RESPONSE ORGANISATION
Registered charity 1101071 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as OXFORDSHIRE GROUP HOMES, RESPONSE
The principal activities are the provision of accommodation, care and support in community based settings in the Thames Valley for people with enduring mental health needs. The charity provides services in the following general categories: Supported tenancies, Adult care homes, Domiciliary Care services and Children and Young People's services.
Causes: Education/training · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £88,000 for the year ended 31 March 2025, a reduction from the previous year's £235,000. However, the trustees note that the charity did not meet its free reserves requirement, with free reserves falling to £471,000 (1.43 weeks of expenditure) against a policy target of increasing to a minimum of six weeks over three years. The trustees acknowledge the challenges in restoring reserves to target levels in the medium term due to cost pressures exceeding revenue increases.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £471k)
“At 31 March 2025 Response did not meet the free reserves requirement.” — page 29
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: J Yates, who served as a trustee, is Chief Executive of Reading Borough Council, which commissions services from the Charity.
“J Yates, who served as a trustee of the Charity for part of the year, is Chief Executive of Reading Borough Council. Reading Borough Council (alongside other councils and NHS authorities across Oxfordshire, Berkshire and Buckinghamshire) commissions services from the Charity at rates negotiated with the relevant commissioning teams.” — page 49
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Gravita Audit Oxford LLP. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.
Corporate structure
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Response Giving (matched by registered charity number).
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.
- MIDDLETON, Richard Haydn — director, appointed 08/06/2026on trustee list
- WESTON, Lucy Jane — director, appointed 10/07/2025on trustee list
- VOGWILL, Vanessa Irene Sandra, Dr — director, appointed 22/05/2025on trustee list
- WHITE, Sherry — director, appointed 22/05/2025on trustee list
- PALMER, Bindi — director, appointed 07/03/2024on trustee list
- CORNFORTH, Christopher — director, appointed 02/03/2024on trustee list
- RUSHWORTH, Kezia — director, appointed 09/11/2023on trustee list
- MUIJEN, Matt, Dr — director, appointed 15/06/2023on trustee list
- INGE, Nicola — director, appointed 03/11/2022on trustee list
- BERG, Timothy Edward — secretary, appointed 15/12/2023
Official officers record.
Property (HM Land Registry)
18 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (10 freehold); recorded price paid £1.8m. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
CQC provider record: Response Organisation — Registered, 5 registered locations, 1 regulated activity, last inspected 16/11/2022.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram · linkedin
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£83k
Reported reserves equal ~0.3 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: 0.5% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.8%) (benchmarks).
Care Quality Commission ratings
CQC inspection ratings for services run by a provider matching this charity’s name (matched by name; verify provider identity on CQC’s site).
- Bindi Palmer
- Christopher Cornforth
- Dr Matt Muijen
- Kezia Rushworth
- Lucy Jane Weston
- Nicola Inge
- Richard Middleton
- Sherry White
- Vanessa Vogwill
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Bedford · Buckinghamshire · Central Bedfordshire · Oxfordshire · Reading · West Berkshire · Wiltshire
Income and spending
Common questions
Is RESPONSE ORGANISATION financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £88,000 for the year ended 31 March 2025, a reduction from the previous year's £235,000. However, the trustees note that the charity did not meet its free reserves requirement, with free reserves falling to £471,000 (1.43 weeks of expenditure) against a policy target of increasing to a minimum of six weeks over three years. The trustees acknowledge the challenges in restoring reserves to target levels in the medium term due to cost pressures exceeding revenue increases. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Gravita Audit Oxford LLP.
Who funds RESPONSE ORGANISATION?
Funders whose own accounts filings name RESPONSE ORGANISATION as a grant recipient include THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED, GERALD PALMER ELING TRUST COMPANY, THE S M B TRUST, THE CHRISTOPHER LAING FOUNDATION, ANSON CHARITABLE TRUST.
Known funders
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