The Oldcastle Charity

Analysis

The Oldcastle Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Ashford Road Maidstone. It was registered in April 1983, 43 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending April 2025, The Oldcastle Charity reported income of £11k and spending of £11k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income fell from £11k to £11k (-2.7%), an average of -0.7% a year. Over the whole period it spent 69% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Oldcastle Charity sits at the 35th percentile: it is larger than about 35% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 33rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Christian Orthodox Thyateira Youth (£11k), Mary Hollon Annuity and Relief in Need Fund (£11k) and Odns Cobham Outreach (£11k).