Overall GiG Score: 2 ?
Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 4
  • Poor Liquidity: -1
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Grant maker support: +4

OXFORD WOOD RECYCLING LTD 

The charity operates a waste wood collection service and reclaims wood for re-use, to be used in themanufacture of furniture and other wooden items, and to be sold as DIY materials. Ancillary to thereclaimed material, the charity sells ironmongery, wood finishes and paint. The charity raises awarenessof and sells sustainable local hardwood, and provides education on sustainability.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received modest backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • There has been reasonable growth in spending since inception
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • One or more trustees receive benefits from the charity

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end
  • Income was lower than spending in the latest year
Established: 6 years
(18 years as a company)

www.oxfordwoodrecycling.org.uk

info@owr.org.uk

01235861228

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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£688£846£-158£0£105£901.32230
31/12/21£853£749£104£0£263£1121.82223
31/12/20£805£683£122£0£159£871.52124
31/12/19£624£659£-35£0£37£370.72621
31/12/18*£640£593£47£0£77£721.51922
Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 64%
Liabilities/Income: 27%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 86%
Reserves/Spending: 1.3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 1 months
Quick Ratio: 0.7
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • Disability
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
Who works here?
  • 22 employees
  • 30 volunteers
Who it helps
  • People With Disabilities
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
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£9,660
DCMS£9,189
Oxfordshire Community Foundation£5,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Purchase and Installation of Wood Waste Burner
£9,660 28/04/2023
The funding will be used to purchase a wood burner to improve the heating of their venue. This project will develop new skills and provide basic employment and volunteering opportunities.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£9,189 23/07/2020
"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
Oxfordshire Community Foundation - Covid-19 Emergency Fund
£5,000 27/04/2020
2
Advice & support - moving people towards employment, and our work in promoting good environmental practice
Oxfordshire Community Foundation - Oxford Wood Employment Support Service Phase 2
£5,000 26/11/2018
3
The grant will be spent exclusively in resourcing the Employment and Development worker post for 4 months, directly supporting individuals to move closer to working.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 38-68
  • ANDRE VAUX Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Company Director
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 02/05/2018, number: 1178214
  • Registered at Companies House on 01/06/2005, number: 05467959
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Paying staff
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
5 returns made; AR18: 43 days late,
Main office

OXFORD WOOD RECYCLING LTD
4 SUFFOLK WAY
ABINGDON
OX14 5JX

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT:1.1 TO RELIEVE UNEMPLOYMENT BY PROVIDING EMPLOYMENT, WORK PLACEMENTS, TRAINING AND VOLUNTEERING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE WHOSE SOCIAL OR ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES MEAN THAT THEY ARE EXCLUDED FROM WORK, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO PEOPLE RECOVERING FROM MENTAL OR PHYSICAL ILLNESS AND PEOPLE LIVING WITH A DISABILITY;1.2 TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT:- BY RECYCLING AND RE-USING WASTE WOOD AND WOOD PRODUCTS; AND- BY PROMOTING THE USE OF SUSTAINABLY-PRODUCED TIMBER. SUSTAINABLY-PRODUCED TIMBER IS WOOD WHICH COMES FROM FORESTS THAT ARE RE-PLANTED AS THEY ARE FELLED ENSURING THAT TODAY’S FORESTS ARE IMPROVED AND MAINTAINED FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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