OCKENDEN INTERNATIONAL

Registered charity 1053720 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Ockenden International works to support refugees, displaced people and their host communities as well as those returning from where they had fled with a view to facilitating the self-reliance of these target groups and their communities. Work is primarily overseas but also historically in the UK. Since 2010 Ockenden International has acted as a grant making body.

Causes: Overseas Aid/famine Relief · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£80k
Latest spending
£254k
Registered
1996
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £9,261 for the year ended 30 June 2025, compared to a surplus in the prior year. Total unrestricted funds stood at £3,146,411, which the trustees consider sufficient to sustain activity for at least the next twelve months. The charity is a grant-making entity with no stated reserves policy target, relying on investment earnings and donations to fund its operations.

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

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: Ms Judith Ingham, a trustee, is a consultant with Withers, the charity's solicitors. As permitted by the Memorandum and Articles of Association, Withers charged the charity a total of £54,308.63 (2024: £40,217) for legal advice.
“Ms Judith Ingham, a trustee, is a consultant with Withers, the charity's solicitors. As permitted by the Memorandum and Articles of Association, Withers charged the charity a total of £54,308.63 (2024: £40,217) for legal advice.” — page 17
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Ockenden International (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/06/2025£80k£254k
30/06/2024£327k£217k
30/06/2023£130k£203k
30/06/2022£76k£223k
30/06/2021£80k£242k

Common questions

Is OCKENDEN INTERNATIONAL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £9,261 for the year ended 30 June 2025, compared to a surplus in the prior year. Total unrestricted funds stood at £3,146,411, which the trustees consider sufficient to sustain activity for at least the next twelve months. The charity is a grant-making entity with no stated reserves policy target, relying on investment earnings and donations to fund its operations. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.