OCS FOUNDATION — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 28 April 2015
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 09296817
Financial period: 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
Latest income: £207,710
Latest expenditure: £115,187
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Second Floor, 81 Gracechurch Street, LONDON, EC3V 0AU

Website recorded by the regulator: https://ocs.com/ocs-foundation (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

The Foundation focuses on two areas: building capacity and skills in socially and economically disadvantaged communities, and the protection and improvement of the environment.The Foundation funds research into root causes of social/economic disadvantage and environmental issues and the effectiveness of current/potential future interventions, so contributing to positive change

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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: 1 October 2026
Date Accounts Received: 1 October 2026
Total Gross Income: £207,710
Total Gross Expenditure: £115,187

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: 8 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £12,037
Total Gross Expenditure: £5,740

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: 23 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £203
Total Gross Expenditure: £31,446

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: 19 July 2023
Date Accounts Received: 19 July 2023
Total Gross Income: £38,444
Total Gross Expenditure: £42,524

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: 27 September 2022
Date Accounts Received: 27 September 2022
Total Gross Income: £41,252
Total Gross Expenditure: £72,779

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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: 1 October 2026
Total Gross Income: £207,710
Total Gross Expenditure: £115,187
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Count Volunteers: 65

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: 8 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £12,037
Total Gross Expenditure: £5,740
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Count Volunteers: 0

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: 19 July 2023
Total Gross Income: £38,444
Total Gross Expenditure: £42,524
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: 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: 0

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: 27 September 2022
Total Gross Income: £41,252
Total Gross Expenditure: £72,779
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
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: 0

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Region
Geographic Area Description: Throughout England
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 113
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Economic/community Development/employment

Classification Code: 302
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Organisations

Classification Code: 101
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: General Charitable Purposes

Classification Code: 308
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Sponsors Or Undertakes Research

Classification Code: 206
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Defined Groups

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: OCS FOUNDATION
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2015-04-28T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 05 NOV 2014AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 12 DEC 2017 as amended on 18 Oct 2023 as amended on 01 May 2026
Charitable Objects: The objects of the charity are, for the public benefit, anywhere in the world, with a strategic focus on the UK and Ireland:1. To help young people, especially but not exclusively through leisure time activities, so as to develop their capabilities that they may grow to full maturity as individuals and members of society.2. To develop the capacity and skills of the members of socially and economically disadvantaged communities in the UK and overseas in such a way that they are better able to identify, and help meet, their needs and to participate more fully in society. 3. To prevent or relieve poverty and financial hardship; and4. Any other purposes recognised as charitable under the laws of England and Wales, for the time being.

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 555490
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: OCS FAMILY FOUNDATION

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Risk management