OSWIN PROJECTS

Registered charity 1158065 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as OSWIN PROJECT, OSWIN PROJECT LIMITED, THE OSWIN PROJECT

The Trust supports ex-offenders in North East England, by sourcing paid employment and training opportunities in the construction and hospitality industries

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £18,879 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £268,851 to £249,972. The trustees confirm the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Free reserves stood at £97,863, which is below the stated policy target of four months' operation costs.

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 5 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 08021909

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• Scottish Power — “The expansion is a joint venture between The Oswin Project and HMP Northumberland operators Sodexo, made possible by grant funding from Scot…” (source page)
• The Community Foundation — “The expansion is a joint venture between The Oswin Project and HMP Northumberland operators Sodexo, made possible by grant funding from Scot…” (source page)
• St Hilda’s Trust — “The expansion is a joint venture between The Oswin Project and HMP Northumberland operators Sodexo, made possible by grant funding from Scot…” (source page)
• The Convey Trust — “The expansion is a joint venture between The Oswin Project and HMP Northumberland operators Sodexo, made possible by grant funding from Scot…” (source page)
• Steve & Christine Convey Fund — “Our support from the Steve & Christine Convey Fund” (source page)

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.

• KENDAL, Bailey Thomas — director, appointed 20/01/2026on trustee list
• GILES, Gary John, Mr (Lt Col) — director, appointed 13/03/2025not on trustee list
• HEDGES, Jane Barbara, The Very Revd. — director, appointed 14/01/2025on trustee list
• GOUDIE, Nicholas William — director, appointed 16/04/2024on trustee list
• KEENEN, Winton Laurence — director, appointed 13/09/2023not on trustee list
• TAYLOR, Peter George David — director, appointed 23/09/2020on trustee list
• SAMPLE, Fiona Jean, The Reverend — secretary, appointed 19/06/2018

Official officers record.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/04/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~1.3 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other trading activities (52% 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

• Bailey Thomas Kendal
• Mr, Gary John Giles
• Nicholas William Goudie
• Peter Taylor
• Rev Jane Barbara Hedges · trustee of 2 other charities
• Winton Laurence Keenan

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

Operates in: Durham · Newcastle Upon Tyne City · Northumberland

Income and spending

Common questions

Known funders

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

Government & lottery funding

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