OSCAR UK INFORMATION SERVICE FOR WORLD MISSION

Charity number: 1093265
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Providing information, advice and resources to Christians in cross-cultural work.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 August 2024

Total income: £60,330
Total expenditure: £65,144

People

4 Trustee(s)

5 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Religious Activities
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales

Governance

Registration history:
  • 02 August 2002: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • OSCAR (Working name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • 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
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease 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

4 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Gemma Rose Locke Trustee 02 October 2024
REACHACROSS INTERNATIONAL
Received: On time
Mark Graham Billage Trustee 21 November 2022
None on record
Michael James Frith Trustee 26 November 2016
WHITEFIELD CHRISTIAN TRUST
Received: On time
WHITEFIELD CHRISTIAN TRUST
Received: On time
CHRISTIANS IN OVERSEAS SERVICE TRUST LIMITED
Received: On time
Susan Lauretta O'Dell Trustee 08 June 2016
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/08/2020 31/08/2021 31/08/2022 31/08/2023 31/08/2024
Total gross income £59.14k £50.87k £60.81k £64.39k £60.33k
Total expenditure £52.45k £39.67k £59.61k £67.29k £65.14k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £10.00k N/A N/A N/A N/A

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 August 2024 14 November 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2024 14 November 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2023 19 October 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2023 19 October 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2022 12 December 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2022 12 December 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2021 11 January 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2021 11 January 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2020 09 December 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2020 09 December 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.

DECLARATION OF TRUST DATED 11 DEC 2001 AS AMENDED BY DEED DATED 20 JUN 2002 AS AMENDED BY DEED DATED 15 MAR 2016

Charitable objects

TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH STATEMENT OF BELIEFS APPEARING IN THE SCHEDULE HERETO SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FORM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT BY THE MANAGEMENT OF AN INFORMATION WEB-SITE ON THE WORLD- WIDE INTERNET TO (I) PROVIDE A COMPREHENSIVE RESOURCE FOR UNITED KINGDOM MISSIONARIES AND OVERSEAS CHRISTIAN WORKERS (II) RESEARCH NEW WAYS OF PROVIDING MORE EFFECTIVE TRANSPORT AND PROPAGATION OF THE TRUST'S SERVICES (III) PROVIDE A NETWORK FOR MISSION ORGANISATION ASSOCIATIONS AND SERVICES IN ORDER TO POOL RESOURCES AND (IV) TO DEVELOP TEACHING TRAINING AND CONSULTION SERVICES FOR MISSIONARIES MISSION ORGANISATIONS AND THEIR SUPPORTERS TO INCREASE THE EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF CHRISTIAN MISSION WORK THROUGHOUT THE WORLD AND TO FULFIL SUCH OTHER PURPOSES WHICH ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES AND ARE CONNECTED WITH THE CHARITABLE WORK OF THE TRUST

Area of benefit

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

UNITED KINGDOM AND THE WORLD

Contact information

Address:
OSCAR
City Works
Alfred St
GLOUCESTER
GL1 4DF
Phone:
03001210585
Email:
info@oscar.org.uk
Website:

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