OXFORD CENTRE FOR RELIGION AND PUBLIC LIFE

Registered charity 1139185 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as OCRPL

Latest income

£413k

Latest spending

£815k

Registered

2010

We have not yet analysed this charity’s accounts. Register data shown below.

Charity Commission inquiry

The Charity Commission launched statutory inquiries into four charities linked to the 'Barnabas Family' due to identified risks regarding shared premises, trustees, and fund flows with Barnabas Fund, which is itself under inquiry. The regulator has frozen bank accounts or restricted transactions for the charities to protect charitable assets while it assesses trustee compliance and potential misconduct.

Per the Commission’s published report. Summary is automated; the official report is authoritative.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2023)

Total income

£937k

Total spending

£831k

Reserves (reported)

£0

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

Bishop Dr Joshua H K Banda
CAROLINE JULIA CHENEVIX KERSLAKE · trustee of 3 other charities
Canon Dr Christopher Michael Neville Sugden · trustee of 4 other charities
Dr Basilius Mbanze Kasera
Dr Yassir Andrew Eric
Rev Lydia Nabunya Nsaale Kitayimbwa

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

Operates in: India · Kenya · Oxfordshire · South Africa · Sri Lanka

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£413k	£815k
31/12/2023	£937k	£831k
31/12/2022	£886k	£682k
31/12/2021	£364k	£394k
31/05/2021	£490k	£519k

Common questions

Who funds OXFORD CENTRE FOR RELIGION AND PUBLIC LIFE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name OXFORD CENTRE FOR RELIGION AND PUBLIC LIFE as a grant recipient include TBF TRUST.

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.

CAROLINE JULIA CHENEVIX KERSLAKE — trustee here and at TBF TRUST
Canon Dr Christopher Michael Neville Sugden — trustee here and at TBF TRUST

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount
TBF TRUST	FY2025	£46k