Overview
Oasis Project's network
8 people6 organisationsi7 listed on the board plus 1 company secretary. 6 organisations share a board member with this charity.The large node is Oasis Project. The map shows two steps out from the public record. Hover a node to focus its connections; click one to open it.The board
7 listed + 1 company secretaryiCurrent trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.| Name | Role | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gill Whensley | Chair | 2013 | 13 yrs |
| Catherine Ashton-Saltwell | Trustee | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Christopher Goss | Trustee | 2015 | 11 yrs |
| Dr Simon Flacks | Trustee | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Karen Bailey | Trustee | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Katherine McHugh | Trustee | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Rakeem Morgan-Cornibert | Trustee | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Samantha Price | Company secretary (charitable company) | 2025 | 1 yr |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Board
The board
7 listed + 1 company secretaryiCurrent trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.| Name | Role | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gill Whensley | Chair | 2013 | 13 yrs |
| Catherine Ashton-Saltwell | Trustee | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Christopher Goss | Trustee | 2015 | 11 yrs |
| Dr Simon Flacks | Trustee | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Karen Bailey | Trustee | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Katherine McHugh | Trustee | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Rakeem Morgan-Cornibert | Trustee | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Samantha Price | Company secretary (charitable company) | 2025 | 1 yr |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Former company secretaries of the charitable company: Laura Ward (2021-2025), Ms. Michaela Natasha Richards (2006-2008), Alan John Sweetman Hicks (2005-2006), Gail Barnard Barnard (2001-2002), Diane Teresa Sparks (1997-2001). Full officer list
Board DNA
iCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.Average tenure
4.7y
median 3y
Longest tenure
13y
since 2013
Years in governance
11y
per person, across all their boards
Also company directors
7
also sit on company boards
Joined in the last 3 years
5
of 7 on the board
7 trustees on the board
- Gill Whensley Chair since 2013
- Catherine Ashton-Saltwell since 2025
- Christopher Goss since 2015
- Dr Simon Flacks since 2023
- Karen Bailey since 2025
- Katherine McHugh since 2023
- Rakeem Morgan-Cornibert since 2025
Trustees past 6 years
- Gill Whensley Chair since 2013
- Christopher Goss since 2015
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (7)
- Gill Whensley Chair since 2013
- Catherine Ashton-Saltwell since 2025
- Christopher Goss since 2015
- Dr Simon Flacks since 2023
- Karen Bailey since 2025
- Katherine McHugh since 2023
- Rakeem Morgan-Cornibert since 2025
Sector coverageiThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
The Advancement of Health or Saving of Lives 7
Commercial experienceiThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Health and social care 8Professional services 2Mining 1
Gaps to watch
- Narrow spread of causes across the board
Succession forecast
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Network
Network
iThe large node is Oasis Project. Red nodes are organisations, white nodes are people. Dashed links are historical or inferred. Dashed blue-grey links are company secretaries. Click any node to explore.Most connected
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Finances
5 financial years held, 2021 to 2025, years ending 31 March.
Income and expenditure
5 years · years end 31 MarchiHover over the chart, or focus it and use the left and right arrow keys, to read each year. Every figure is also in the table.Plain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.Scroll sideways for earlier years
| Financial year | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | |||||
| Total income | £1.34m | £1.20m | £1.17m | £1.52m | £1.54m |
| Total expenditure | £1.33m | £1.14m | £1.12m | £1.47m | £1.57m |
| Government income | |||||
| Government contracts | Not reported | £4.80k | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Government grants | £397.61k | £483.57k | £430.27k | £755.37k | £734.96k |
| Income by source | |||||
| Donations and legacies | £10.70k | £9.37k | £10.27k | £7.01k | £27.82k |
| Legaciespart of donations and legacies | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £5.05k |
| Charitable activities | £1.28m | £1.13m | £1.15m | £1.48m | £1.49m |
| Other trading activities | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Investments | £1.38k | £2.01k | £4.84k | £15.18k | £21.32k |
| Endowments | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Other income | £46.62k | £51.34k | £7.15k | £16.10k | £1.44k |
| Expenditure by type | |||||
| Charitable activities | £1.28m | £1.12m | £1.10m | £1.45m | £1.55m |
| Raising funds | £53.54k | £22.91k | £21.08k | £25.77k | £19.56k |
| Grants to institutionspart of charitable activities | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Governance | £7.04k | £6.95k | £7.23k | £8.33k | £9.08k |
| Investment management | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Other expenditure | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
Definitions
- Total income
- Everything the charity received in the year, from all sources, as shown on its annual return.
- Total expenditure
- Everything the charity spent in the year.
- Government contracts
- Income from contracts with central or local government or other public bodies, as the charity declared it. Not reported means the register shows no amount (N/A), which can mean none or that the question was not answered.
- Government grants
- Grants received from central or local government or other public bodies, as declared.
- Donations and legacies
- Gifts and donations, including Gift Aid, and money left to the charity in wills.
- Legacies
- Money left to the charity in wills. Legacies are part of donations and legacies, not extra to them.
- Charitable activities (income)
- Income earned by doing the charity's work, such as fees and contracts for services.
- Other trading activities
- Fundraising trading, such as charity shops, events and sponsorship.
- Investments
- Dividends, interest and rent from the charity's investments.
- Endowments
- New endowment funds received in the year.
- Charitable activities (expenditure)
- Spending on the charity's purposes, including any grants it makes.
- Raising funds
- The cost of fundraising and trading.
- Grants to institutions
- Grants paid to other organisations. Part of spending on charitable activities.
- Governance
- The cost of running the charity as an organisation, such as the audit and trustee meetings.
- Investment management
- The cost of managing the charity's investments.
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (extract of 25 October 2026), annual returns, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Assets and liabilities
5 years with detailiHover over the chart, or focus it and use the left and right arrow keys, to read each year. Every figure is also in the table.Plain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.Scroll sideways for earlier years
| Financial year | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Own use assets | £16.32k | £14.90k | £15.06k | £17.85k | £17.88k |
| Long-term investments | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Other assets | £421.38k | £516.58k | £558.52k | £612.91k | £579.39k |
| Defined benefit pension schemea minus figure is a deficit | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total liabilities | £160.29k | £198.50k | £189.45k | £204.77k | £201.38k |
| Net assetsassets minus liabilities | £277.40k | £332.98k | £384.13k | £425.99k | £395.89k |
Definitions
- Own use assets
- Land, buildings, equipment and other fixed assets the charity uses for its work.
- Long-term investments
- Investments held for the long term, such as shares, bonds or property let to others.
- Other assets
- Current assets: cash, money owed to the charity and short-term investments.
- Defined benefit pension scheme
- The surplus (above zero) or deficit (below zero) on a final-salary type pension scheme.
- Total liabilities
- What the charity owes: creditors due within a year and after a year, and provisions. Drawn below zero in the chart and shown as a positive figure in the table, as the register does.
- Net assets
- Assets minus liabilities, including any pension surplus or deficit. Equal to total funds.
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (extract of 25 October 2026), annual returns, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Funds and reserves
5 years with detailiHover over the chart, or focus it and use the left and right arrow keys, to read each year. Every figure is also in the table.Plain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.Scroll sideways for earlier years
| Financial year | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unrestricted funds | £277.40k | £292.98k | £353.83k | £389.19k | £370.03k |
| Restricted funds | £0 | £40.00k | £30.30k | £36.80k | £25.86k |
| Endowment funds | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total funds | £277.40k | £332.98k | £384.13k | £425.99k | £395.89k |
| Reservesas declared by the charity | £277.40k | £292.98k | £384.13k | £389.19k | £330.03k |
| Assets besides buildingsinvestments, cash and money owed to it, before debts | £421.38k | £516.58k | £558.52k | £612.91k | £579.39k |
Definitions
- Unrestricted funds
- Money the trustees can spend on any of the charity's purposes, including funds they have set aside (designated) themselves.
- Restricted funds
- Money that must be spent on particular purposes set by the donor or the terms of an appeal.
- Endowment funds
- Capital the charity must keep, either permanently or until the terms allow it to be spent.
- Total funds
- All funds together. Equal to net assets.
- Reserves
- The charity's own figure for unrestricted funds that are freely available, after setting aside fixed assets and designated funds. Charities explain their reserves policy in their annual report.
- Assets besides buildings
- Long-term investments plus other assets (cash, money owed to the charity and short-term investments), before its debts are paid. If declared reserves are larger than this, they must include buildings.
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (extract of 25 October 2026), annual returns, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Accounts and annual returns
Register page (opens in a new tab)iPlain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.Reporting up to date
Every annual return and set of accounts arrived on time for 5 years.
| Year ending | Due by | Annual return | Accounts | Status | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | 31 January 2026 | 8 January 2026 | 8 January 2026 | On time | On the register (opens in a new tab)Charity CommissionAccounts (opens in a new tab)Companies House, PDF |
| 31 March 2024 | 31 January 2025 | 30 January 2025 | 30 January 2025 | On time | On the register (opens in a new tab)Charity CommissionAccounts (opens in a new tab)Companies House, PDF |
| 31 March 2023 | 31 January 2024 | 14 December 2023 | 14 December 2023 | On time | On the register (opens in a new tab)Charity CommissionAccounts (opens in a new tab)Companies House, PDF |
| 31 March 2022 | 31 January 2023 | 17 January 2023 | 17 January 2023 | On time | On the register (opens in a new tab)Charity CommissionAccounts (opens in a new tab)Companies House, PDF |
| 31 March 2021 | 31 January 2022 | 29 November 2021 | 29 November 2021 | On time | On the register (opens in a new tab)Charity CommissionAccounts (opens in a new tab)Companies House, PDF |
Accounts filed at Companies House
Company 03447762 has made 27 accounts filings since 1999. Each links to the copy at Companies House where it has been published online.
| Made up to | Filed on | Type | Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | 4 January 2026 | Total exemption full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)41 pages |
| 31 March 2024 | 16 December 2024 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)42 pages |
| 31 March 2023 | 7 December 2023 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)42 pages |
| 31 March 2022 | 18 November 2022 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)44 pages |
| 31 March 2021 | 5 October 2021 | Small accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)42 pages |
| 31 March 2020 | 25 November 2020 | Total exemption full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)39 pages |
| 31 March 2019 | 21 January 2020 | Total exemption full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)34 pages |
| 31 March 2018 | 26 October 2018 | Total exemption full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)33 pages |
| 31 March 2017 | 20 September 2017 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)25 pages |
| 31 March 2016 | 9 October 2016 | Total exemption full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)25 pages |
| 31 March 2015 | 19 August 2015 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)24 pages |
| 31 March 2014 | 2 October 2014 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)24 pages |
| 31 March 2013 | 6 September 2013 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)25 pages |
| 31 March 2012 | 13 September 2012 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)23 pages |
| 31 March 2011 | 28 November 2011 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)26 pages |
| 31 March 2010 | 2 December 2010 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)23 pages |
| 31 March 2009 | 10 December 2009 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)22 pages |
| 31 March 2008 | 19 January 2009 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)23 pages |
| 31 March 2007 | 24 January 2008 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)22 pages |
| 31 March 2006 | 29 November 2006 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)23 pages |
| 31 March 2005 | 30 January 2006 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)20 pages |
| 31 March 2004 | 1 February 2005 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)16 pages |
| 31 March 2003 | 24 November 2003 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)14 pages |
| 31 March 2002 | 23 October 2002 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)14 pages |
| 31 March 2001 | 28 August 2001 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)14 pages |
| 31 March 2000 | 25 July 2000 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)14 pages |
| 31 March 1999 | 8 November 1999 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)14 pages |
Definitions
- Annual return
- The yearly return a charity sends to the Charity Commission. It is due 10 months after the end of the financial year. Charities with income over £10,000, and every CIO, must send one.
- Accounts
- The accounts and trustees' annual report. Required from charities with income over £25,000 and from every CIO; otherwise shown as Not required.
- On time
- Received on or before the due date.
- Late
- Received after the due date. The number of days is counted from the due date.
- Overdue
- Not received, and the due date has passed. Counted to today, or to the date a removed charity left the register.
- Qualified accounts
- The auditor or examiner raised a reservation about the accounts.
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (annual return history), Open Government Licence v3.0. The register keeps the latest five years; earlier years come from older copies we hold. Accounts documents link to the Charity Commission register and to Companies House (filing history, Open Government Licence v3.0). Days late and overdue are worked out from the dates, as of 30 October 2026.
Grants
Funding received
37 grantsiFrom grants published by funders to 360Giving. Not every funder publishes, so this is not a complete record of a charity's income.Grants awarded 28 February 2014 to 11 June 2026.Total from published grants
£1.9m
£1,939,404
Grants
37
published to 360Giving
Funders
15
distinct funders
Latest grant
Jun 2026
11 June 2026
By year
iBy year the grant was awarded, in pounds.£36k2014
£19k2015
£40k2016
£50k2017
£81k2018
£134k2019
£120k2020
£450k2021
£635k2022
£32k2023
£220k2024
£64k2025
£60k2026
Funders
15 funders| Funder | Grants | Total | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Smith Foundation | 3 | £383,580 | 2021 to 2025 |
| Ministry of Justice | 4 | £372,255 | 2021 to 2022 |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 6 | £351,083 | 2015 to 2025 |
| Department for Work and Pensions | 2 | £206,657 | 2019 to 2020 |
| The Blagrave Trust | 2 | £183,800 | 2021 |
| BBC Children in Need | 6 | £176,825 | 2016 to 2023 |
| Freemasons' Charity | 2 | £105,788 | 2021 to 2026 |
| Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales | 2 | £51,000 | 2014 to 2017 |
| Garfield Weston Foundation | 2 | £40,000 | 2022 to 2025 |
| Home Office | 1 | £20,000 | 2017 |
| Sussex Community Foundation | 3 | £19,788 | 2017 to 2024 |
| The James Tudor Foundation | 1 | £10,000 | 2025 |
| The Tudor Trust | 1 | £8,629 | 2015 |
| The Clothworkers Foundation | 1 | £7,000 | 2025 |
| Lankelly Chase Foundation | 1 | £3,000 | 2016 |
Grants
newest first| Date | Funder | Title | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 June 2026 | Freemasons' Charity | Freemasons' Charity Large Grant | £59,982 |
| 2 October 2025 | Garfield Weston Foundation | Committee award | £20,000 |
| 1 April 2025 | The Clothworkers Foundation | Grant to Brighton Oasis Project | £7,000 |
| 25 March 2025 | The James Tudor Foundation | Young Oasis Therapy Service | £10,000 |
| 11 March 2025 | Henry Smith Foundation | Grant to Oasis Project | £6,580 |
| 17 January 2025 | The National Lottery Community Fund | Young Oasis Creche | £19,925 |
| 8 November 2024 | Sussex Community Foundation | Grant to Oasis Project | £10,000 |
| 9 May 2024 | Henry Smith Foundation | Grant to Oasis Project | £210,000 |
| 27 July 2023 | BBC Children in Need | Grant to Oasis Project | £32,196 |
| 20 October 2022 | BBC Children in Need | Grant to Oasis Project | £500 |
| 7 October 2022 | Garfield Weston Foundation | Main Grants award | £20,000 |
| 1 August 2022 | The National Lottery Community Fund | Oasis Family Recovery Centre Hastings | £295,395 |
| 1 April 2022 | Ministry of Justice | Women's Community Sector - Core Costs Funding | £147,415 |
| 1 April 2022 | Ministry of Justice | Women's Community Sector Organisations Core Costs Funding 2022/25 | £147,415 |
| 1 April 2022 | Ministry of Justice | Women's Community Sector - Core Costs Funding | £24,233 |
| 3 December 2021 | The Blagrave Trust | Grant to Oasis Project | £90,400 |
| 30 November 2021 | The Blagrave Trust | Grant to Oasis Project | £93,400 |
| 10 November 2021 | Freemasons' Charity | Freemasons' Charity Large Grant | £45,806 |
| 4 February 2021 | Henry Smith Foundation | Grant to Oasis Project | £167,000 |
| 20 January 2021 | Ministry of Justice | Women's Community Sector Funding | £53,192 |
| 17 June 2020 | BBC Children in Need | Grant to Oasis Project | £3,000 |
| 28 May 2020 | BBC Children in Need | Grant to Oasis Project | £29,853 |
| 21 April 2020 | Sussex Community Foundation | Grant to Oasis Project (Formerly Brighton Oasis Project) | £4,800 |
| 1 April 2020 | Department for Work and Pensions | Reducing Parental Conflict (RPC) - Challenge Fund Grant (2020-2021) | £81,886 |
| 16 May 2019 | The National Lottery Community Fund | Young Oasis Holiday Arts Programme | £9,048 |
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Who published this data
Grant records are published by the funders named below to 360Giving, each under the open licence shown. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 where that licence is shown. Governance Register has reformatted the data, removed duplicate rows and matched recipients and funders to register records; it has not changed the amounts or dates published.
- Cabinet Office (7 grants) · Open Government Licence 3.0 (United Kingdom)
- BBC Children in Need (6 grants) · Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
- The National Lottery Community Fund (6 grants) · Open Government Licence 3.0 (United Kingdom)
- Sussex Community Foundation (3 grants) · Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
- Henry Smith Foundation (3 grants) · Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
- The Blagrave Trust (2 grants) · Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
- Freemasons’ Charity (2 grants) · Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
- Garfield Weston Foundation (2 grants) · Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
- Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales (2 grants) · Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
- The Tudor Trust (1 grant) · Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
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About
Purposes and governing document
Register page (opens in a new tab)Charitable objectsiAs filed with the Charity Commission. Clause breaks added for reading; the wording and capitals are unchanged.
TO
What it does
Who it helps
How it helps
- Where it operates
- Local authority: East Sussex
- Area of benefit
- EAST
SUSSEX as filed - Governing document
- MEMORANDUM
AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 10/10/1997AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 09/02/1999NOW ARTICLES ADOPTED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 19/10/2005AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 09/10/2012 as amended on 19 Mar 2019 as filed - Register history
- 5 November 1997Registered
- Working name
- Bop
- Previous name
- Brighton Oasis Project
Policies the charity says it has
Governing documents at Companies House
- 29 March 2019Resolution
- 9 October 2012Resolution
- 15 November 2005Resolution
- 22 March 1999Memorandum and articles
- 22 March 1999Resolution
- 10 October 1997Incorporation documents
Read them in the filing history at Companies House (opens in a new tab)
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (governing document, classification, area of operation, register history and policies), and Companies House filing history, Open Government Licence v3.0.
About
- Website
- www.oasisproject.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- Oasis Project Ltd
- Registered
- 1997