Charities in Cherwell
There are 1,824 registered charities based in and around Cherwell. 1,375 of them (75%) are small, with an income under £100,000 a year. The most common causes are education, children and young people, and the arts and heritage.
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What they work on
- Education628
- Children and young people581
- Arts and heritage262
- Disability148
- Poverty and hardship142
- Older people107
- Environment76
- Animals37
We count a charity under a cause when its description on the register makes it clear, which is true of 1,263 of the 1,824. Charities are placed by their registered address, so the numbers include some national charities with an office here. Volunteers are as reported by the 1,069 local charities under £1 million a year that file an annual return, from the returns held in October 2026. Data from the Charity Commission register, last refreshed in June 2026.
Education charities in Cherwell
5 of the 628 we found.
The Friends of the Cherwell School Oxford
OX29 · Small charity, income under £100k
The charity's objects are to advance the education of the students at The Cherwell School in Oxford, and it does this by raising funds to make grants to the school to assist in the provision of facilities for education…
Sibford Gower Educational Primary School Parent Teacher Association
OX15 · Income under £10k
To raise funds to be used to enhance the pupils school experience and to provide social events for the pupils, parents, carers, teachers and the wider community.
The Chipping Norton School Educational Trust Fund
OX7 · Income under £10k
Grants given to children towards education ,social development and sporting activities to encourage full potential reached
Aurora Education Foundation (UK)
OX2 · Income under £10k
The charity, in collaboration with aurora education foundation in australia, supports aboriginal and torres strait islander scholarships for tertiary studies in the uk, and supports the scholars to succeed in their…
The Activities, Childcare and Education Centre Limited
OX7 · Income £100k to £1m
Provide facilities for daycare, recreation and education of children
Charities for children and young people in Cherwell
5 of the 581 we found.
Botley Youth Club
OX2 · Income under £10k
Open access youth club for children and young people age 10 (and in Year 6) to 17 years on a Wednesday evening in term time.
Woodstock Youth Work Trust
OX20 · Small charity, income under £100k
Woodstock Youth Work Trust (WYWT) carries out a variety of activities in different venues. This includes a board game group, some small groups, and a monthly youth worship service, as well as work in the local schools…
Woodstock Youth Centre
OX20 · Income under £10k
The operation of the local Youth Centre for Woodstock and the surrounding areas including full Youth Club activities at junior and senior levels plus fundraising, trips and events for the membership.
Wolvercote Young Peoples Club Ltd
OX26 · Income £100k to £1m
The organisation will run a youth club for young people who live in Wolvercote and Cutteslowe areas, providing a variety of activities physical, spiritually and mentally challenging as organised by fully qualified youth…
Byhp (Tackling the Root Causes of Youth Homelessness)
OX16 · Income £100k to £1m
We provide a range of specialist interventions offering support, advice and guidance to young people 13-25, and their families, facing known route causes of youth homelessness. Those that are at risk of NEET,…
Arts and heritage charities in Cherwell
5 of the 262 we found.
Charlbury Museum and Heritage Centre
OX7 · Income under £10k
The Charlbury Museum and Heritage Centre collects, displays, and maintains artefacts, archives, and photographs relating to the town of Charlbury, and assists research into its history, for the benefit of local people…
Eynsham Museum and Heritage Centre
OX29 · Small charity, income under £100k
Eynsham Museum and Heritage Centre, located in the old market hall at the centre of Eynsham, is established to showcase some of the wonderful objects that bring to life Eynsham's long and distinguished history.The…
The Oxford Bus Museum Trust Limited
OX29 · Small charity, income under £100k
Maintaining for the benefit of the public a museum of transport containing vintage buses, morris cars and bicycles. maintaining vehicles in running order and restoring acquired vehicles. promoting the permanent…
The Murray Bequest
OX16 · Small charity, income under £100k
education and training in the arts and culture
Hook Norton Village Museum
OX15 · Income under £10k
To advance the education of the public in the history of the village and people of Hook Norton and its surrounding area by the establishment and maintenance of a museum for the display of artefacts and archives related…
Disability charities in Cherwell
5 of the 148 we found.
Leighton Buzzard Mencap
MK18 · Small charity, income under £100k
Provides help, advice, playgroups, holiday scheme for people of all ages with learning disabilities and their parents/carers
The Albion (Oxon) Limited
OX15 · Small charity, income under £100k
The advancement of education, leisure and employment for people with learning disabilities through the provision of a workshop and small financial grants to individuals or organisations.
Second Time Around Charities
OX16 · Income £100k to £1m
Second Time Around is a charity furniture restoration project that recycles unwanted or donated wooden furniture. Our vision is training and volunteering opportunities to promote social inclusion and independance for…
Autism Early Support Trust Limited
MK18 · Income £100k to £1m
To provide and promote, on both a local and national level, best practice early intervention for young children with autism and other communication needs.1st sept 2011 our activities were transferred from the…
Autism Family Support Oxfordshire
OX2 · Income £100k to £1m
To further the study, support, development and well being of individuals with an Autistic Spectrum Condition, and their families.
Poverty and hardship charities in Cherwell
5 of the 142 we found.
Banbury Foodbank
OX16 · Small charity, income under £100k
To prevent or relieve poverty or financial hardship in Banbury and the surrounding area by working with local churches to:(a) provide emergency food, toiletries and household items to individuals and families in…
Agape Self Sufficiency
OX26 · Small charity, income under £100k
To prevent or relief poverty or financial hardship specifically but not excluded inNigeria and Cameroon. To assist in the provision of education, training and healthcare projectsTo support individuals to generate a…
Sulgrave Relief in Need Charity
OX17 · Income under £10k
makes grants to individuals to help with financial hardship
Deddington Housing Association Limited
OX17 · Small charity, income under £100k
The charity will provide housing and associated amenities to those in need in the Parish of Deddington, continuing the work of the charitable community benefit society. Beneficiaries of the charity are those who are in…
Thrive-northox
OX7 · Small charity, income under £100k
The relief of children who are in need by reason of youth, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage in such ways as the trustees in their absolute discretion from time to time think fit.
Charities for older people in Cherwell
5 of the 107 we found.
Bicester University of the Third Age
OX26 · Small charity, income under £100k
Learning cooperative of older people which enables members to share many educational creative and leisure activities.
Banbury U3a
OX16 · Income under £10k
Social and intellectual activities for older people, including numerous specialist subject areas.
Mumo Creative
OX3 · Small charity, income under £100k
We offer dance, music and movement sessions to promote the physical and mental health and social connectedness of older people with age-related health conditions including Parkinson's and dementia.
St Mary's House Broughton Common Room for the Elderly
OX15 · Income under £10k
Calligraphy. Art. Short mat bowls. Parish council. Yoga. Meetings.
Bullingdon Community Association
OX3 · Small charity, income under £100k
The Community Association is responsible for the management and running of the Bullingdon Community Centre. The activities include recreational and support services for children and families, young people, older people…
Small charities in Cherwell
Most charities here are small, often a few volunteers doing good work close to home, and few of them can afford to advertise. Each of these has an income under £100,000 a year and has reported its accounts recently.
Radio Cherwell
OX3 · Income under £10k
Provision of Hospital Radio services to the patients of Oxfords hospitals.
Redlands Gateway Club
OX16 · Income under £10k
Sport/recreation for people with disabilities
The Tiddy Hall
OX7 · Small charity, income under £100k
Managing village hall for the local community
Stoke Row Women's Institute
OX5 · Income under £10k
Women's Institute is founded to assist and educate women and to serve the community in any way which is practical. This includes educating the members about any social and other matters which may be of national…
Winslow Community Trust
MK18 · Small charity, income under £100k
Provides a public hall which can be hired by or for all members of the community
John Henry Cartwright
OX29 · Income under £10k
Annual grant to residents of Harkstead of and over the age of 65 years
Banbury Lions Club (CIO)
OX17 · Income under £10k
Advancement of citizenship; Promoting the Voluntary Sector for the public benefit by associating with local authorities in a common effort to advance education and provide facilities in the interests of social welfare,…
The Emotional Help Hub UK Ltd
OX20 · Small charity, income under £100k
The Help Hub offers low cost emotional counselling sessions to those in need.
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How many charities are there in Cherwell?
There are 1,824 registered charities based in and around Cherwell. 1,375 of them (75%) are small, with an income under £100,000 a year. The figures come from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales, last refreshed in June 2026, and count charities by their registered address.
What do charities in Cherwell work on?
The most common causes are education (628), children and young people (581), and the arts and heritage (262). We count a charity under a cause when its own description on the register makes that clear, which is true of 1,263 of the 1,824, so the real numbers are higher.
How many people volunteer for charities in Cherwell?
Local charities in and around Cherwell have 31,124 volunteers between them. That's what 1,069 charities with an income under £1 million a year told the Charity Commission in their latest annual return. Charities with an income under £10,000 don't have to report it, so the real number is higher.
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