OASIS AQUILA HOUSING

Charity overview
Activities - how the charity spends its money
Providing supported accommodation to homeless and vulnerable people, a homelessness resource centre, private sector access scheme, employability support, the provision of affordable housing, family support services and support for victims of domestic and sexual abuse.
Income and expenditure
Data for financial year ending 31 August 2023
Total income:
£4,516,090
Donations and legacies | £213.72k | |
Charitable activities | £4.22m | |
Other trading activities | £79.24k | |
Investments | £3.48k | |
Other | £0 |
Total expenditure:
£4,622,040
Raising funds | £281.06k | |
Charitable activities | £4.34m | |
Other | £462 |
£0 investments gains (losses)
Total income includes £1,098,259 from 4 government contract(s) and £758,274 from 5 government grant(s)
Charitable expenditure
Charitable expenditure with investment gains
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.
Raising funds and other expenditure | £281.52k | |
Charitable expenditure | £4.34m |
People

96 Employee(s)
11 Trustee(s)
70 Volunteer(s)
Employees with total benefits over £60,000
Number of employees | |
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£60k to £70k | 1 |
Fundraising
Trading
Trustee payments
What, who, how, where
- General Charitable Purposes
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- Accommodation/housing
- Religious Activities
- Other Charitable Purposes
- Children/young People
- Other Defined Groups
- Provides Services
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Other Charitable Activities
- Croydon
- Gateshead
- Newcastle Upon Tyne City
- North Tyneside
- Northumberland
- South Tyneside
- Southwark
- Sunderland
Governance
- 11 January 2005: Standard registration
- OASIS COMMUNITY HOUSING (Working name)
- AQUILA WAY (Previous name)
- Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
- Complaints handling
- Conflicting interests
- Investment
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Volunteer management
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
11 Trustee(s)
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NICHOLAS WILLIAM SALISBURY | Chair | 01 April 2014 |
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Tara Allen | Trustee | 11 February 2025 |
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Alex Pitcher | Trustee | 11 February 2025 |
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Natasha Gray | Trustee | 11 February 2025 |
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Steven Jeffrey Coles | Trustee | 04 October 2024 |
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Jonathan Wood | Trustee | 04 October 2024 |
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Dr Andrew Rhys Griffiths | Trustee | 26 January 2022 |
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Washington Kihato Waithaka | Trustee | 26 January 2022 |
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Anita Claire Morris | Trustee | 10 October 2018 |
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RT REVD MARK BRYANT | Trustee | 23 January 2018 |
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Kate Ginks | Trustee | 25 November 2015 |
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Financial history
Financial period end date
Income / Expenditure | 31/08/2019 | 31/08/2020 | 31/08/2021 | 31/08/2022 | 31/08/2023 | ||
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Total gross income | £3.21m | £4.09m | £4.40m | £4.27m | £4.52m | |
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Total expenditure | £3.08m | £3.74m | £4.41m | £4.40m | £4.62m | |
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Income from government contracts | £538.85k | £964.61k | £1.12m | £1.07m | £1.10m | |
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Income from government grants | £296.20k | £378.15k | £537.84k | £586.37k | £758.27k | |
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Income - Donations and legacies | £1.26m | £1.26m | £1.31m | £1.31m | £213.72k | |
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Income - Other trading activities | £57.54k | £0 | £31.40k | £52.05k | £79.24k | |
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Income - Charitable activities | £1.89m | £2.72m | £3.06m | £2.91m | £4.22m | |
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Income - Endowments | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Income - Investment | £4.09k | £1.69k | £1.99k | £1.23k | £3.48k | |
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Income - Other | £0 | £112.40k | £0 | £13 | £0 | |
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Income - Legacies | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Expenditure - Charitable activities | £2.87m | £3.56m | £4.21m | £4.17m | £4.34m | |
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Expenditure - Raising funds | £210.48k | £175.93k | £199.84k | £229.45k | £281.06k | |
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Expenditure - Governance | £63.97k | £40.57k | £45.52k | £59.73k | £55.30k | |
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Expenditure - Grants institution | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Expenditure - Investment management | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Expenditure - Other | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £462 |
Assets and liabilities
Definitions for assets and liabilities
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 InvestmentsInvestments 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.
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 liabilityThis is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.
Total liabilitiesThese 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.
Asset / Liability | 31/08/2019 | 31/08/2020 | 31/08/2021 | 31/08/2022 | 31/08/2023 | ||
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Own use assets | £2.41m | £2.41m | £2.51m | £2.50m | £2.65m | |
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Long-term investments | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Other assets | £1.18m | £1.53m | £1.64m | £1.46m | £1.45m | |
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Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Total liabilities | £1.00m | £995.63k | £1.05m | £950.00k | £989.12k |
Accounts and annual returns
Title | Reporting year | Date received | Received | Download |
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Annual return | 31 August 2023 | 24 June 2024 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 August 2023 | 24 June 2024 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 31 August 2022 | 16 June 2023 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 August 2022 | 16 June 2023 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 31 August 2021 | 13 April 2022 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 August 2021 | 13 April 2022 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 31 August 2020 | 25 January 2021 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 August 2020 | 25 January 2021 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 31 August 2019 | 17 April 2020 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 August 2019 | 17 April 2020 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Governing document
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 30/11/2004 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 11/07/2008 AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 10/04/2014 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 13/04/2014
Charitable objects
THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT ANY SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE DIRECTORS IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION THINK FIT INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO: 3B.1 THE ADVANCEMENT OF CHRISTIANITY; 3B.2 THE RELIEF OF PERSONS WHO ARE IN NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS AND THE PREVENTION AND RELIEF OF POVERTY IN PARTICULAR BUT WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING, PROMOTING FOR THE BENEFIT OF INHABITANTS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM, THE PROVISION OF THE FOREGOING BY PROVIDING HOUSING AND ANY ASSOCIATED AMENITIES FOR HOMELESS PEOPLE AND YOUNG PARENTS AND BABIES IN NECESSITOUS CIRCUMSTANCES APPROPRIATE TO THEIR MEANS
Area of benefit
NOT DEFINED BUT IN PRACTICE GATESHEAD, TYNE AND WEAR, GATESHEAD AND NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
Contact information
- Address:
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Oasis Community Housing
Unit 7-8
Delta Bank Road
Metro Riverside Park
GATESHEAD
NE11 9DJ
- Phone:
- 01914773535
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