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OODIL

Registered charity 1186851 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

OODIL wishes to address some of the housing issues facing vulnerable families and individuals in the Chelmsford andColchester areas by offering them a suitable and affordable home to rent which gives tenants stability and dignity. Our aimis to be understanding and empathetic to the needs and concerns of our beneficiaries and to enable them to build a positiveand fruitful future for themselve

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Get email alerts

Latest income
£104k
Latest spending
£98k
Registered
2019
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a net income surplus of £6,240 for the year, with total unrestricted reserves standing at £297,462. The trustees consider these free reserves to be adequate and consistent with their policy target of approximately two years' ongoing expenditure. The charity reported no staff costs and no trustee remuneration, relying on trustee governance and professional advisers for operations.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: two years' ongoing expenditure (held: £297k)
“The trustees consider that, given the nature of the charity’s work, the level of free reserves should be approximately equal to two years’ ongoing expenditure.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Sister Moira O'Sullivan, a trustee, is also a trustee of The Charity of the Regular Canonesses of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Our Lord, which provided the initial donations to form this charity.
“Sister Moira O'Sullivan, a trustee of the charity, is also a trustee of a Charitable Incorporated Organisation, The Charity of the Regular Canonesses of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Our Lord, Charity Registration Number 1167869, which provided the initial donations to form this charity in the year ended 30 September 2025. There were no related party transactions requiring disclosure in the current year (2024 – none).” — page 22
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Essex

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/09/2025£104k£98k
30/09/2024£82k£108k
30/09/2023£59k£106k
30/09/2022£49k£84k
30/09/2021£342k£54k

Common questions

Is OODIL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a net income surplus of £6,240 for the year, with total unrestricted reserves standing at £297,462. The trustees consider these free reserves to be adequate and consistent with their policy target of approximately two years' ongoing expenditure. The charity reported no staff costs and no trustee remuneration, relying on trustee governance and professional advisers for operations. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.