OAKWOOD EDUCATION

Registered charity 1123924 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

to advance education by providing education to the local community for children and adults including e-learning,health education and sports and leisure training and activities and to promote religious harmony for the benefit of the public.

Objects

1 ADVANCE EDUCATION BY PROVIDING EDUCATION TO THE LOCAL COMMUNITY FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS INCLUDING E-LEARNING, HEALTH EDUCATION AND SPORTS AND LEISURE TRAINING AND ACTIVITIES.2 PROMOTE RELIGIOUS HARMONY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO EDUCATING FAITH COMMUNITIES ON EACH OTHERSã FAITHS, ORGANISING INTERFAITH SPORTING AND RECREATIONAL EVENTS.3 ADVANCE THE RELIGION OF ISLAM.

Area of benefit: UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE LUTON, BEDFORDSHIRE

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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Latest income
£596k
Latest spending
£682k
Registered
2008
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £85,772 for the year ended 31 August 2025, resulting in total reserves decreasing to £795,727 from £881,499 in the prior year. The trustees confirm that the organization is operating on a going concern basis with adequate resources to continue its activities. The primary funding sources identified are tuition fees from students and grants received for nursery funding.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education). This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.

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.

Corporate structure

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Oakwood Primary School (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.

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold); recorded price paid £800k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)

Total income
£596k
Total spending
£682k
Reserves (reported)
£796k
Employees
27

Reported reserves equal ~14.0 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (98% 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 (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bedford · Central Bedfordshire · Luton

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£596k£682k
31/08/2024£704k£674k
31/08/2023£685k£657k
31/08/2022£516k£611k
31/08/2021£534k£617k

Common questions

Is OAKWOOD EDUCATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £85,772 for the year ended 31 August 2025, resulting in total reserves decreasing to £795,727 from £881,499 in the prior year. The trustees confirm that the organization is operating on a going concern basis with adequate resources to continue its activities. The primary funding sources identified are tuition fees from students and grants received for nursery funding. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with OAKWOOD SCHOOL.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
OAKWOOD EDUCATION£596k—0unclear—no doubt
OAKWOOD SCHOOL FY2025£4.3m——above—no doubt
OAKWOOD COMMUNITY PLAYGROUP FY2025£225k—0unclear—no doubt
HILDEN OAKS SCHOOL EDUCATIONAL TRUST LIMITED FY2025£2.5m£70,001 - £80,000—below—no doubt
OAKHILL EDUCATION TRUST FY2025£1.8m—0unclear—no doubt
EDUCATION FOR LIFE FY2025£231k—0below—no doubt

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