OXFORD CONSERVATION VOLUNTEERS — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: CIO
Registered: 4 November 2019
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 6 April 2024 – 5 April 2025
Latest income: £12,291
Latest expenditure: £36,143
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: Yes

Public contact address: 26 Wessex Way, Long Wittenham, ABINGDON, Oxfordshire, OX14 4SQ

Website recorded by the regulator: https://www.ocv.org.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

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.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 5 February 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 19 June 2025
Date Accounts Received: 19 June 2025
Total Gross Income: £12,291
Total Gross Expenditure: £36,143

Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 5 February 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 5 February 2025
Date Accounts Received: 5 February 2025
Total Gross Income: £23,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £10,742

Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 5 February 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 17 February 2024
Date Accounts Received: 17 February 2024
Total Gross Income: £6,579
Total Gross Expenditure: £4,657

Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 5 February 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 22 January 2023
Date Accounts Received: 22 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £6,526
Total Gross Expenditure: £4,763

Fin Period Start Date: 4 November 2019
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 5 February 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 10 January 2022
Date Accounts Received: 10 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £11,860
Total Gross Expenditure: £5,587

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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: 6 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2025
Ar Due Date: 5 February 2026
Ar Received Date: 19 June 2025
Total Gross Income: £12,291
Total Gross Expenditure: £36,143
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
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: 60

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2024
Ar Due Date: 5 February 2025
Ar Received Date: 5 February 2025
Total Gross Income: £23,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £10,742
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 1
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Contracts: 640
Income From Government Grants: £1,000
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: 60

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2023
Ar Due Date: 5 February 2024
Ar Received Date: 17 February 2024
Total Gross Income: £6,579
Total Gross Expenditure: £4,657
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 1
Count Govt Grants: £0
Income From Government Contracts: 480
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: 70

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2022
Ar Due Date: 5 February 2023
Ar Received Date: 22 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £6,526
Total Gross Expenditure: £4,763
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 5
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Income From Government Contracts: 600
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 50

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 4 November 2019
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2021
Ar Due Date: 5 February 2022
Ar Received Date: 10 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £11,860
Total Gross Expenditure: £5,587
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 1
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £2
Income From Government Contracts: 2400
Income From Government Grants: £742
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 60

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Charity Area Of Operation

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

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Charity Classification

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Classification Code: 310
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Other Charitable Activities

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

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: OXFORD CONSERVATION VOLUNTEERS
Charity Event Order: 2
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2020-05-27T00:00:00
Reason: Funds transferred (incor)
Assoc Organisation Number: 3942869
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 1065601
Assoc Charity Name: OXFORD CONSERVATION VOLUNTEERS

Charity Name: OXFORD CONSERVATION VOLUNTEERS
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: CIO registration
Date Of Event: 2019-11-04T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: 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.

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries