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THE OXFORD EVANGELICAL PASTORATE

Registered charity 1136848 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Christian charity working with post-graduate and undergraduate students in Oxford - principally with post-graduates

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Latest income
£124k
Latest spending
£187k
Registered
2010
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity is not in a sustainable financial position, with current annual income of £124,076 failing to meet expenditure of £186,932. Despite this deficit, the charity holds unrestricted general funds of £1,210,289, which the trustees consider sufficient to cover budgeted operating expenditure for the foreseeable future. The charity has stated strategies to close the funding gap within three years through trusts, grants, and major donors.

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

What the accounts disclose

Fundraising cost ratio: 7.6% of fundraised income, as disclosed
“Fundraising costs 7,073” — page 14
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: sufficient to cover the budgeted operating expenditure for the foreseeable future (held: £1.2m)
“The level of unrestricted reserves held is sufficient to cover the budgeted operating expenditure for the foreseeable future.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: DCM paid the charity £27,592 during the year to administer DCM conferences
“Professor Adriaan Louis, Trustee, was a member of the SMT of DCM. DCM paid the charity £27,592 during the year to administer DCM conferences (2024: £28,312) and reimbursed expenses.” — page 22
“Mr John Tranter, was a Trustee of St Aldates PCC, a donor organisation. The Oxford Evangelical Pastorate paid St Aldates PCC £2,402 during the year to run the Postgraduate Student Welcome Dinner (2024: £2,160).” — page 22
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The Oxford Evangelical Pastorate paid St Aldates PCC £2,402 during the year to run the Postgraduate Student Welcome Dinner
“Professor Adriaan Louis, Trustee, was a member of the SMT of DCM. DCM paid the charity £27,592 during the year to administer DCM conferences (2024: £28,312) and reimbursed expenses.” — page 22
“Mr John Tranter, was a Trustee of St Aldates PCC, a donor organisation. The Oxford Evangelical Pastorate paid St Aldates PCC £2,402 during the year to run the Postgraduate Student Welcome Dinner (2024: £2,160).” — page 22
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustees and close family donated £4,080 without conditions
“Professor Adriaan Louis, Trustee, was a member of the SMT of DCM. DCM paid the charity £27,592 during the year to administer DCM conferences (2024: £28,312) and reimbursed expenses.” — page 22
“Mr John Tranter, was a Trustee of St Aldates PCC, a donor organisation. The Oxford Evangelical Pastorate paid St Aldates PCC £2,402 during the year to run the Postgraduate Student Welcome Dinner (2024: £2,160).” — page 22
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The charity donated £2,000 to run the Postgraduate Student Welcome
“Professor Adriaan Louis, Trustee, was a member of the SMT of DCM. DCM paid the charity £27,592 during the year to administer DCM conferences (2024: £28,312) and reimbursed expenses.” — page 22
“Mr John Tranter, was a Trustee of St Aldates PCC, a donor organisation. The Oxford Evangelical Pastorate paid St Aldates PCC £2,402 during the year to run the Postgraduate Student Welcome Dinner (2024: £2,160).” — page 22
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (2 freehold); recorded price paid £165k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Oxfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/09/2025£124k£187k
30/09/2024£129k£180k
30/09/2023£166k£172k
30/09/2022£119k£147k
30/09/2021£97k£136k

Common questions

Is THE OXFORD EVANGELICAL PASTORATE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity is not in a sustainable financial position, with current annual income of £124,076 failing to meet expenditure of £186,932. Despite this deficit, the charity holds unrestricted general funds of £1,210,289, which the trustees consider sufficient to cover budgeted operating expenditure for the foreseeable future. The charity has stated strategies to close the funding gap within three years through trusts, grants, and major donors. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE OXFORD EVANGELICAL PASTORATE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE OXFORD EVANGELICAL PASTORATE as a grant recipient include THE ASHBURNHAM THANKSGIVING TRUST, THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST ANDREW, OXFORD.

Shared trustees with funders

Register facts shown side by side: a person serves as trustee of both this charity and a funder whose accounts record grants to it. Shared trusteeship is lawful and common; well-run charities manage it through declared-interest procedures.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE ASHBURNHAM THANKSGIVING TRUSTFY2025£3k
THE ASHBURNHAM THANKSGIVING TRUSTFY2024£1k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST ANDREW, OXFORDFY2024£1kMission Partner