OASIS CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 1026487 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · Wikidata: Q7074432 · Wikipedia · also known as FAITHWORKS, OASIS UK, STOP THE TRAFFIK

Oasis Charitable Trust is a family of organisations running community Hubs providing holistic support to the communities we serve. Our work includes our Academies programme, youthwork, Chaplaincy services & churches, anti human traffiking campaigning through STOP THE TRAFFIK, Higher Education courses through Oasis College and supported housing through Oasis Aquila Housing.

Objects

1) FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF CHRISTIANITY; 2) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION; 3) THE ADVANCEMENT OF HEALTH AND 4) RELIEF OF NEED (SUMMARISED)

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · Religious Activities · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Lambeth, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£344.5m
Latest spending
£313.9m
Registered
1993
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total consolidated income for the year was £344.5m, resulting in a net surplus of £30.6m. The group holds £15.4m in unrestricted funds, which the trustees report is sufficient to meet their stated reserves policy of three months' operating costs for most entities. The directors confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the group's ability to continue as a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Grants (87% of income)
“Total consolidated income for the year was £344.5m (2024: £335.0m), which included grants of £300.1m (2024: £286.5m).” — page 18
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three months' operating costs (reserves figure: £15.4m)
“OCT and subsidiaries other than OCL and ORT have a reserves policy of three months’ operating costs.” — page 20
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Cross charged to Oasis Community Learning: Shared Staff £884,045
“Cross charged to Oasis Community Learning: o Shared Staff £884,045 (2024: £956,843) support and administrative staff, governance and chaplaincy.”
“Cross-charged from Oasis Community Learning: o Shared Staff £180,304 (2024: £388,428) including a portion for senior management, community hub and Secure School support working.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Cross charged from Oasis Community Learning: Shared Staff £180,304
“Cross charged to Oasis Community Learning: o Shared Staff £884,045 (2024: £956,843) support and administrative staff, governance and chaplaincy.”
“Cross-charged from Oasis Community Learning: o Shared Staff £180,304 (2024: £388,428) including a portion for senior management, community hub and Secure School support working.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Cross charged to Oasis Community Partnerships: Support for Finance and HR £355,325
“Cross charged to Oasis Community Learning: o Shared Staff £884,045 (2024: £956,843) support and administrative staff, governance and chaplaincy.”
“Cross-charged from Oasis Community Learning: o Shared Staff £180,304 (2024: £388,428) including a portion for senior management, community hub and Secure School support working.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Oasis Restore Trust purchased finance agency services from Education Finance Solutions Ltd (£86,025)
“Cross charged to Oasis Community Learning: o Shared Staff £884,045 (2024: £956,843) support and administrative staff, governance and chaplaincy.”
“Cross-charged from Oasis Community Learning: o Shared Staff £180,304 (2024: £388,428) including a portion for senior management, community hub and Secure School support working.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: OCL recharged costs to School-Led Development Trust Limited (£168,294)
“Cross charged to Oasis Community Learning: o Shared Staff £884,045 (2024: £956,843) support and administrative staff, governance and chaplaincy.”
“Cross-charged from Oasis Community Learning: o Shared Staff £180,304 (2024: £388,428) including a portion for senior management, community hub and Secure School support working.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Cooper Parry Group Limited. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education). This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2025

  • Volunteers: 1,250
  • Government income: £253,418,000 — contracts £253,418,000 (1); 74% of the £344,497,000 total gross income on the same return
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 430 (£60,001–£70,000: 204; £70,001–£80,000: 112; £80,001–£90,000: 38; £90,001–£100,000: 27; £100,001–£110,000: 15; £110,001–£120,000: 11; £120,001–£130,000: 5; £130,001–£140,000: 6; £140,001–£150,000: 6; £150,001–£200,000: 5; £200,001–£250,000: 1)
  • Has a trading subsidiary

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2024

  • Volunteers: 850
  • Government income: £247,446,000 — contracts £247,446,000 (1); 74% of the £335,019,000 total gross income on the same return
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 347 (£60,001–£70,000: 168; £70,001–£80,000: 78; £80,001–£90,000: 39; £90,001–£100,000: 19; £100,001–£110,000: 14; £110,001–£120,000: 10; £120,001–£130,000: 6; £130,001–£140,000: 8; £140,001–£150,000: 1; £150,001–£200,000: 4)
  • Has a trading subsidiary

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2023

  • Volunteers: 870
  • Government income: £229,704,000 — contracts £229,704,000 (1); 83% of the £277,273,000 total gross income on the same return
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 268 (£60,001–£70,000: 131; £70,001–£80,000: 53; £80,001–£90,000: 26; £90,001–£100,000: 20; £100,001–£110,000: 17; £110,001–£120,000: 3; £120,001–£130,000: 9; £130,001–£140,000: 2; £140,001–£150,000: 2; £150,001–£200,000: 4; £200,001–£250,000: 1)
  • Has a trading subsidiary

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

In the news

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Public-sector contracts awarded

From the official Contracts Finder and Find a Tender notices (supplier matched by exact registered name). Contract income is distinct from grants.

BuyerContractAwardedValue
West Sussex County CouncilESPO Call Off - Uplift, Record Storage, Moving and Retrieval Services25/05/2026£234k

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Advertised salaries (public job ads)

Roles this charity has advertised on CharityJob, matched on the exact employer name. A different source from the statutory pay bands above: these are asking salaries for vacancies, not what anyone was paid.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)

Total income
£344.5m
Total spending
£313.9m
Cost of raising funds
£5.4m
Reserves (reported)
£18.0m
Employees
4,978

Reported reserves equal ~0.7 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 2.6 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (83% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 1.6% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£344.5m£313.9m
31/08/2024£335.0m£333.2m
31/08/2023£277.3m£277.3m
31/08/2022£250.6m£263.8m
31/08/2021£238.3m£239.0m

Common questions

Is OASIS CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total consolidated income for the year was £344.5m, resulting in a net surplus of £30.6m. The group holds £15.4m in unrestricted funds, which the trustees report is sufficient to meet their stated reserves policy of three months' operating costs for most entities. The directors confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the group's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Cooper Parry Group Limited.

Who funds OASIS CHARITABLE TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name OASIS CHARITABLE TRUST as a grant recipient include MISSION44, SODEXO STOP HUNGER FOUNDATION, Q CHARITABLE TRUST, THE S M B TRUST, THE ROYAL FOUNDATION OF THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS OF WALES.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
MISSION44FY2025£62kResearch
SODEXO STOP HUNGER FOUNDATIONFY2024£50k
SODEXO STOP HUNGER FOUNDATIONFY2023£25k
Q CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£25k
THE S M B TRUSTFY2023£3k
THE S M B TRUSTFY2025£3k
THE S M B TRUSTFY2022£3k
THE S M B TRUSTFY2024£3k
THE ROYAL FOUNDATION OF THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS OF WALESFY2025£2kHomewards programme delivery
THE S M B TRUSTFY2021£2kAdvancement of religion
FOREST OF DEAN COMMUNITY CHURCHFY2025£1kGrants for UK and overseas mission
GOWLING WLG (UK) CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£500
GOWLING WLG (UK) CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£500

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund02/08/2019£10kTrain the Trainer
The National Lottery Community Fund05/12/2007£997kFaith to Engage
The National Lottery Community Fund17/09/2007£7kBuilding Community Cohesion
The National Lottery Community Fund25/05/2007£8kIdentification and analysis of community needs and priorities
The National Lottery Community Fund23/01/2007£10kFaithworks Regional Networks
The National Lottery Community Fund21/11/2004£5kOasis Housing @ No. 3

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE NISBET TRUST1£68k
QUARTET COMMUNITY FOUNDATION1£16k
THE PHILIP AND CONNIE PHILLIPS FOUNDATION1£5k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with Oasis Charity Limited.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
OASIS CHARITABLE TRUST£344.5m——above—no doubt
Oasis Charity Limited FY2025£426k—0unclear—no doubt
OASIS COMMUNITY TRUST FY2025£36k—0above—no doubt
OASIS COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS FY2025£8.9mmore than £60,0001unclear—no doubt
OASIS COMMUNITY HUB: ISLE OF SHEPPEY FY2025£67k—0above—no doubt
OASIS COMMUNITY HUB: NORTH BRISTOL FY2025£184k—0below—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.