DAYBREAK OXFORD

Registered charity 1113182 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Charity, Daybreak Oxford, provides Day Clubs where adult members who are living with a dementia can enjoy a safe, caring and stimulating environment with activities suited to their needs. The service is also a respite for carers of our members. They can leave their loved ones with us, knowing they are looked after by trained and experienced staff who help them live well with their dementia.

Objects

THE OBJECTS ARE TO SUPPORT PERSONS LIVING WITH A DEMENTIA AND THEIR CARERS BY THE PROVISION OF RELIEF THROUGH DAY CARE SERVICES

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.

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Registered contact address: Oxford, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£422k

Latest spending

£401k

Registered

2006

Accounts read

FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves of £128,254 comfortably meet the charity's target of maintaining six months of running costs. The trustees consider the charity a going concern, supported by multi-year grant funding and access to reserves to manage risks. The charity reported a net movement in funds of £20,701 for the year ended 31 March 2026.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 6 months running costs (held: £128k)

“Daybreak aspires to maintain 6 months running costs.”

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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

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 31/03/2026

Volunteers: 37
Government income: £30,873 — grants £30,873 (3); 7% of the £421,918 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

Volunteers: 25
Government income: £31,222 — grants £31,222 (3); 8% of the £405,693 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

Volunteers: 15
Government income: £135,000 — grants £135,000 (1); 32% of the £426,549 total gross income on the same return

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

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Alison Rosemary Madden
CHRISTOPHER JOHN ELINGER Loftus
Clifford Henry Grand-Scrutton
Idan Shavit
Philip Lewis Gregory

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

Operates in: Oxfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2026	£422k	£401k
31/03/2025	£406k	£435k
31/03/2024	£427k	£430k
31/03/2023	£320k	£446k
31/03/2022	£266k	£333k

Common questions

Is DAYBREAK OXFORD financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves of £128,254 comfortably meet the charity's target of maintaining six months of running costs. The trustees consider the charity a going concern, supported by multi-year grant funding and access to reserves to manage risks. The charity reported a net movement in funds of £20,701 for the year ended 31 March 2026. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds DAYBREAK OXFORD?

Funders whose own accounts filings name DAYBREAK OXFORD as a grant recipient include THE ROWSE FAMILY TRUST, THE INMAN CHARITY, THE NORTHWICK TRUST, THE ST MICHAELS AND ALL SAINTS CHARITY, MR AND MRS J A PYE'S CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE ROWSE FAMILY TRUST	FY2022	£10k
THE INMAN CHARITY	FY2022	£7k	Social - Older People and Social Welfare
THE NORTHWICK TRUST	FY2022	£5k
THE NORTHWICK TRUST	FY2021	£5k
THE ST MICHAELS AND ALL SAINTS CHARITY	FY2021	£2k	Relief of poverty/hardship
MR AND MRS J A PYE'S CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT	FY2023	£1k
THE HASLUCK CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2021	£1k

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	28/11/2025	£20k	Door-to-door transport for elderly and disabled in areas of depravation
The National Lottery Community Fund	31/10/2018	£300k	Daybreak Rosewood Dementia Day Club

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
BARCHESTER HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION	2	£16k
BANBURY CHARITIES	1	£9k
MISSES BARRIE CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£3k
THE HARRY BOTTOM CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£3k
THE CHARLES LEWIS FOUNDATION	1	£3k
SHEFFIELD TOWN TRUST	1	£2k
THE STANTON BALLARD CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£1k
THE HOSPITAL OF GILBERT, EARL OF SHREWSBURY AT SHEFFIELD	1	£855

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with KENNINGTON MEMORY CLUB.

KENNINGTON MEMORY CLUB income £40k
THE ORCHARD DEMENTIA CENTRE income £352k
THE WEEKEND DAY CENTRE FOR DEMENTIA CARE income £476k
TAPESTRY DAY CLUB income £200k
DARNALL DEMENTIA TRUST income £161k
THE OCTOBER CLUB income £45k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
DAYBREAK OXFORD	£422k	—	above	—	no doubt
KENNINGTON MEMORY CLUB FY2025	£40k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE ORCHARD DEMENTIA CENTRE FY2025	£352k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE WEEKEND DAY CENTRE FOR DEMENTIA CARE FY2025	£476k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
TAPESTRY DAY CLUB FY2025	£200k	—	below	—	no doubt
DARNALL DEMENTIA TRUST FY2025	£161k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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