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Connection Support

Registered charity 1049740 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CONNECTION OXFORD

Our team of staff members and volunteers work alongside people to overcome the challenges they face in life. We do this to work towards our ultimate goal of solving homelessness and helping people achieve independence.

Objects

4.1 The Charity's objects are:4.1.1 to prevent people from becoming socially excluded; and4.1.2 to support the needs of those who are socially excluded and assist them in acquiring a settled way of life in their community, including through the provision of supported accommodation where appropriate.For the purposes of the objects, socially excluded means excluded from society, or parts of society, as a result of one or more of the following factors: homelessness; trauma; unemployment; financial hardship; disability; physical or mental health; migration; experience of the public care or penal system.

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 · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Oxford, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Received the assets of HOUSING INTERACTION TRUST (charity 1087717) — merger registered 20/04/2016.
Source: Charity Commission register of merged charities (OGL v3.0).
Latest income
£10.1m
Latest spending
£9.9m
Registered
1995
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £142k for the year, with charitable income increasing by 16.5% to £10,066k. Free unrestricted reserves were £2,267k at year-end, which the trustees confirm remained within the target range of £2,100k to £2,640k required for financial stability. The auditor confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting was appropriate with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Fundraising cost ratio: 0.6% of fundraised income, as disclosed
“Of total expenditure, 99.4% related to charitable activities, with the balancing 0.6% dedicated to the cost of raising funds.” — page 41
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: four months’ full payroll and operational costs (held: £2.3m)
“It is the policy of Connection Support to maintain free unrestricted reserves (that is, unrestricted reserves not invested in fixed assets or designated for specific purposes) at a target level which can finance at least four months’ full payroll and operational costs.” — page 39
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Gravita Audit Oxford LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed 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 31/03/2025

  • Volunteers: 123
  • Government income: £6,356,443 — contracts £6,321,901 (15), grants £34,542 (2); 63% of the £10,081,019 total gross income on the same return
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 4 (£60,001–£70,000: 2; £70,001–£80,000: 1; £90,001–£100,000: 1)

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

  • Volunteers: 120
  • Government income: £6,685,321 — contracts £6,685,321 (16); 77% of the £8,640,997 total gross income on the same return
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 2 (£60,001–£70,000: 1; £80,001–£90,000: 1)

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023

  • Volunteers: 85
  • Government income: £6,037,876 — contracts £6,037,876 (23); 70% of the £8,584,964 total gross income on the same return
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 2 (£60,001–£70,000: 1; £70,001–£80,000: 1)

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

In the news

Recent coverage mentioning this charity by name (automated match; headlines belong to their publishers).

Corporate structure

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Connection Support (matched by registered charity number).

Leadership, per the charity’s website

Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

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
Midlands Partnership Foundation TrustAdult Integrated Drug and Alcohol treatment and Recovery Service (Bucks)——
Milton Keynes City CouncilMilton Keynes City Council Mental Health Pathway Framework——

Property (HM Land Registry)

3 registered titles 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.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£10.1m
Total spending
£9.9m
Cost of raising funds
£58k
Reserves (reported)
£2.3m
Employees
219

Reported reserves equal ~2.7 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (91% 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: 0.6% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.7%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Buckinghamshire · Milton Keynes · Oxfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£10.1m£9.9m
31/03/2024£8.6m£8.4m
31/03/2023£8.6m£8.2m
31/03/2022£7.5m£7.3m
31/03/2021£5.9m£5.8m

Common questions

Is Connection Support financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £142k for the year, with charitable income increasing by 16.5% to £10,066k. Free unrestricted reserves were £2,267k at year-end, which the trustees confirm remained within the target range of £2,100k to £2,640k required for financial stability. The auditor confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting was appropriate with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Gravita Audit Oxford LLP.

Who funds Connection Support?

Funders whose own accounts filings name Connection Support as a grant recipient include THE TONY AND SHEELAGH WILLIAMS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, THE STANTON BALLARD CHARITABLE TRUST, THE CITY OF OXFORD CHARITY LIMITED, THOMAS HICKMAN'S CHARITY.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE TONY AND SHEELAGH WILLIAMS CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2024£226kpartnership for Thrive initiative
BUCKINGHAMSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONFY2023£159kBucks Poverty Collaborative
BUCKINGHAMSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONFY2025£52kCollaborative work with hyper-local partners aimed at reaching those who have ‘fallen through the gaps’ of existing support
THE STANTON BALLARD CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£11kCharitable purposes in and around the City of Oxford
THE CITY OF OXFORD CHARITY LIMITEDFY2024£8k
THE CITY OF OXFORD CHARITY LIMITEDFY2025£4k
THOMAS HICKMAN'S CHARITYFY2023£4k
THOMAS HICKMAN'S CHARITYFY2024£3k
LANDAID CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITEDFY2025£3k
THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITEDFY2023£3kHomelessness
WILLIAM HARDING'S CHARITYFY2024£2kRelief in Need
SKIPTON BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2024£2k
THE LORD FARINGDON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£1k
DORIS FIELD CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£1kSingle payment
ANSON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£1kCharitable Donation
THE CARRINGTON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£500
THE CARRINGTON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£500
THE CARRINGTON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£500
THE CARRINGTON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£500
WILLIAM HARDING'S CHARITYFY2025amount not stated
THOMAS HICKMAN'S CHARITYFY2025amount not stated

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
QUARTET COMMUNITY FOUNDATION1£4.7m
THE MEDLOCK CHARITABLE TRUST1£145k
TRUST FOR LONDON1£44k
THE PRESTON FAMILY CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT1£25k
THE ROPER FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST1£25k
THE PORTO CHARITABLE TRUST1£25k
LORD LEVERHULME'S CHARITABLE TRUST1£20k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF WINDLESHAM1£14k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with RECONNECTION.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
Connection Support£10.1m—0within0.6%no doubt
RECONNECTION FY2026£36k—0unclear—no doubt
AGE CONNECTED FY2025£177k—0unclear—no doubt
ACCOMMODATION CONCERN FY2025£1.9m£60,001 - £70,0001unclear—no doubt
CONNECT COUNSELLING SERVICE FY2025£140k—0unclear—no doubt
CONNECT FOUNDATION FOR MENTAL HEALTH FY2025£265k—0unclear—no doubt

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