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VALE HOUSE OXFORD

Registered charity 299766 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE BOTLEY ALZHEIMERS HOME, VALE HOUSE, VALEHOUSE

The principal activity is the relief of persons suffering from Alzheimer's disease, related disorders and other forms of dementia by providing support or subsidising facilities for the care and accommodation of such persons. At present, the Charity is principally engaged in running Vale House, a specialist dementia care facility based in Littlemore, Oxford .

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Latest income
£3.1m
Latest spending
£3.2m
Registered
1988
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds totalled £4,532,479 at the year end, which the trustees consider sufficient to maintain operations for three to six months of expenditure as per their reserves policy. The charity reported a net movement in funds of £(36,882) for the year, driven by the expenditure of restricted building funds, while unrestricted reserves increased. The trustees and auditors confirmed that the charity has adequate resources to continue as a going concern with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £60,001 - £70,000 — below the median for charities its size (£70k)
“The number of employees whose annual remuneration was £60,000 or more were: 2025 Number 1 £60,000 - £70,000” — page 20
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Employees paid over £60,000: 1
“The number of employees whose annual remuneration was £60,000 or more were: 2025 Number 1” — page 20
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three and six month’s expenditure (held: £4.5m)
“It is the policy of the Charity that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to between three and six month’s expenditure.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Gravita Audit Oxford LLP. Discloses 6 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Vale House Oxford (matched by registered charity number).

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

CQC provider record: Vale House Oxford — Registered, 2 registered locations, 2 regulated activities, last inspected 07/07/2021.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record

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

Total income
£3.1m
Total spending
£3.2m
Cost of raising funds
£516
Reserves (reported)
£2.9m
Employees
67

Reported reserves equal ~11.1 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (98% 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).

Care Quality Commission ratings

CQC inspection ratings for services run by a provider matching this charity’s name (matched by name; verify provider identity on CQC’s site).

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£3.1m£3.2m
31/03/2024£3.0m£3.0m
31/03/2023£2.8m£2.7m
31/03/2022£2.4m£2.5m
31/03/2021£2.2m£2.3m

Common questions

Is VALE HOUSE OXFORD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds totalled £4,532,479 at the year end, which the trustees consider sufficient to maintain operations for three to six months of expenditure as per their reserves policy. The charity reported a net movement in funds of £(36,882) for the year, driven by the expenditure of restricted building funds, while unrestricted reserves increased. The trustees and auditors confirmed that the charity has adequate resources to continue as a going concern with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Gravita Audit Oxford LLP.

What does the highest-paid employee of VALE HOUSE OXFORD earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £60,001 - £70,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

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
FARNHAM LIONS CLUB (CIO)1£25k
THE BALLINGER CHARITABLE TRUST1£20k
JOAN AINSLIE CHARITABLE TRUST1£14k
THE BARBOUR FOUNDATION1£11k
SUSANNA PEAKE CHARITABLE TRUST1£11k
THE DUKE OF NORTHUMBERLAND'S CHARITY1£8k
ST. JAMES TRUST1£2k
THE DYERS' COMPANY CHARITABLE TRUST1£2k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with Sage House, Tangmere.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
VALE HOUSE OXFORD£3.1m£60,001 - £70,0001unclear—no doubt
Sage House, Tangmere FY2025£1.5m——unclear—no doubt
CLEVELAND ALZHEIMERS RESIDENTIAL CENTRE LIMITED FY2025£103k—0above—no doubt
BRACE FY2025£644k—0above11.0%no doubt
DEMENTIA RESEARCH UK FY2025£1.4m—0unclear22.1%no doubt
DEMENTIA MATTERS FY2023£1.1m——unclear—no doubt

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