SOUTH OXFORD COMMUNITY-ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 304351 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

SOCA manages a Community Centre in South Oxford for the benefit of the local inhabitants and works with local residents, the statutory authorities and voluntary and other organisations to advance education and provide facilities for recreation and social welfare without distinction of sex, sexual orientation, nationality, age, disability, race or religion.

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Latest income
£85k
Latest spending
£88k
Registered
1967
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that free/unrestricted reserves were £24,592, which the trustees consider appropriate to meet financial obligations including staff redundancy and three months of annual expenditure. The charity's principal income sources are letting and room hire, with additional small amounts from sales and catering, and no funds were materially in deficit.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: letting and room hire income
SOCA’s principal source of funds is from letting and room hire income, with small amounts from the sale of artworks, catering and entertainment
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £25k; policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure)
The reserve for 2025 is £24,592. — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

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£85k£88k
31/03/2024£78k£77k
31/03/2023£83k£78k
31/03/2022£82k£70k
31/12/2020£47k£47k

Common questions

Is SOUTH OXFORD COMMUNITY-ASSOCIATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that free/unrestricted reserves were £24,592, which the trustees consider appropriate to meet financial obligations including staff redundancy and three months of annual expenditure. The charity's principal income sources are letting and room hire, with additional small amounts from sales and catering, and no funds were materially in deficit. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Sport England14/11/2025£6kFit for Life seated exercise class