Homeless Oxfordshire Limited

Analysis

Homeless Oxfordshire Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Oxford. It was registered in October 1987, 39 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02164150). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Homeless Oxfordshire Limited reported income of £6.3m and spending of £5.1m, spending 81% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £3.6m to £6.3m (+73%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 32%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Homeless Oxfordshire Limited 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 Five Lamps Organisation (£6.3m), Groundwork Yorkshire Limited (£6.3m) and Womankind Worldwide (£6.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 87%, donations and legacies 12% and investments 1.0%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £6,357. Charitable activities took 93% of spending and raising funds 6.3%. Reserves of £2.6m would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate.