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ASPIRE OXFORDSHIRE COMMUNITY ENTERPRISE LIMITED

Registered charity 1117726 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

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Latest income
£2.8m
Latest spending
£2.7m
Registered
2007
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with an unrestricted fund of £570,325, which is marginally below the mid-point of its reserves policy target range of £397,000 to £795,000. Per the trustees' report, the charity faces risks related to short-term funding cycles and uncertainty over public service funding, but maintains sufficient resources to continue as a going concern for at least twelve months.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy
“the charity’s unrestricted general fund (excluding the unrestricted fixed asset reserve, see note 19b) of £558,500 was marginally below the mid-point of the range, but with the knowledge of needing to call on these reserves in the coming financial year.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donations from trustees
“Donations amounting to £1,511 (2024: £1,373) were received from four trustees (2024: four) and grants totalling £16,000 (2024: £15,000) were received from a company or trust where a trustee holds a director or trustee role. These donations were received in the normal course of business.” — page 45
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Aspire Enterprise Services Limited
“The consolidated financial statements incorporate the financial statements of Aspire Oxfordshire Community Enterprise Limited (“Aspire”, the charity) and Aspire Enterprise Services Limited (“AESL”), the charity’s wholly-owned subsidiary” — page 26
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Gravita Audit Oxford LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£2.8m
Total spending
£2.7m
Cost of raising funds
£107k
Reserves (reported)
£399k
Employees
59

Reported reserves equal ~1.8 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

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

Operates in: Buckinghamshire · Milton Keynes · Oxfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£2.8m£2.7m
31/03/2024£2.8m£2.7m
31/03/2023£2.7m£2.8m
31/03/2022£2.9m£2.8m
31/03/2021£2.5m£2.0m

Common questions

Is ASPIRE OXFORDSHIRE COMMUNITY ENTERPRISE LIMITED financially healthy?

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with an unrestricted fund of £570,325, which is marginally below the mid-point of its reserves policy target range of £397,000 to £795,000. Per the trustees' report, the charity faces risks related to short-term funding cycles and uncertainty over public service funding, but maintains sufficient resources to continue as a going concern for at least twelve months. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Gravita Audit Oxford LLP.