Community First Oxfordshire

Analysis

Community First Oxfordshire is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Witney. It was registered in July 1990, 36 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under community and economic development. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02461552). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Community First Oxfordshire reported income of £576k and spending of £563k, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £343k to £576k (+68%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 1,869 England and Wales charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Community First Oxfordshire sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include New Wortley Community Association Limited (£573k), Plymouth Vcse (£581k) and St Peter's Children's Centre Ltd (£569k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 94% and investments 3.2%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £13k. Reserves of £516k would cover about 11 months of spending at that rate. It employed 17 people.