OXFORD ORATORY OF ST PHILIP NERI — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Trust
Registered: 9 March 1993
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
Latest income: £1,315,700
Latest expenditure: £647,544
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: 25 Woodstock Road, Oxford, OX2 6HA

Website recorded by the regulator: www.oxfordoratory.org.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

The Oratory supports the religious and other charitable works carried out by the Fathers and Brothers of the Oratory, including daily religious services, with a Sunday congregation averaging about 1,000. It maintains a listed (grade II) church with free public access.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 27 October 2026
Date Accounts Received: 27 October 2026
Total Gross Income: £1,315,700
Total Gross Expenditure: £647,544

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 14 October 2025
Date Accounts Received: 7 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £696,570
Total Gross Expenditure: £607,469

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 26 September 2024
Date Accounts Received: 26 September 2024
Total Gross Income: £525,095
Total Gross Expenditure: £528,608

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 10 October 2023
Date Accounts Received: 10 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £376,262
Total Gross Expenditure: £478,108

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 29 October 2022
Date Accounts Received: 29 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £456,497
Total Gross Expenditure: £412,050

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2026
Ar Received Date: 27 October 2026
Total Gross Income: £1,315,700
Total Gross Expenditure: £647,544
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: Yes
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 40

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Received Date: 14 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £696,570
Total Gross Expenditure: £607,469
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: Yes
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 60

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Received Date: 26 September 2024
Total Gross Income: £525,095
Total Gross Expenditure: £528,608
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 60

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Received Date: 10 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £376,262
Total Gross Expenditure: £478,108
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: Yes
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 60

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Received Date: 29 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £456,497
Total Gross Expenditure: £412,050
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 40

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2026
Ar Received Date: 27 October 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 1154917
Income Other Trading Activities: 87311
Income Charitable Activities: 50292
Income Investments: 6968
Income Other: 16212
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1315700
Income Legacies: 609619
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £46,582
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £600,962
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 647544
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 11146
Expenditure Support Costs: 34955
Expenditure Depreciation: 106134
Gain Loss Investment: -3122
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £843,710
Assets Total Fixed: 3464354
Assets Own Use: 2842373
Assets Long Term Investment: 621981
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £497,915
Assets Total Liabilities: £41,343
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £3,920,926
Creditors One Year Total Current: 41343
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £367,384
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 919398
Funds Restricted: 3001528
Funds Total: 3920926
Count Employees: 5
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Received Date: 14 October 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 522270
Income Other Trading Activities: 86650
Income Charitable Activities: 48581
Income Investments: 6579
Income Other: 32490
Income Total Income And Endowments: 696570
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £41,656
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £565,813
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 607469
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 5550
Expenditure Support Costs: 25218
Expenditure Depreciation: 92257
Gain Loss Investment: 5764
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £298,964
Assets Total Fixed: 3005890
Assets Own Use: 2880787
Assets Long Term Investment: 125103
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £294,009
Assets Total Liabilities: £44,007
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £3,255,892
Creditors One Year Total Current: 44007
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £234,583
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 282538
Funds Restricted: 2973354
Funds Total: 3255892
Count Employees: 5
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Received Date: 26 September 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 398769
Income Other Trading Activities: 69338
Income Charitable Activities: 44937
Income Investments: 4594
Income Other: 7457
Income Total Income And Endowments: 525095
Income Legacies: 22113
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £36,382
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £492,226
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 528608
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 7039
Expenditure Support Costs: 22953
Expenditure Depreciation: 93111
Gain Loss Investment: 12676
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £216,046
Assets Total Fixed: 3018836
Assets Own Use: 2899497
Assets Long Term Investment: 119339
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £193,272
Assets Total Liabilities: £51,081
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £3,161,027
Creditors One Year Total Current: 51081
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £157,328
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 263583
Funds Restricted: 2897444
Funds Total: 3161027
Count Employees: 3
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Oxfordshire
Welsh Ind: No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code: 109
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Arts/culture/heritage/science

Classification Code: 304
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Human Resources

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

Classification Code: 204
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin

Classification Code: 108
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Religious Activities

Classification Code: 305
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space

Classification Code: 205
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

Classification Code: 203
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People With Disabilities

Classification Code: 202
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Elderly/old People

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

Classification Code: 112
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Environment/conservation/heritage

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: OXFORD ORATORY OF ST PHILIP NERI
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1993-03-09T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: TRUST DEED DATED 6 FEBRUARY 1993
Charitable Objects: THE OBJECTS OF THE TRUST ARE THE ADVANCEMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF THE ROMAN CATHOLIC RELIGION IN ENGLAND AND IN PARTICULAR IN OR IN THE VICINITY OF THE CITY OF OXFORD AND COUNTY OF OXFORD
Area Of Benefit: THE CITY AND COUNTY OF OXFORD

10 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures