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ACTIVE OXFORDSHIRE

Registered charity 1179040 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Active Oxfordshire is working together with partners to create active and healthy communities across Oxfordshire. Our focus is on reducing inactivity levels and making sport and physical activity and sport part of everyone's lives in Oxfordshire.

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Latest income
£2.1m
Latest spending
£2.0m
Registered
2018
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £122,961 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total funds increasing to £682,242. The charity holds £279,716 in unrestricted funds, which includes a designated shutdown reserve of £177,356 intended to cover three months of running costs and redundancy payments in the event of closure. The trustees and auditors confirm that the charity is a going concern with no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue operations.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: over £60,000 — below the median for charities its size (£70k)
“The Chief Executive was the only person in the organisation who received a remuneration of over £60,000.” — page 13
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Employees paid over £60,000: 1
“One employee received emoluments between £60,001 - £70,000.” — page 26
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Largest income source: Sport England (30% of income)
“Sport England provided 30% (2023-24 - 40%) of our core and programme funding to deliver on our agreed Primary Role and in support of our charitable objectives.” — page 10
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: 3 months of running costs and redundancy payments (held: £280k)
“Within unrestricted reserves an amount is designated as a Shutdown Reserve. This is in place and will be used in the event of the organisation being threatened with closure, covering 3 months of running costs and redundancy payments. This figure was reviewed in 2025 and was increased to £177,356” — page 11
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Richardson Jones. Discloses 6 of 6 completeness components.

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

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

Total income
£2.1m
Total spending
£2.0m
Reserves (reported)
£102k
Employees
17

Reported reserves equal ~0.6 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 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 (5.2%) (benchmarks).

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£2.1m£2.0m
31/03/2024£1.4m£1.2m
31/03/2023£1.3m£1.2m
31/03/2022£1.1m£1.2m
31/03/2021£923k£873k

Common questions

Is ACTIVE OXFORDSHIRE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £122,961 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total funds increasing to £682,242. The charity holds £279,716 in unrestricted funds, which includes a designated shutdown reserve of £177,356 intended to cover three months of running costs and redundancy payments in the event of closure. The trustees and auditors confirm that the charity is a going concern with no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue operations. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Richardson Jones.

What does the highest-paid employee of ACTIVE OXFORDSHIRE earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the over £60,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

Who funds ACTIVE OXFORDSHIRE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name ACTIVE OXFORDSHIRE as a grant recipient include MIND (THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR MENTAL HEALTH), THE LANKELLYCHASE FOUNDATION, THE SANGHERA FOUNDATION, DORIS FIELD CHARITABLE TRUST, MR AND MRS J A PYE'S CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
MIND (THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR MENTAL HEALTH)FY2022£127kRegional Network Fund
THE LANKELLYCHASE FOUNDATIONFY2024£40kDelivery of Active Neighbourhood Scan interventions
THE SANGHERA FOUNDATIONFY2025£5k
THE SANGHERA FOUNDATIONFY2023£5k
DORIS FIELD CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£1kSingle payment
MR AND MRS J A PYE'S CHARITABLE SETTLEMENTFY2023£1k
BARNSBURY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£0
THE SANGHERA FOUNDATIONFY2024£0

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Sport England20/03/2025£630kPlace Universal Offer
Sport England19/02/2025£26kMoving Communities
Sport England25/11/2024£109kSystem Partner Investment 2022-27
Sport England22/09/2023£191kSport Welfare Officers
Sport England03/01/2023£46kTogether Fund - Phase 4
UK government19/12/2022£20kALB-Sport England-Together Fund - Phase 4
Sport England19/12/2022£20kTogether Fund - Phase 4
Sport England01/04/2022£2.7mSystem Partner Investment 2022-27
Sport England17/03/2022£129kTogether Fund - Phase 4
Sport England11/10/2021£27kB2022 Commonwealth Games: National Legacy
Sport England10/06/2021£13kPlace Shaping Role
Sport England10/05/2021£55kPrimary Role 2018-21 (Tackling Inequalities Through System Partners).
UK government12/03/2021£114kALB-Sport England-Opening School Facilities Phase 2
Sport England12/03/2021£114kOpening School Facilities Phase 2
Sport England04/11/2020£471kActive Partnerships Funding 21-24 (Rollover)
Sport England10/09/2020£50kPrimary Role 2018-21 (Tackling Inequalities Through System Partners).
UK government09/09/2020£8kALB-Sport England-COVID-19 Rollover Funding: Active Partnerships Funding 21-24
Sport England09/09/2020£8kActive Partnerships Funding 21-24
Sport England04/07/2020£110kSatellite clubs
Sport England21/05/2020£50kPrimary Role 2018-21 (Tackling Inequalities Through System Partners).
Sport England15/01/2020£150kPlace Shaping Role
Sport England21/11/2019£7kCSP School Sport
UK government21/11/2019£7kALB-Sport England-CSP School Sport
Sport England14/08/2019£150kPlace Shaping Role
Sport England14/08/2019£94kCSP School Sport

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE ADRIAN SWIRE CHARITABLE TRUST2£28k
THE ST MICHAELS AND ALL SAINTS CHARITY2£6k
THE STANTON BALLARD CHARITABLE TRUST2£5k
OXFORD ROUND TABLE CHARITABLE TRUST1—
THE STONE FAMILY FOUNDATION1£707k
THE PRUDENCE TRUST1£345k
THE LONDON MARATHON CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITED1£210k
PAUL HAMLYN FOUNDATION1£150k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with Get Berkshire Active.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ACTIVE OXFORDSHIRE£2.1mover £60,0001unclear—no doubt
Get Berkshire Active FY2025£843k£70,6550above—no doubt
ACTIVE DORSET FY2025£987k—0below—no doubt
ACTIVE ESSEX FOUNDATION FY2025£1.3m—0unclear—no doubt
OXFORDSHIRE YOUTH FY2025£2.4m£60,001 - £70,0001unclear—no doubt
Active Partnerships FY2025£3.5m——above—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.