OXFORD CONSERVATION VOLUNTEERS

Charity number: 1186114
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Oxford Conservation Volunteers is a voluntary organisation that carries out practical work conserving the wildlife and traditional landscape of the Oxford area. The group organises work parties every weekend undertaking a wide variety of nature conservation work.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 05 April 2025

Total income: £12,291
Total expenditure: £36,143

People

11 Trustee(s)

60 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

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

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
  • Economic/community Development/employment
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales

Governance

Registration history:
  • 04 November 2019: CIO registration
  • 27 May 2020: Funds received from 1065601 OXFORD CONSERVATION VOLUNTEERS
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media 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

11 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Christopher James Skepper Chair 07 June 2022
None on record
Dorota Maton-Mosurska Trustee 03 September 2024
None on record
Anne Cossutta Trustee 04 June 2024
None on record
Dariusz Maton Trustee 04 June 2024
None on record
Nicolas Elliot Bricknell Trustee 04 June 2024
None on record
Timothy John Bletsoe Trustee 06 June 2023
None on record
Philip John Hunter Trustee 06 June 2023
None on record
Dr Jennifer Louise Hill Trustee 06 June 2023
None on record
Tom Bulford Trustee 20 February 2023
None on record
Samuel Fishwick Trustee 04 October 2022
None on record
Carla Ponte Julio Trustee 07 June 2022
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 05/04/2021 05/04/2022 05/04/2023 05/04/2024 05/04/2025
Total gross income £11.86k £6.53k £6.58k £23.00k £12.29k
Total expenditure £5.59k £4.76k £4.66k £10.74k £36.14k
Income from government contracts £2.40k £600 £480 £640 N/A
Income from government grants £742 N/A N/A £1.00k 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 05 April 2025 19 June 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2025 19 June 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 05 April 2024 05 February 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2024 05 February 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 05 April 2023 17 February 2024 12 days late
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2023 17 February 2024 12 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 05 April 2022 22 January 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2022 22 January 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 05 April 2021 10 January 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2021 10 January 2022 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.

CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 04 Nov 2019

Charitable objects

TO PROTECT, CONSERVE, MAINTAIN AND ENHANCE THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT, INCLUDING WILDLIFE AND BIODIVERSITY, PARTICULARLY IN, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, OXFORD AND THE SURROUNDING AREA, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY: 1. PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE PUBLIC AS VOLUNTEERS TO PARTICIPATE IN PRACTICAL CONSERVATION WORK, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC; 2. ADVANCING EDUCATION ABOUT THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT, AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS RELEVANT TO NATURE CONSERVATION, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC.

Contact information

Address:
26 Wessex Way
Long Wittenham
ABINGDON
Oxfordshire
OX14 4SQ
Phone:
07909957344
Email:
enquiries@ocv.org.uk
Website:

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