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MYVISION OXFORDSHIRE

Registered charity 1140556 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as OAB, OXFORDSHIRE ASSOCIATION FOR THE BLIND

Provision of support for blind and visually impaired, primarily in Oxfordshire.

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Latest income
£550k
Latest spending
£563k
Registered
2011
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £7,645 for the year, with total funds decreasing slightly to £914,196. However, the trustees confirm that free unrestricted reserves of £422,725 meet the stated policy of holding six months of expenditure, having increased reserves to eight months to manage inflationary costs. The charity is not dependent on external funding to continue its operations, as confirmed by the independent examiner's report.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months of expenditure, excluding depreciation (held: £423k)
“MyVision Oxfordshire plans to hold free reserves to cover six months of expenditure, excluding depreciation” — page 14
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — MyVision Oxfordshire (matched by registered charity number).

Property (HM Land Registry)

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

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

Total income
£550k
Total spending
£563k
Cost of raising funds
£75k
Reserves (reported)
£423k
Employees
13

Reported reserves equal ~9.0 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 13.7% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.9%) (benchmarks).

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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
31/03/2025£550k£563k
31/03/2024£662k£489k
31/03/2023£340k£339k
31/03/2022£278k£258k
31/03/2021£322k£224k

Common questions

Is MYVISION OXFORDSHIRE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £7,645 for the year, with total funds decreasing slightly to £914,196. However, the trustees confirm that free unrestricted reserves of £422,725 meet the stated policy of holding six months of expenditure, having increased reserves to eight months to manage inflationary costs. The charity is not dependent on external funding to continue its operations, as confirmed by the independent examiner's report. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds MYVISION OXFORDSHIRE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name MYVISION OXFORDSHIRE as a grant recipient include E B M CHARITABLE TRUST, THE POWELL FAMILY FOUNDATION, THOMAS POCKLINGTON TRUST, THE WILL CHARITABLE TRUST, MIDDLE WAY TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
E B M CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£30kGrant paid to institution
E B M CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£25k
E B M CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£20k
THE POWELL FAMILY FOUNDATIONFY2024£20k
E B M CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£15k
THE POWELL FAMILY FOUNDATIONFY2023£15k
THOMAS POCKLINGTON TRUSTFY2023£14kGet Set Progress Internship programme
THOMAS POCKLINGTON TRUSTFY2023£12kRegular grants programme and close partners
THOMAS POCKLINGTON TRUSTFY2024£10kRegular grants programme
THE WILL CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£10k
E B M CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£10k
MIDDLE WAY TRUSTFY2024£10k
THE WILL CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£10kCare of the Blind, Prevention of, or Cure of Blindness
KATHLEEN BERYL SLEIGH CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£10k
THOMAS POCKLINGTON TRUSTFY2022£10kGet Set Progress Internship programme
THOMAS POCKLINGTON TRUSTFY2022£10kTargeted funding programme
THE HELEN ROLL CHARITYFY2024£6k
MIDDLE WAY TRUSTFY2023£5k
MIDDLE WAY TRUSTFY2025£5k
BANBURY CHARITIESFY2023£5k
THE HELEN ROLL CHARITYFY2025£5k
KATHLEEN BERYL SLEIGH CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£5k
THE ADRIAN SWIRE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£5k
THE ADRIAN SWIRE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2021£5k
THE HELEN ROLL CHARITYFY2023£3k
D L M CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£3k
MR AND MRS J A PYE'S CHARITABLE SETTLEMENTFY2023£3k
BARNSBURY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£3k
THE ADRIAN SWIRE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£3k
BANBURY CHARITIESFY2022£2kGrant to institutions
MISS W E LAWRENCE 1973 CHARITABLE SETTLEMENTFY2022£2k
THE HELEN ROLL CHARITYFY2022£2k
VISIONARY - LINKING LOCAL SIGHT LOSS CHARITIESFY2024£2kMaking Lived Experience Matter Project
THE EDGAR E LAWLEY FOUNDATIONFY2022£2k
MISS W E LAWRENCE 1973 CHARITABLE SETTLEMENTFY2023£1k
THE LORD FARINGDON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£1k
MR AND MRS J A PYE'S CHARITABLE SETTLEMENTFY2023£1k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund19/01/2024£19kCommunity Engagement Project
Postcode Lottery03/04/2023£11kUnrestricted Funding
Oxford City Council01/04/2019£5kGrant to Oxfordshire Association for the Blind