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the ogilvie charities

The charity supports children and young people, elderly people, other charities or voluntary bodies, and the general public. The Ogilvie Charities is a registered charity whose purpose is general charitable purposes. It delivers its work by making grants to individuals. The charity is based in Woodbridge and operates in England And Wales and Scotland.


This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

1. We assist those in need because of age, ill health, disability or other disadvantage by:a) providing social housing in Aldringham, Suffolk and Colchester, Essex.b)making grants of money for items, services or facilities.2. We may also make grants to any charity in Suffolk, Essex or London and any charity in England and Wales that is primarily for the benefit of people in those areas.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£1,305,073
Latest Expenditure
£1,227,415

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 94.0%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 100.0%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 2.4%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £524,088
Charitable Activities £454,581
Other Trading £0
Investments £326,404
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £1,227,415
Raising Funds £0
Governance £29,424
Grants to Institutions £24,200
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£1,305,073£1,227,415£1,227,415£11,057,870£6,655,76410 / 0
2023£1,233,153£1,225,013£1,221,134£10,806,157£732,39210 / 0
2022£1,184,887£1,076,699£1,049,057£10,365,926£6,471,57012 / 0

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers