheim Charitable Trust
Analysis
The Ofenheim Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Milton Keynes. It was registered in July 1983, 43 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending March 2025, The Ofenheim Charitable Trust reported income of £554k and spending of £625k, spending 113% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £492k to £554k (+13%), an average of +3.0% a year. Over the whole period it spent 135% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Ofenheim Charitable Trust sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The British Gynaecological Cancer Society (£554k), Newark Youth London Limited (£554k) and The Basingstoke and Alton Cardiac Rehabilitation Charity Limited (£554k).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 100%. Charitable activities took 88% of spending and raising funds 12%. Grants to other organisations totalled £511k. Reserves of £17.5m would cover about 337 months of spending at that rate.
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
- Investments 100%
In the charity's own words
The objective of the trust during the year was to distribute its income to charitable bodies to use at their discretion. It continues to be the policy of the trustees to distribute all the income within a reasonable period of its receipt. Decisions about distributions are made by the trustees primarily at their annual meeting to consider distributions.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The British Gynaecological Cancer Society | Bangor | £554k |
| Newark Youth London Limited | London | £554k |
| The Basingstoke and Alton Cardiac Rehabilitation Charity Limited | Hampshire | £554k |
| Sussex Rural Community Council | East Sussex | £554k |