Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 1
  • Volatile income: -3
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +1
Overall GiG Score: 0 ?

OXFORD POVERTY ACTION 

OxPat collects money through donations, fundraising events and boxes in Oxford businesses and colleges to alleviate the needs of the homeless and vulnerably housed. Run by volunteers, all income is distributed between Oxford homeless agencies chosen annually. Individual applications are considered. Administration costs are met by specific contributions from Oxford businesses.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity only provides its support via other charities
  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Income has been volatile recently
Established: 26 years

www.oxpat.org

secretary@oxpat.org

01865512366

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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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
31/12/22£56£54£2n/an/an/an/an/a5
31/12/21£72£72£0n/an/an/an/an/a5
31/12/20£65£76£-12n/an/an/an/an/a2
31/12/19£109£105£3n/an/an/an/an/a5
31/12/18£65£63£2£0£0£0n/a05
31/12/17£33£32£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£37£32£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15£39£44£-5£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£36£41£-5£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13£50£36£14£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/12£31£31£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/11£27£26£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/10£20£21£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/09£24£23£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/08£20£22£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/07£16£15£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/06£14£14£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/05*£14£15£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/04£14£12£2£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Listed activities
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • Education/Training
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
Where it operates
  • Oxfordshire,
Who it helps
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 5 volunteers

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.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Oxfordshire Community Foundation - OCF Christmas Match Fund
£42,833 17/01/2019
3
OCF Christmas Match Fund

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 22/07/1998, number: 1070645
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
There are no Policies registered with the Charities Commission
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR05: 30 days late,
Main office

c/o The Oratory
25 Woodstock Road
Oxford
OX2 6HA

Objectives

FOR THE RELIEF OF THE EFFECTS OF POVERTY, SICKNESS, DISABLEMENT AND OLD AGE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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