OXFORD WOOD RECYCLING LTD

Registered charity 1178214 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The charity operates a waste wood collection service and reclaims wood for re-use, to be used in themanufacture of furniture and other wooden items, and to be sold as DIY materials. Ancillary to thereclaimed material, the charity sells ironmongery, wood finishes and paint. The charity raises awarenessof and sells sustainable local hardwood, and provides education on sustainability.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT:1.1 TO RELIEVE UNEMPLOYMENT BY PROVIDING EMPLOYMENT, WORK PLACEMENTS, TRAINING AND VOLUNTEERING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE WHOSE SOCIAL OR ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES MEAN THAT THEY ARE EXCLUDED FROM WORK, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO PEOPLE RECOVERING FROM MENTAL OR PHYSICAL ILLNESS AND PEOPLE LIVING WITH A DISABILITY;1.2 TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT:- BY RECYCLING AND RE-USING WASTE WOOD AND WOOD PRODUCTS; AND- BY PROMOTING THE USE OF SUSTAINABLY-PRODUCED TIMBER. SUSTAINABLY-PRODUCED TIMBER IS WOOD WHICH COMES FROM FORESTS THAT ARE RE-PLANTED AS THEY ARE FELLED ENSURING THAT TODAY’S FORESTS ARE IMPROVED AND MAINTAINED FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS.

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

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Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves were in deficit at £10,432, with total net assets of £8,295, following a net movement in funds of £(97,807). The trustees acknowledge this is an undesirable position and cite financial pressures from long-term debt and rising costs as key risks to the charity's future plans.

Automated summary of the FY2024 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
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Oxford Wood Recycling (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 (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Reported reserves equal ~0.1 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (97% 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

• Andre Vauxchair
• Alison Dunnett
• Jim Fife
• NICK DOWLING
• Sarah Mary McGill

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

Operates in: Oxfordshire

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BRIGHTON & HOVE WOOD RECYCLING PROJECT LTD.

• BRIGHTON & HOVE WOOD RECYCLING PROJECT LTD income £439k
• TURNTABLE FURNITURE income £152k
• FOREST UPCYCLING PROJECT income £998k
• WOODLAND HERITAGE LIMITED income £1.7m
• WEEECHARITY income £377k
• SMALL WOODS ASSOCIATION income £1.7m

Side by side with its peers

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