OXFORD YOUTH ENTERPRISE LIMITED
Projects with young people aged 11-19 underway in Oxford since January 2015. These included regular sessions staffed by volunteers every Saturday evening at local ecological centre, Barrack Lane Gardens, in East Oxford. Grant received from OCYVS and additional funds raised by donations and open days. Since February 2024 the project began to run similar programmes in Sheffield on a Sunday.
Objects
TO EDUCATE TRAIN AND REHABILITATE YOUNG PERSONS WHO THROUGH THEIR SOCIAL OR ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES ARE IN NEED AND UNABLE TO GAIN EMPLOYMENT OR WISH TO FURTHER THEIR EDUCATION TRAINING REHABILITATION AND WORK EXPERIENCE.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased to £16,473, up from £13,958 the previous year, reflecting a net incoming resource of £2,515. The trustees report the charity is in a stronger financial position with grants from multiple sources, though all funding is time-limited. The independent examiner confirmed no matters gave cause to believe the accounts were materially non-compliant.
What the accounts disclose
“The intention is for the charity to hold sufficient funds in order to meet its liabilities as and when they fall due.” — page 6
Policies the charity declares
- 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
- 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)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025
- Volunteers: 7
- Government income: £41,489 — grants £41,489 (3); 97% of the £42,567 total gross income on the same return
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024
- Volunteers: 7
- Government income: £44,985 — contracts £17,740 (3), grants £27,245 (7); 100% of the £44,985 total gross income on the same return
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023
- Volunteers: 6
- Government income: £26,907 — contracts £13,592 (3), grants £13,315 (2); 92% of the £29,232 total gross income on the same return
Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)
Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 31/03/2025 (received 24/02/2026, 24 days after the 31/01/2026 due date).
Trustees
- Ansa Khan
- Baljeet Singh Gill
- Dr MG Khan
- Rose-Marie Carter
- Shazia Abbas
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £43k | £40k |
| 31/03/2024 | £45k | £38k |
| 31/03/2023 | £29k | £28k |
| 31/03/2022 | £16k | £23k |
| 31/03/2021 | £23k | £13k |
Common questions
Is OXFORD YOUTH ENTERPRISE LIMITED financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased to £16,473, up from £13,958 the previous year, reflecting a net incoming resource of £2,515. The trustees report the charity is in a stronger financial position with grants from multiple sources, though all funding is time-limited. The independent examiner confirmed no matters gave cause to believe the accounts were materially non-compliant. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 14/08/2026 | £20k | Nature Community & Us |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 20/01/2023 | £10k | Greenspace & Us Young womens group |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 19/03/2021 | £10k | Roots to Recovery |
| Oxford City Council | 25/03/2018 | £7k | Grant to Oxford Youth Enterprise Ltd |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE PRUDENCE TRUST | 1 | £345k |
| E C GRAHAM BELFORD CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT | 1 | £158k |
| PAUL HAMLYN FOUNDATION | 1 | £150k |
| THE BLAGRAVE TRUST | 1 | £63k |
| MIDDLE WAY TRUST | 1 | £20k |
| VINCI UK FOUNDATION | 1 | £14k |
| SANDRA CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £10k |
| MR AND MRS J A PYE'S CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT | 1 | £10k |
Charities like this
- OXFORDSHIRE YOUTH
- YOUTH CHALLENGE OXFORDSHIRE
- DRIFFIELD YOUTH ACTION
- ESSEX YOUTHBUILD
- AMBLE YOUTH PROJECT LIMITED
- OXFORD KILBURN YOUTH TRUST
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OXFORD YOUTH ENTERPRISE LIMITED | £43k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| OXFORDSHIRE YOUTH | £2.4m | £60,001 - £70,000 | 1 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| YOUTH CHALLENGE OXFORDSHIRE | £85k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| DRIFFIELD YOUTH ACTION | £106k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| ESSEX YOUTHBUILD | £189k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| AMBLE YOUTH PROJECT LIMITED | £78k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |