OASIS COMMUNITY CHURCH (WORKSOP)

Registered charity 1052626 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as NEW LIFE CHURCH, WORKSOP NEW LIFE COMMUNITY CHURCH

Church and Community working with all ages/all sections of community. Working with children/young people in clubs/groups/events. Operating through OASIS Centre, Gardens & the Edge, Church meetings, Community cafes, Toddlers Group, Creative arts/crafts groups, Children's/Youth clubs, Elderly, Therapeutic Gardening, Social Enterprise work, Food Poverty Project, Befriending, Refugees, Homeless.

Objects

(I)TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN SUCH WAYS AND IN SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE CHURCH COUNCIL FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT.(II) TO RELIEVE SICKNESS AND FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AND TO PROMOTE AND PRESERVE GOOD HEALTH BY THE PROVISION OF FUNDS, GOODS OR SERVICES OF ANY KIND INCLUDING THROUGH THE PROVISION OF COUNSELLING AND SUPPORT IN SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE CHURCH COUNCIL FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT; AND(III) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN SUCH WAYS AND IN SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE CHURCH COUNCIL FROM TIME TO TIME MAY THINK FIT.

Area of benefit: IN PRACTICE WORKSOP

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 · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£301k
Latest spending
£321k
Registered
1996
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds total net assets of £625,079, comprising £159,108 in unrestricted funds and £465,972 in restricted funds. The trustees report that the financial position is healthy, noting that the purchase of the property has removed rental costs, although they aim to build reserves to cover 6 to 9 months of running costs in the future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 6 to 9 months of running costs (held: £159k)
“We are trying to raise a larger amount to be aple to keep at least 6 to 9 months running costs in reserve in the future.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Nottinghamshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
28/02/2025£301k£321k
29/02/2024£369k£277k
28/02/2023£218k£230k
28/02/2022£387k£180k
28/02/2021£205k£192k

Common questions

Is OASIS COMMUNITY CHURCH (WORKSOP) financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds total net assets of £625,079, comprising £159,108 in unrestricted funds and £465,972 in restricted funds. The trustees report that the financial position is healthy, noting that the purchase of the property has removed rental costs, although they aim to build reserves to cover 6 to 9 months of running costs in the future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Sport England25/10/2024£5kCF - OASIS TRANSFORM
UK government25/10/2024£5kALB-Sport England-CF - OASIS TRANSFORM
Postcode Lottery29/07/2024£25kUnrestricted Funding
The National Lottery Community Fund04/07/2024£20kOASIS - BEFRIEND
The National Lottery Community Fund02/06/2023£70kOasis Creative
The National Lottery Community Fund17/02/2023£91kOASIS - 'Gardening/Flowers for Life' Projects
The National Lottery Heritage Fund13/10/2022£10k"OASIS - Pilgrim Perspectives"
The National Lottery Community Fund29/09/2022£10kOASIS -LIFELINE BEFRIENDERS
UK government12/08/2022£10kCovenant Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund14/04/2022£10kOASIS JUBILEE CELEBRATIONS
Sport England14/05/2021£8kTGC CF OASIS – PROJECT GIRL POWER
UK government02/10/2020£10kCoronavirus Community Support Fund
UK government18/05/2020£5kVSCE CMC Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund15/05/2020£10kOPERATION OASIS
The National Lottery Community Fund06/12/2019£10kOASIS - ONLINE PROJECT
The National Lottery Heritage Fund16/03/2017£10k"OASIS - Worksop Liquorice Gardens History Project"
The National Lottery Community Fund25/08/2016£10kOASIS - Four Seasons Festival
The National Lottery Heritage Fund19/03/2014£10k"OASIS Community Centre local history project"
The National Lottery Community Fund19/08/2010£10kOasis Centre - Community Internet Access Suite