Registered charity · Durham
Outdoor and Sustainability Education Specialists (Oases) Limited
1) To promote and encourage conservation and improvement of the environment for biodiversity and for the benefit of all.2) To promote the advancement of education of the public, especially children and young people, concerning all issues relating to...
- 9 trustees
- Income £586k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Environment/conservation/heritage
- Where
- Throughout England
- Website
- www.oases.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- Outdoor and Sustainability Education Specialists (Oases) Limited
- Registered
- 1994
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£586k£536k
- 2024£484k£492k
- 2023£411k£422k
Earlier years
- 2022£376k£346k
- 2021£305k£233k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 13%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
1) To promote and encourage conservation and improvement of the environment for biodiversity and for the benefit of all.2) To promote the advancement of education of the public, especially children and young people, concerning all issues relating to climate change and the environment.3) To educate people, especially children and young people, to enable them to make choices and take actions that create a more sustainable world where all can thrive.4) To promote and encourage engagement with outdoor and sustainable activities which support people’s wellbeing, especially for children and young adults.
Grants received
10 grants · £420,922 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £185,552 (2 grants)
- BBC Children in Need · £96,538
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £68,600
- Community Foundation North East · £29,732 (3 grants)
- Postcode Neighbourhood Trust · £24,412
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- Postcode Neighbourhood Trust
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
9 trustees on the board
- David Geoffrey Ford since 2012
- Dominic Brown since 2015
- Dr Stuart Jones since 2024
- Grant Hopkins since 2015
- Jacqueline Bell since 2019
- Jamie Jeffes since 2026
- Meryl Batchelder since 2023
- Paul Green since 2015
- Steve Ashton
Trustees past 6 years
- David Geoffrey Ford since 2012
- Dominic Brown since 2015
- Grant Hopkins since 2015
- Jacqueline Bell since 2019
- Paul Green since 2015
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (6)
- Dr Stuart Jones since 2024
- Grant Hopkins since 2015
- Jacqueline Bell since 2019
- Jamie Jeffes since 2026
- Meryl Batchelder since 2023
- Steve Ashton
Portfolio (3)
- David Geoffrey Ford since 2012
- Dominic Brown since 2015
- Paul Green since 2015
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
4.1 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 4.0 months
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1041301
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 30 AUGUST 1994 as amended on 17 Oct 2023 as amended on 13 Dec 2023
- Companies House
- Company number 02963142 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 03000260535 · info@oases.org.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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