THE FRIENDS OF WHITEFRIARS OXFORD FUND

Registered charity 207738 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CARMELITE PRIORY - OXFORD, CARMELITE PRIORY, OXFORD

The charity is a community of Discalced Carmelite Friars who live in Carmelite Community, Boars Hill Oxford. The Friars devote themselves to a life of prayer, the fruits of which they share in the form retreats, spiritual direction, book service for Carmelite literature and publishing a quarterly spiritual review.

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Latest income

£607k

Latest spending

£785k

Registered

1962

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £3,119,852, with the Trustees considering the balance of net current assets and investments less long-term liabilities of £297,642 to be adequate for future work. The charity reported a net loss of £218,039 for the year, primarily due to investment losses, while total charitable expenditure increased to £419,009.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: about 12 months expenditure (held: £3.1m)

“The balance of net current assets and investments less long-term liabilities of £297,642 is considered by the Trustees, at about 12 months expenditure, to be an adequate but not excessive fund for the charity’s future work.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: The loan shown above has been received from a related charity – the Community of the Order of Discalced Carmelites, Kensington, to assist with the charity’s building works. The loan is due to be repaid once the works are completed, which is more than one year after the balance sheet date. The loan is interest free.

“The loan shown above has been received from a related charity – the Community of the Order of Discalced Carmelites, Kensington, to assist with the charity’s building works. The loan is due to be repaid once the works are completed, which is more than one year after the balance sheet date. The loan is interest free.” — page 19

“During the year, the charity received £nil (2024: £458,233) from the Carmelite Provincial Fund and £nil (2024: £nil) from the Community of the Order of Discalced Carmelites, Kensington.” — page 17

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: During the year, the charity received £nil (2024: £458,233) from the Carmelite Provincial Fund and £nil (2024: £nil) from the Community of the Order of Discalced Carmelites, Kensington.

“The loan shown above has been received from a related charity – the Community of the Order of Discalced Carmelites, Kensington, to assist with the charity’s building works. The loan is due to be repaid once the works are completed, which is more than one year after the balance sheet date. The loan is interest free.” — page 19

“During the year, the charity received £nil (2024: £458,233) from the Carmelite Provincial Fund and £nil (2024: £nil) from the Community of the Order of Discalced Carmelites, Kensington.” — page 17

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: As members of the order, not for serving as trustees, the Trustees living expenses during the year were borne by the Trust; these payments are permitted by the charity's governing document.

“The loan shown above has been received from a related charity – the Community of the Order of Discalced Carmelites, Kensington, to assist with the charity’s building works. The loan is due to be repaid once the works are completed, which is more than one year after the balance sheet date. The loan is interest free.” — page 19

“During the year, the charity received £nil (2024: £458,233) from the Carmelite Provincial Fund and £nil (2024: £nil) from the Community of the Order of Discalced Carmelites, Kensington.” — page 17

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by HaysMac LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Reserves position vs the charity's own policy moved from "above" (FY2024) to "within" (FY2025).

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

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

Total income

£607k

Total spending

£785k

Reserves (reported)

£298k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~4.5 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (69% 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

Chinedum Thaddeus Ekuma · trustee of 3 other charities
Rev James Noel Noonan · trustee of 2 other charities
Rev Jerome Oseagwina Ituah · trustee of 3 other charities
Rev Michael McGoldrick · trustee of 3 other charities
Rev Vincent O'Hara · trustee of 3 other charities
Trustees of the Discalced Carmelites Charity · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Oxfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£607k	£785k
31/03/2024	£1.1m	£818k
31/03/2023	£882k	£656k
31/03/2022	£849k	£519k
31/03/2021	£520k	£403k

Common questions

Is THE FRIENDS OF WHITEFRIARS OXFORD FUND financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £3,119,852, with the Trustees considering the balance of net current assets and investments less long-term liabilities of £297,642 to be adequate for future work. The charity reported a net loss of £218,039 for the year, primarily due to investment losses, while total charitable expenditure increased to £419,009. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by HaysMac LLP.

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
Third Order, Society of Saint Francis	1	£4k
THE W A HANDLEY CHARITY TRUST	1	£3k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE CARMELITE CHARITABLE TRUST.

THE CARMELITE CHARITABLE TRUST income £2.4m
DISCALCED CARMELITES UK CIO income £203k
COMMUNITY OF THE ORDER OF DISCALCED CARMELITES income £945k
THE BROTHERS OF THE FIRST ORDER OF THE SOCIETY OF ST FRANCIS income £1.3m
O.F.M. CAPUCHIN GB CHARITABLE TRUST income £1.0m
THE COMMUNITY OF ST FRANCIS income £252k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE FRIENDS OF WHITEFRIARS OXFORD FUND	£607k	—	within	—	no doubt
THE CARMELITE CHARITABLE TRUST FY2024	£2.4m	—	unclear	—	no doubt
DISCALCED CARMELITES UK CIO FY2025	£203k	—	within	—	no doubt
COMMUNITY OF THE ORDER OF DISCALCED CARMELITES FY2025	£945k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE BROTHERS OF THE FIRST ORDER OF THE SOCIETY OF ST FRANCIS FY2025	£1.3m	—	unclear	—	no doubt
O.F.M. CAPUCHIN GB CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£1.0m	Under £60,000	above	—	no doubt

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