Finance Score: -4
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 2
  • Spending falling: -1
  • Volatile income: -3
  • No PartB
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • Overall weighted support: +2
Overall GiG Score: -3 ?

OXYGEN - KINGSTON YOUTH

To engage with the young people of Kingston upon Thames and other London boroughs to deliver a programme of activities, projects and events that build their spiritual, social, emotional, physical and mental well-being. To support churches and other voluntary organisation wishing to engage with young people and develop initiatives that demonstrate the Christian faith.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from a grant maker
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is predominantly male

Financial issues to consider:

  • Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
  • Income has been volatile recently
  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/08/23£87£85£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/22£104£113£-9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/21£155£137£18n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/20£183£155£28n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/19£248£246£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/18£249£231£19n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/17£189£209£-20n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/16£241£224£17n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/15£190£206£-16n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/14£203£180£24n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/13£191£192£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/12£224£205£19n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/11£200£202£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/10£228£208£20n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/09£208£210£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/08£172£183£-10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/07£195£172£23n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/06£116£111£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/05*£87£80£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/04£100£102£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 24 years

www.oxygen-online.org

info@oxygen-online.org

02085460566

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
  • Other Charitable Purposes
  • Recreation
  • Religious Activities
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Social youth organisations
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Makes grants to organisations
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Hackney, Hounslow, Kingston Upon Thames, Newham, Richmond Upon Thames, Surrey, Wandsworth,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Greater London Authority - Oxygen
£150,000 01/01/2020
Positive activities for young people involved in crime or at risk of crime or exclusion

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • BRIAN AUSTIN PHD, BA Appointed: 2013
  • LIZ WINYARD Appointed: 2013
  • PETER WILKINS Appointed: 2016
  • RICHARD CALDWELL (Chair) Appointed: 2016
  • RITA KEEYA Appointed: 2024
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 16/05/2001, number: 1086608
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR05: 10 days late,
Main office

St. Peters Hall
London Road
Kingston upon Thames
KT2 6QL

Objectives

A) TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH FOR THE BENEFIT OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF FAITH APPEARING IN APPENDIX 1, THROUGHOUT THE ROYAL BOROUGH OF KINGSTON UPON THAMES AND ITS ENVIRONS IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY DEMONSTRATING, PROMOTING AND COMMUNICATING CHRISTIAN VALUES IN YOUNG PEOPLE INCLUDING DIGNITY, EMPOWERMENT AND THE POTENTIAL FOR PERSONAL AND SPIRITUAL GROWTH THROUGH COMMUNITY SERVICE AND ACTIONB) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH THEIR LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES SO THAT THEY MAY DEVELOP TO THEIR FULL, MENTAL AND SPIRITUAL CAPACITIES THROUGH GROUP WORK SUPPORT, MENTORING, AFTER SCHOOL CLUBS, STREET BASED YOUTH WORK, OTHER YOUTH PROVISION ENRICHING THE COMMUNITY THROUGH SOCIAL ACTION, OUTREACH, EDUCATION AND MISSION WORK.

Defined Area of Benefit:

WORLDWIDE, AND IN PARTICULAR THE ROYAL BOROUGH OF KINGSTON-UPON-THAMES AND ITS ENVIRONS

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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