OXFORD PRIDE GROUP LTD
PROMOTE EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AND IN PARTICULAR THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF SEXUAL ORIENTATION, INCLUDING IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY RAISING THE AWARENESS OF THE PUBLIC WITH REGARD TO ALL ASPECTS OF DISCRIMINATION IN SOCIETY AND ISSUES AND DIFFICULTIES AFFECTING THE LIVES OF LESBIAN, GAY AND BISEXUAL AND TRANSGENDER PEOPLE.
Objects
TO PROMOTE EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY, ADVANCE EDUCATION AND ELIMINATE DISCRIMINATION IN RELATION TO LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL AND TRANSGENDER (LGBT) PEOPLE, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THOSE RESIDENT IN OXFORD OR OXFORDSHIRE (THE 'AREA OF BENEFIT') FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY RAISING AWARENESS IN ISSUES AFFECTING SAID PERSONS IN PARTICULAR BY PROMOTING AND STAGING AN ANNUAL LGBT FESTIVAL AND MAKING GRANTS AND/OR DONATIONS TO OTHER CHARITABLE AND VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS WITH THE OBJECT OF DEVELOPING AN ENVIRONMENT IN FAVOUR OF LGBT EQUALITY BY PROVIDING INFORMATION, ADVICE AND SUPPORT.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £9,561 for the year ended 31 July 2025, resulting in net assets of £22,068. The trustees consider the financial position to be stable and sufficient to support ongoing planning, despite rising operational costs and reliance on sponsorship and fundraising income.
What the accounts disclose
“Sponsorship and partnership income continued to represent the charity’s largest source of funding during the year” — page 6
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
Corporate structure
- Registered company of the charity Companies House 04662488
Company officers (Companies House)
- BARNES, Jonathon James on trustee list
- SMITH, Daryl Richard on trustee list
- STANDAGE, Matthew John on trustee list
- CHADD, Stephen on trustee list
- BARNES, Jonathon James
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (23/12/2021)
Trustees
- Daryl Richard Smith
- Jonathon James Barnes
- Matthew John Standage
- Stephen Chadd
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/07/2025 | £97k | £106k |
| 31/07/2024 | £66k | £82k |
| 31/07/2023 | £79k | £52k |
| 31/07/2022 | £38k | £31k |
| 31/07/2021 | £15k | £19k |
Common questions
Is OXFORD PRIDE GROUP LTD financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £9,561 for the year ended 31 July 2025, resulting in net assets of £22,068. The trustees consider the financial position to be stable and sufficient to support ongoing planning, despite rising operational costs and reliance on sponsorship and fundraising income. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 18/11/2022 | £10k | Oxford Pride 20th Anniversary |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 08/03/2017 | £10k | Oxford Pride |