OXFAM

Charity number: 202918
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Oxfam's objects are to prevent and relieve poverty and protect the vulnerable anywhere in the world. Oxfam furthers its objects through interlinked activities of humanitarian relief, development work and advocacy and campaigning. Oxfam is an affiliate member of Oxfam International. Details of Oxfam's mission and ways of working can be found at www.oxfam.org.uk

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2023

Total income:
£400,600,000

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Donations and legacies £143.10m
Charitable activities £156.20m
Other trading activities £98.00m
Investments £1.90m
Other £1.40m

Total expenditure:
£360,400,000

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Raising funds £106.40m
Charitable activities £253.40m
Other £600.00k

-£500,000 investments gains (losses)

Charitable expenditure

Charitable expenditure

Some charities generate all, or a substantial part, of their income from investments which may have been donated to the charity as endowment or set aside by the charity from its own resources in the past. Such investments usually take the form of stocks and shares but may include other assets, such as property, that are capable of generating income and/or capital growth.

In managing their spending and investments charities need to strike a balance between the needs of future and current beneficiaries. They also need to take account of spending commitments that may stretch over a number of future years. To do this, charities will normally adopt an investment strategy designed to generate both income and capital growth. To maximise returns trustees may commit to investment strategies for several years.

Investments can experience large swings in value so trustees may, in a particular year, decide to realise and spend part of their charity’s capital or to invest part of its income.

By clicking the investment gains checkbox the charitable spending bar is adjusted to take account of capital growth as well as income. This shows the balance the charity is striking, between spending on current beneficiaries and retaining resources for future beneficiaries.

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Income generation and governance £107.00m
Charitable expenditure £253.40m
Retained for future use £40.20m

People

4184 Employee(s)

12 Trustee(s)

24000 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

Number of employees
£60k to £70k 29
£70k to £80k 19
£80k to £90k 8
£90k to £100k 7
£100k to £110k 5
£120k to £130k 1
£130k to £140k 1

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

One or more trustees are also directors of the subsidiaries

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Overseas Aid/famine Relief
  • Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Other Finance
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Afghanistan
  • Angola
  • Armenia
  • Azerbaijan
  • Bangladesh
  • Bolivia
  • Brazil
  • Burma
  • Cambodia
  • Central African Republic
  • Chad
  • Colombia
  • Congo (Democratic Republic)
  • Ethiopia
  • Georgia
  • Ghana
  • Guatemala
  • Haiti
  • Honduras
  • India
  • Indonesia
  • Iraq
  • Jordan
  • Kenya
  • Lebanon
  • Liberia
  • Malawi
  • Mali
  • Mexico
  • Mozambique
  • Nepal
  • Nicaragua
  • Niger
  • Nigeria
  • Occupied Palestinian Territories
  • Pakistan
  • Philippines
  • Russia
  • Rwanda
  • Senegal
  • Sierra Leone
  • Somalia
  • South Africa
  • Sri Lanka
  • Sudan
  • Syria
  • Tajikistan
  • Tanzania
  • Thailand
  • Uganda
  • Vanuatu
  • Vietnam
  • Yemen
  • Zambia
  • Zimbabwe

Governance

Registration history:
  • 07 September 1965: Standard registration
  • 01 October 2018: Funds received from 256640 NEW RENASCENCE
  • 27 July 2019: Funds received from 1117700 ABESU
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • OXFAM GB (Working name)
Company number:
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Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
  • Financial Conduct Authority
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity 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
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

12 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Charles Mark Gurassa Chair 07 October 2020
None on record
Balwant Singh Trustee 24 November 2022
None on record
Mitesh Patel Trustee 24 November 2022
None on record
Martha Beaton Mackenzie Trustee 24 November 2022
None on record
Hellen Grace Akwii-Wangusa Trustee 07 October 2021
None on record
Anne Alexandra Hudson Trustee 31 January 2020
None on record
Nana Asantewa Afadzinu Trustee 31 January 2020
None on record
Andrew Fleming Hind Trustee 04 December 2019
None on record
Leslie Gordon Campbell Trustee 06 December 2018
None on record
ANGELA CLUFF Trustee 06 October 2017
None on record
BABATUNDE TAIWO OLANREWAJU Trustee 06 October 2017
None on record
Kenneth Mathieson Caldwell Trustee 07 November 2016
BRAC UK
Received: On time
FARM AFRICA LIMITED
Received: On time

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2019 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023
Total gross income £434.10m £367.40m £344.30m £373.00m £400.60m
Total expenditure £397.50m £384.60m £368.80m £329.10m £360.40m
Income from government contracts £4.66m £978.26k £978.26k N/A N/A
Income from government grants £13.85m £8.66m £18.30m £2.88m N/A
Income - Donations and legacies £152.40m £102.90m £105.30m £137.90m £143.10m
Income - Other trading activities £92.80m £93.50m £39.40m £90.30m £98.00m
Income - Charitable activities £185.90m £168.50m £179.90m £140.80m £156.20m
Income - Endowments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Investment £400.00k £500.00k £200.00k £200.00k £1.90m
Income - Other £2.60m £2.00m £19.50m £3.80m £1.40m
Income - Legacies £54.40m £17.60m £14.00m £20.10m £19.70m
Expenditure - Charitable activities £298.30m £283.90m £283.40m £230.90m £253.40m
Expenditure - Raising funds £97.60m £99.60m £84.70m £94.80m £106.40m
Expenditure - Governance £1.40m £1.80m £1.30m £800.00k £600.00k
Expenditure - Grants institution £77.50m £71.22m £83.30m £59.40m £79.19m
Expenditure - Investment management £200.00k £200.00k £100.00k £0 £100.00k
Expenditure - Other £1.60m £1.10m £700.00k £3.40m £600.00k

Assets and liabilities

Definitions for assets and liabilities
Own use assets

These are assets, other than investments, which are held for more than 12 months and used to run and administer the charity such as buildings, offices, exhibits and fixtures and fittings.

Long term Investments

Investments are assets held by the charity with the sole aim of generating income which will be used for their charitable purposes such as deposit accounts, shares, rental property and unit trusts.
Investment assets are re-valued every year and included in the balance sheet at their current market value.
Long term investments are held for more than 12 months.

Other assets

These are assets held generally for less than 12 months such as cash and bank balances, debtors, investments to be sold within the coming year and trading stock.

Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability

This is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.

Total liabilities

These are all the amounts owed by the charity at the balance sheet date to third parties such as bills due but not yet paid, bank overdrafts and loans and mortgages.

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Asset / Liability 31/03/2019 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023
Own use assets £9.20m £8.10m £6.10m £2.90m £6.70m
Long-term investments £2.30m £2.40m £2.90m £4.50m £12.40m
Other assets £159.60m £137.20m £143.20m £199.00m £203.30m
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Total liabilities £52.30m £51.50m £108.10m £118.40m £94.70m

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 March 2023 29 January 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 29 January 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 27 January 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 27 January 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 26 January 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 26 January 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 27 January 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 27 January 2021 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2019 24 January 2020 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2019 24 January 2020 On time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 01/10/1958 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 07/05/1965 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 26/07/1986 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 18/10/1996 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 10/07/1998 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 29/10/1998 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 05/01/1999 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 16/02/1999 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 13/01/2000 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 23/11/2007 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 24/04/2009 NOW ARTICLES ADOPTED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 04/12/2009 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 02/10/2015 as amended on 12 Mar 2020

Charitable objects

3.1 THE OBJECTS FOR WHICH OXFAM IS ESTABLISHED FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT ARE: 3.1.1 TO PREVENT AND RELIEVE POVERTY AND TO PROTECT THE VULNERABLE, INCLUDING THROUGH HUMANITARIAN INTERVENTION 3.1.2 TO ADVANCE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT 3.1.3 TO PROMOTE HUMAN RIGHTS AND EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY, IN PARTICULAR WHERE TO DO SO CONTRIBUTES TO THE PREVENTION AND RELIEF OF POVERTY IN ALL CASES WORKING ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD. 3.2 IN THESE OBJECTS: 3.2.1 "TO PROTECT THE VULNERABLE" MEANS TO RELIEVE THE CHARITABLE NEEDS OF THOSE INDIVIDUALS WHOSE LIFE, LIVELIHOOD, SECURITY OR HEALTH ARE AT RISK. 3.2.2 "SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT" MEANS DEVELOPMENT WHICH MEETS THE NEEDS OF THE PRESENT WITHOUT COMPROMISING THE ABILITY OF FUTURE GENERATIONS TO MEET THEIR OWN NEEDS AND WILL BE PROMOTED BY A. THE PRESERVATION, CONSERVATION AND THE PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE PRUDENT USE OF RESOURCES, IN PARTICULAR WHERE TO DO SO CONTRIBUTES TO THE PREVENTION AND RELIEF OF POVERTY; B. THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE IN SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES; C. THE PROMOTION OF SUSTAINABLE MEANS OF ACHIEVING ECONOMIC GROWTH AND REGENERATION, IN PARTICULAR WHERE TO DO SO CONTRIBUTES TO THE PREVENTION AND RELIEF OF POVERTY. 3.2.3 "HUMAN RIGHTS" MEANS HUMAN RIGHTS AS DEFINED IN THE UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND SUBSEQUENT UNITED NATIONS CONVENTIONS AND DECLARATIONS, AND WILL BE PROMOTED IN PARTICULAR BY: A. EDUCATION ABOUT HUMAN RIGHTS; B. INTERNATIONAL ADVOCACY OF HUMAN RIGHTS; C. PROMOTING RESPECT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS; AND D. CONTRIBUTING TO THE SOUND ADMINISTRATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS LAW. 3.2.4 EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY WILL BE PROMOTED BY: A. THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF RACE, GENDER, DISABILITY, SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR RELIGION; B. ADVANCING EDUCATION AND RAISING AWARENESS IN EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY; C. PROMOTING ACTIVITIES TO FOSTER UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN PEOPLE FROM DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS; D. CONDUCTING OR COMMISSIONING RESEARCH ON EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY ISSUES AND PUBLISHING THE RESULTS TO THE PUBLIC; E. CULTIVATING A SENTIMENT IN FAVOUR OF EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

NATIONAL AND OVERSEAS

Contact information

Address:
OXFAM
2700 JOHN SMITH DRIVE
OXFORD BUSINESS PARK SOUTH
OXFORD
OX4 2JY
Phone:
08703332444
Email:
heretohelp@oxfam.org.uk
Website:

www.oxfam.org.uk Open in new window