THE OXFORDSHIRE CARE PARTNERSHIP

Registered charity 1087554 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To provide care to elderly people in Oxfordshire through care homes specialising in residential, dementia and nursing care, together with intermediate and day care.Care in the community is also provided in Oxfordshire in hospitals, at home and through the provision of extra care housing.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · Get email alerts

Latest income
£29.6m
Latest spending
£30.0m
Registered
2001
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £2.2m for the year, reducing unrestricted reserves from £4.0m to £1.8m. The trustees confirmed the charity is a going concern with adequate resources to continue operations for the foreseeable future, supported by contractual void mechanisms that mitigate operating risk.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Charitable activities (99% of income)
“Incoming resources from charitable activities include fees for residential care from OCC and charges for the provision of services to the National Health Service.” — page 20
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: limited reserves need to be held to ensure the sustainability of the Charity (held: £1.8m)
“In recent years, Trustees have chosen to build reserves; however, because the operating risk of the Charity sits within OSJCT, the Trustees have acknowledged that limited reserves need to be held to ensure the sustainability of the Charity.” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The Charity wholly subcontracts the care of residents in the care homes to OSJCT. OSJCT is the registered operator of the care homes and employs the employees working in the homes and at a support level in the county office.
“The Charity wholly subcontracts the care of residents in the care homes to OSJCT. OSJCT is the registered operator of the care homes and employs the employees working in the homes and at a support level in the county office. Similarly, the Charity subcontracts the development and capital funding of the new care homes to bpha.” — page 5
“Similarly, the Charity subcontracts the development and capital funding of the new care homes to bpha.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The Charity subcontracts the development and capital funding of the new care homes to bpha.
“The Charity wholly subcontracts the care of residents in the care homes to OSJCT. OSJCT is the registered operator of the care homes and employs the employees working in the homes and at a support level in the county office. Similarly, the Charity subcontracts the development and capital funding of the new care homes to bpha.” — page 5
“Similarly, the Charity subcontracts the development and capital funding of the new care homes to bpha.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The existing care homes and County Council controlled development sites are leased from OCC to the Charity on 60-year operating leases with the exception of one site. The development sites are underlet by the Charity to bpha with a contractual commitment to develop and fund the new care homes.
“The Charity wholly subcontracts the care of residents in the care homes to OSJCT. OSJCT is the registered operator of the care homes and employs the employees working in the homes and at a support level in the county office. Similarly, the Charity subcontracts the development and capital funding of the new care homes to bpha.” — page 5
“Similarly, the Charity subcontracts the development and capital funding of the new care homes to bpha.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The Charity receives income from the NHS for property rental at the Chipping Norton site.
“The Charity wholly subcontracts the care of residents in the care homes to OSJCT. OSJCT is the registered operator of the care homes and employs the employees working in the homes and at a support level in the county office. Similarly, the Charity subcontracts the development and capital funding of the new care homes to bpha.” — page 5
“Similarly, the Charity subcontracts the development and capital funding of the new care homes to bpha.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The Charity subcontracts the provision of care to OSJCT which means all operating risk sits with OSJCT rather than OCP.
“The Charity wholly subcontracts the care of residents in the care homes to OSJCT. OSJCT is the registered operator of the care homes and employs the employees working in the homes and at a support level in the county office. Similarly, the Charity subcontracts the development and capital funding of the new care homes to bpha.” — page 5
“Similarly, the Charity subcontracts the development and capital funding of the new care homes to bpha.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by BDO LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

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.

Property (HM Land Registry)

36 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 27/03/2026)

Total income
£29.6m
Total spending
£30.0m
Reserves (reported)
£1.3m
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~0.5 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (99% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.8%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Oxfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
27/03/2026£29.6m£30.0m
27/03/2025£29.1m£31.3m
27/03/2024£29.1m£28.8m
27/03/2023£25.8m£25.6m
27/03/2022£24.4m£24.5m

Common questions

Is THE OXFORDSHIRE CARE PARTNERSHIP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £2.2m for the year, reducing unrestricted reserves from £4.0m to £1.8m. The trustees confirmed the charity is a going concern with adequate resources to continue operations for the foreseeable future, supported by contractual void mechanisms that mitigate operating risk. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by BDO LLP.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE GLOUCESTERSHIRE CARE PARTNERSHIP.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE OXFORDSHIRE CARE PARTNERSHIP£29.6m—0unclear—no doubt
THE GLOUCESTERSHIRE CARE PARTNERSHIP FY2025£17.9m—0below—material uncertainty
AGE UK OXFORDSHIRE FY2025£6.5m£80,001 - £90,0001unclear—no doubt
ACTION FOR CARERS (OXFORDSHIRE) LTD FY2025£1.0m—0unclear—no doubt
DAYBREAK OXFORD FY2026£422k—0above—no doubt
OXFORDSHIRE CROSSROADS FY2025£2.1m£60,000 or more1below—no doubt

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