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THE OAKLANDS

Registered charity 512326 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE WARSOP AND DISTRICT MENTALLY HANDICAPPED ASSOCIATION

1. To improve the lifestyle of adults with learning disabilities through their work/leisure-time activities so to develop their physical, mental and spiritual capacities that they may grow to full maturity, within their capabilities. 2 To provide and extend links between the community at large and people with learning disabilities. 3. To assist and encourage persons and organisations involved in t

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Latest income
£1.4m
Latest spending
£1.3m
Registered
1982
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with total funds of £779,308, comprising restricted funds of £740,923 and unrestricted funds of £38,385. The trustees consider this level of reserves to be satisfactory to secure the future of the charity in the medium term, noting that reserves are placed in fixed-term accounts attracting interest. The charity reported a net income of £28,456 for the year, having managed a challenging financial environment with increased wage costs.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Charitable activities (97% of income)
“Income from charitable activities was £1,330,048 (2024 - restated - £1,303,392)” — page 22
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: unclear (held: £38k)
“Based on the current level of annual expenditure and provision for planned future developments, the Trustees believe that this level of reserves will prove to be satisfactory to secure the future of the charity in the medium term.” — page 9
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: One trustee received vouchers to the value of £60, in line with other volunteers as part of the Workforce Sustainability grant obtained by The Oaklands.
“During the year no trustees received remuneration as an employee (2024: fnil). One trustee received vouchers to the value of £60, in line with other volunteers as part of the Workforce Sustainability grant obtained by The Oaklands.” — page 25
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Stopfords (Mansfield) Ltd. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

CQC provider record: The Oaklands — Registered, 1 registered location, 1 regulated activity, last inspected 09/12/2020.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record

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

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

Total income
£1.4m
Total spending
£1.3m
Reserves (reported)
£38k
Employees
43

Reported reserves equal ~0.3 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (97% 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).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Nottinghamshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£1.4m£1.3m
31/03/2024£1.3m£1.3m
31/03/2023£1.1m£1.2m
31/03/2022£1.1m£1.1m
31/03/2021£1.0m£949k

Common questions

Is THE OAKLANDS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with total funds of £779,308, comprising restricted funds of £740,923 and unrestricted funds of £38,385. The trustees consider this level of reserves to be satisfactory to secure the future of the charity in the medium term, noting that reserves are placed in fixed-term accounts attracting interest. The charity reported a net income of £28,456 for the year, having managed a challenging financial environment with increased wage costs. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Stopfords (Mansfield) Ltd.

Who funds THE OAKLANDS?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE OAKLANDS as a grant recipient include SIR JOHN EASTWOOD FOUNDATION.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
SIR JOHN EASTWOOD FOUNDATIONFY2025£10k
SIR JOHN EASTWOOD FOUNDATIONFY2023£10k

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
BEDFORDSHIRE AND LUTON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION1£32k
COLEFAX CHARITABLE TRUST1£23k
THE RIX-THOMPSON-ROTHENBERG FOUNDATION1£6k
GERALD PALMER ELING TRUST COMPANY1£5k
MISS W E LAWRENCE 1973 CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT1£4k
THE GEOFF & FIONA SQUIRE FOUNDATION1£3k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE OPEN COLLEGE NETWORK SOUTH EAST REGION LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE OAKLANDS£1.4m—0unclear—no doubt
THE OPEN COLLEGE NETWORK SOUTH EAST REGION LIMITED FY2025£2.0m—0unclear—no doubt
THE LODDON FOUNDATION LTD FY2025£9.8m——unclear—no doubt
LIBURY HALL FY2025£2.2m£60,000 - £70,0001unclear—no doubt
WEST BERKSHIRE MENCAP FY2025£3.9m——unclear—no doubt
BERKHAMPSTEAD SCHOOL (CHELTENHAM) TRUST LIMITED FY2025£5.4m——below—no doubt

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