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

Objects

THE ONLY OBJECTS FOR WHICH THE COMPANY IS ESTABLISHED (“THE OBJECTS”) ARE:5.1 TO ADVANCE THE REHABILITATION OF EX-OFFENDERS THROUGH THE PROVISION OF MENTORING, ADVICE AND SUPERVISION TO ASSIST THEM TO BREAK THE CYCLE OF REOFFENDING;5.2 TO RELIEVE UNEMPLOYMENT AMONGST EX-OFFENDERS, IN SUCH WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT, INCLUDING THROUGH SOURCING TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES, WORK EXPERIENCE, APPRENTICESHIPS AND EMPLOYMENT;5.3 TO DEVELOP THE CAPACITY, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE OF EX-OFFENDERS IN SUCH A WAY THAT THEY ARE BETTER ABLE TO IDENTIFY AND MEET THEIR NEEDS AND TO PARTICIPATE MORE FULLY IN SOCIETY; AND5.4 TO FURTHER SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AS ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Northumberland, North East, England (from the postcode on the register)

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.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• 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

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

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Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

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
• Prudence Anne Jackson
• Rev Jane Barbara Hedges · trustee of 2 other charities

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

Operates in: Durham · Newcastle Upon Tyne City · Northumberland

Income and spending

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with FUTURES UNLOCKED.

• FUTURES UNLOCKED income £104k
• HAS TRUST income £52k
• BEGINNING AGAIN income £39k
• ONWARDS & UPWARDS income £1.2m
• THE OPENWORK FOUNDATION income £1.2m
• THE WEST END COMMUNITY TRUST income £45k

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