Overall GiG Score: 25 ?
Finance Score: 10
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 9
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess liquidity: -1
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Future income +5
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +9

EMMAUS OXFORD 

The alleviation of poverty and hardship and distress
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently and there are significant future grants due to be received
  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are low relative to funds raised
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appeared to be considerably in excess of CC guidelines at the latest year end
Established: 26 years

www.emmausoxford.org

admin@emmausoxford.org

01865 590593

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/08/22£1,187£988£200£66£1,842£1,82922.21412
31/08/21£1,261£851£410£64£1,643£1,63923.11314
31/08/20£928£772£156£59£1,233£1,22919.11314
31/08/19£874£793£81£52£1,077£1,04815.81315
31/08/18£740£746£-6£47£997£997161313
31/08/17£723£730£-7£44£1,003£99316.3130
31/08/16£698£744£-46£46£1,010£1,00016.1140
31/08/15£783£719£64£49£1,055£5489.1140
31/08/14£650£651£-2£47£991£59511140
31/08/13£687£665£22£49£993£62811.3140
31/08/12£514£623£-108£44£971£71313.8120
31/08/11£793£570£224£30£1,079£82417.4120
31/08/10£560£525£35£33£855£85519.680
31/08/09£547£354£193£27£820£82027.880
31/08/08*£258£98£160£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/07*£109£46£63£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/06£94£79£16£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/05*£151£66£85£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/04*£98£103£-6£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 7.4%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 6.7%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 4%
Liabilities/Income: 6%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 99%
Reserves/Spending: 22.2 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 7 months
Quick Ratio: 8.1
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
Who works here?
  • 14 employees
  • 12 volunteers
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Oxfordshire,

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

Major supporters in last 5 years
National Lottery Community Fund£352,642
Masonic Trust£57,000
Oxfordshire Community Foundation£42,061
Rank Foundation£23,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Rank Foundation - Col Small Grants Emmaus Oxford 2023
£3,000 27/04/2023
Emmaus Oxford 2023 received a Cost of Living Small Grant to help cover the cost of Additional Fuel, Transport , Utilities and Training/development for staff, Volunteers and trustees.
National Lottery Community Fund - Resettlement Support Fund 2.0
£342,642 16/02/2023
This funding will be used to help vulnerable and impoverished people furnish their accommodation and provide employability training to people in Oxfordshire. The project aims to improve people's ....more
Lloyds Bank Foundation - One off gift towards cost of living crisis to Emmaus Oxford
£2,250 14/12/2022
One off gift to support with the cost of living crisis
Rank Foundation - GOLDEN AWARDS EMMAUS OXFORD 2022
£20,000 23/03/2022
The Golden Award was given to Emmaus Oxford to furnish a new vocational garden workshop space, create a therapeutic and useful outdoor space and to run regular sessions to encourage their companions ....more
Oxfordshire Community Foundation - Focussing on health for homeless people
£11,795 16/03/2022
We would spend this grant on the following activities to address the need amongst our companions. Both parts of this project have a lasting legacy to improve individuals' physical health and will ....more
Oxfordshire Community Foundation - Addressing the root causes of homelessness
£15,000 13/07/2021
11
Grant to Emmaus
CHK Foundation - CHK Emergency /Disaster Grant
£10,000 23/02/2021
donation to COVID appeal
Masonic Trust - MCF Freemasons COVID-19 Community Fund
£57,000 03/12/2020
Grant to establish the COVID-19 Resettlement Fund to enable the charity to provide homeless people with a 'starter pack' to move into a new home. The pack will include the essential household items ....more
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£7,918 27/07/2020
"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Variation grant to Emmaus Oxford
£5,000 23/07/2020
Grant to Emmaus Oxford meeting the additional costs of adapting services, premises or implementing other safety measures in response to the Covid pandemic.
CAF - Grant to Emmaus Oxford
£6,250 29/06/2020
3
Grant to Emmaus Oxford to support the organisation through COVID19
National Lottery Community Fund - Supporting homeless & vulnerable people through Covid-19
£10,000 15/05/2020
12
This charity store will use funding to collect clean and PAT test small donated electrical items and then deliver these essential electric goods to vulnerable people in self-isolation across ....more
Oxfordshire Community Foundation - COVID-19 Keeping homeless and vulnerable people safe
£10,000 07/05/2020
5
Advice & support - continue to run our community with 28 rooms for people who have been homeless.
Oxfordshire Community Foundation - Grant to Emmaus
£5,266 15/01/2020
Emmaus Oxford have joined the Oxford Homeless Movement to work together to address rising homelessness in our city. Emmaus Oxford gives homeless people accommodation, support and meaningful work. We ....more
Sport England - Getting homeless people active
£3,822 06/01/2020
11
Funding under Sport England's Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled Getting homeless people active. This project lists its main activity as Multi Sports
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Emmaus Oxford
£99,000 27/03/2019
36
Emmaus Oxford are requesting a contribution towards core costs to provide accommodation, support and meaningful work for homeless people for as long as they need it and eventually to find move on ....more
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Emmaus Oxford
£72,373 06/05/2015
36
the move to a new retail unit and the expanded training and work opportunities this will bring for companions. Companions will gain skills and work experience to support them to move into paid work ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 52-77
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 03/12/1997, number: 1066618
  • Registered at Companies House on 20/08/1997, number: 03422350
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR08: 27 days late, AR07: 0 days late, AR05: 3 days late, AR04: 13 days late,
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from THE FORBES CHARITABLE TRUST on 20/12/2022
Main office

171 OXFORD ROAD
COWLEY
OXFORD
OX4 2ES

Objectives

THE ALLEVIATION AND RELIEF OF POVERTY AND HARDSHIP AND DISTRESS ARISING THEREFROM TO THOSE IN NEED WITHOUT DISTINCTION

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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