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Description

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

Also known as

  • Oxfam
  • Oxfam GB
  • Oxfam
  • Oxfam GB
  • Oxfam UK

CCEW Charity number

202918

Company number

00612172

Registered

Postcode

OX4 2JY

Website

oxfam.org.uk

Domain

oxfam.org.uk

Latest income

£400,600,000 (on )

This organisation record is based on data from Registered charities in England and Wales published by Charity Commission for England and Wales.

Depending on the data source, location may describe the headquarters of the organisation rather than the area it operates in.

Area of operation outside the UK

  • Afghanistan
  • Armenia
  • Angola
  • Azerbaijan
  • Bangladesh
  • Bolivia, Plurinational State of
  • Brazil
  • Congo, The Democratic Republic of the
  • Central African Republic
  • Colombia
  • Ethiopia
  • Georgia
  • Ghana
  • Guatemala
  • Honduras
  • Haiti
  • Indonesia
  • India
  • Iraq
  • Jordan
  • Kenya
  • Cambodia
  • Lebanon
  • Sri Lanka
  • Liberia
  • Mali
  • Myanmar
  • Malawi
  • Mexico
  • Mozambique
  • Niger
  • Nigeria
  • Nicaragua
  • Nepal
  • Philippines
  • Pakistan
  • Palestine, State of
  • Russian Federation
  • Rwanda
  • Sudan
  • Sierra Leone
  • Senegal
  • Somalia
  • Syrian Arab Republic
  • Chad
  • Thailand
  • Tajikistan
  • Tanzania, United Republic of
  • Uganda
  • Viet Nam
  • Vanuatu
  • Yemen
  • South Africa
  • Zambia
  • Zimbabwe

Registered Office in the UK

Oxfam

GB-CHC-202918

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This organisation record is part of a group of linked records that describe a single organisation. The organisation is linked to 3 active records and 0 inactive records, from 3 data sources.

The best identifier for this organisation is GB-CHC-202918 .
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GB-CHC gives the scheme for this identifier (Charity Commission), while 202918 is the identifier for this organisation within the scheme.

Oxfam (this record)

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Last updated 2024-04-20

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Themes and activities

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This organisation has been classified using different categories:

International Classification of Non-profit and Third Sector Organizations (ICNP/TSO)

ICNP/TSO categories have been automatically assigned from a machine learning model, as part of the UK Charity Classification project.

  • International activities G30

UK Charity Activity Tags

These tags are taken from a project to classify all UK charities using a common set of tags. The tags are applied using keyword searching, so may be incorrect for particular cases.

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  • Charitable activities CA » Advice and individual advocacy CA101
  • Charitable activities CA » Policy campaigning and advocacy CA103
  • Economic and community development EC » International development EC103
  • Saving of lives SL » Humanitarian relief SL102
  • Social welfare SW » Individual poverty SW105

Theme (CCEW)

  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 105
  • Overseas Aid/famine Relief 106
  • Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity 115

Beneficiaries (CCEW)

  • Children/young People 201
  • Elderly/old People 202
  • People With Disabilities 203
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies 205
  • The General Public/mankind 207

Activities (CCEW)

  • Makes Grants To Organisations 302
  • Provides Other Finance 303
  • Provides Services 306
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information 307
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research 308
  • Other Charitable Activities 310

Scale of operation

  • Overseas

Oxfam

GB-CHC-202918

Charity financial history

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Year ending Income (£) Spending (£)
1965-09-07 Registered as a charity
2004-04-30 172,200,000 176,500,000
2005-04-30 237,500,000 211,900,000
2006-04-30 293,100,000 282,700,000
2007-04-30 290,700,000 297,200,000
2008-04-30 299,700,000 298,400,000
2009-04-30 308,300,000 318,600,000
2010-03-31 318,000,000 294,800,000
2011-03-31 367,500,000 361,100,000
2012-03-31 385,500,000 378,700,000
2013-03-31 367,900,000 384,600,000
2014-03-31 389,100,000 365,100,000
2015-03-31 401,400,000 387,800,000
2016-03-31 414,700,000 420,700,000
2017-03-31 408,600,000 402,600,000
2018-03-31 427,200,000 438,700,000
2019-03-31 434,100,000 397,500,000
2020-03-31 367,400,000 384,600,000
2021-03-31 344,300,000 368,800,000
2022-03-31 373,000,000 329,100,000
2023-03-31 400,600,000 360,400,000
Income and Spending
Funds and Reserves

Data on funds and reserves are only available for financial years where the charity's income was more than £500,000.

Oxfam

GB-CHC-202918

Charity people

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2023
£
2022
£
Employees 4,184 4,174
Employees paid more than £60,000 70 70
Volunteers 24,000 15,000
Trustees 12
Employees
Volunteers

Data on employees is only available for financial years where the charity's income was more than £500,000.

Oxfam

GB-CHC-202918

Statement of Financial Activities

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Statement of financial activities for year ended .

Based on information provided to the Charity Commission for England and Wales in the charity's annual return. This may not exactly match the figures and categories supplied in the charity's annual accounts.

2023
£m
2022
£m
Incoming resources
Donations and other voluntary income 123.4 117.8
Legacies 19.7 20.1
Endowments - -
Donations and legacies 143.1 137.9
Income from charitable activities 156.2 140.8
Income from other trading activities 98.0 90.3
Income from investments 1.9 0.2
Other income 1.4 3.8
Total 400.6 373.0
Expenditure
Investment management 0.1 -
Other spending on raising funds 106.3 94.8
Spending on raising funds 106.4 94.8
Grants to institutions 79.2 59.4
Other charitable activities 174.2 171.5
Charitable activities 253.4 230.9
Other spending 0.6 3.4
Total 360.4 329.1
Net income / (expenditure) 40.2 43.9

Oxfam

GB-CHC-202918

Balance sheet

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Balance sheet at .

Based on information provided to the Charity Commission for England and Wales in the charity's annual return. This may not exactly match the figures and categories supplied in the charity's annual accounts.

2023
£m
2022
£m
Fixed assets
Tangible and intangible assets 6.7 2.9
Investment assets 12.4 4.5
19.1 7.4
Current assets
Current investment assets 20.2 25.6
Cash 64.4 81.5
Other current assets 118.7 91.9
203.3 199.0
Creditors
Amounts falling due within one year (72.4) (77.2)
Net current assets 130.9 121.8
Total assets less current liabilities 150.0 129.2
Creditors
Amounts falling due after one year (22.3) (41.2)
Net assets 127.7 88.0
Funds
Endowment funds 2.4 2.7
Restricted funds 60.5 33.5
Unrestricted funds 64.8 51.8
127.7 88.0

Oxfam

GB-CHC-202918

Income from government

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2023
£
2022
£
Contracts with government
None recorded
Government grants
Income from government grants - 2,881,000
Government grants as % of total income - 0.8%
Number of government grants - 486

Oxfam

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Grants received

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Received 19 grants. Showing most recent 10 grants.

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Date Funder Amount awarded Description
Brian Mercer Trust
Prevention and Relief of Human Suffering
£25,000
1 year
Grant to Oxfam UK
Brian Mercer Trust
Prevention and Relief of Human Suffering
£25,000
1 year
Grant to Oxfam UK
Department for Work and Pensions
Kickstart Scheme
£99,614 OXFAM GB
Department for Work and Pensions
Kickstart Scheme
£4,341 NBT GROUP LIMMITED
Department for Work and Pensions
Kickstart Scheme
£51,321 OXFAM GB
Comic Relief
Tech for Good Legacy
£41,010
4 months
QuidsIn
Apr 2017 to Oct 2017
The National Lottery Community Fund
Single Grants
£798,882
2 years
A Menu for Change: Cash, Rights, Food
Jan 2017 to Dec 2019
Comic Relief £1,000,000
3 years
Combating Sexual and Gender-Based Violence to retain girls and boys in Malawian schools for improved
Aug 2016 to Mar 2020
Comic Relief £300,000
1 year
Repair and Rehabilitation of WASH Facilities in Households in Jordan
Jan 2016 to Feb 2017
The National Lottery Community Fund
International Communities
£505,000
3 years
Forest Fruits - Markets for Women
Apr 2015 to Apr 2018

Data source

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