OXFORD POVERTY ACTION

Registered charity 1070645 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as OXPAT

OxPat collects money through donations, fundraising events and boxes in Oxford businesses and colleges to alleviate the needs of the homeless and vulnerably housed. Run by volunteers, all income is distributed between Oxford homeless agencies chosen annually. Individual applications are considered. Administration costs are met by specific contributions from Oxford businesses.

Objects

FOR THE RELIEF OF THE EFFECTS OF POVERTY, SICKNESS, DISABLEMENT AND OLD AGE.

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: Education/training · 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)

Latest income

£42k

Latest spending

£45k

Registered

1998

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total income for 2025 was £42,361.47, a marked decrease from the previous year, while total expenditure was £44,998.96. This resulted in a net deficit of £2,637.49 and a closing bank balance of £396.20. The trustees note that operating expenses were minimal, representing only 0.034% of income.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Private Donations (Gift Aid) (44% of income)

“The largest lines of Income (excluding any Gift Aid claim from HM Revenue and Customs) are “Private Donation (Gift Aid)” which are mainly standing orders from long-standing donors with associated Gift-Aid declarations” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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.

Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

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 31/12/2025

Volunteers: 5
Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

Volunteers: 5
Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

Volunteers: 6
Grant-making is its main activity

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

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

Trustees · trustee networks

PATRICK MULVIHILLchair
DEBORAH JANE CEADEL
Kathleen Mary Huntley
Margaret Elizabeth MOVSHON
Paul Tomasz Armstrong
Rev Mary Sandra Gurr

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

Operates in: Oxfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£42k	£45k
31/12/2024	£79k	£77k
31/12/2023	£62k	£65k
31/12/2022	£56k	£54k
31/12/2021	£72k	£72k

Common questions

Is OXFORD POVERTY ACTION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total income for 2025 was £42,361.47, a marked decrease from the previous year, while total expenditure was £44,998.96. This resulted in a net deficit of £2,637.49 and a closing bank balance of £396.20. The trustees note that operating expenses were minimal, representing only 0.034% of income. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE STANTON BALLARD CHARITABLE TRUST	4	£64k
MILLS AND REEVE CHARITABLE TRUST	3	£15k
MR AND MRS J A PYE'S CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT	3	£4k
OXFORDSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION	2	£445k
THE ADRIAN SWIRE CHARITABLE TRUST	2	£80k
THE HELEN ROLL CHARITY	2	£29k
THE LORD FARINGDON CHARITABLE TRUST	2	£14k
THE ST MICHAELS AND ALL SAINTS CHARITY	2	£6k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with OXFORDSHIRE HOMELESS MOVEMENT.

OXFORDSHIRE HOMELESS MOVEMENT income £371k
THE CITY OF OXFORD CHARITY LIMITED income £443k
OXFORD HUB income £452k
OXFORD CHURCHES DEBT CENTRE income £85k
HOMELESS OXFORDSHIRE LIMITED income £6.3m
ST ALDATES PAROCHIAL CHARITY income £322k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
OXFORD POVERTY ACTION	£42k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
OXFORDSHIRE HOMELESS MOVEMENT FY2025	£371k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE CITY OF OXFORD CHARITY LIMITED FY2025	£443k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
OXFORD HUB FY2025	£452k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
OXFORD CHURCHES DEBT CENTRE FY2026	£85k	—	—	above	—	no doubt
HOMELESS OXFORDSHIRE LIMITED FY2025	£6.3m	—	—	above	—	no doubt

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