TANDEM IN OXFORDSHIRE

Registered charity 1078112 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as TANDEM

Mental health befriending project.

Objects

THE RELIEF OF PERSONS WITH MENTAL DISTRESS BY THE PROVISION OF A BEFRIENDING SERVICE WITHIN OXFORDSHIRE

Area of benefit: OXFORDSHIRE

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

Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£27k
Latest spending
£29k
Registered
1999
Accounts read
FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that expenditure marginally exceeded income for the period, resulting in a drawdown of reserves. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £6,000, which the trustees state are held to cover the possibility of being forced to wind up. The trustees note uncertainty regarding the ability to maintain necessary funding levels.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: to cover the possibility of the charity being forced to wind up (held: £6k)
“Reserves are held to cover the possibility of the charity being forced to wind up.”
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
“There is always uncertainty in whether we can maintain the necessary level of funding.”
Per its FY2026 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 fundraising profile: JustGiving — Tandem in Oxfordshire (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Oxfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2026£27k£29k
31/03/2025£16k£26k
31/03/2024£26k£26k
31/03/2023£38k£34k
31/03/2022£17k£15k

Common questions

Is TANDEM IN OXFORDSHIRE financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that expenditure marginally exceeded income for the period, resulting in a drawdown of reserves. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £6,000, which the trustees state are held to cover the possibility of being forced to wind up. The trustees note uncertainty regarding the ability to maintain necessary funding levels. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund21/08/2025£11kTandem
The National Lottery Community Fund30/11/2023£10kTandem
The National Lottery Community Fund08/11/2012£10kTandem Development Project
The National Lottery Community Fund13/09/2005£123kBefriending Partnership