Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: 2

Support Score: 3

Liabilities <10%: +3
Excess reserves: -4
Fundraising costs low: +3

Good trustee age range: +3
Mainly male board: -1

Gov Income
Overall weighted support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 7

OXFORD INSTITUTE FOR ENERGY STUDIES

The Oxford Institute for Energy Studies was founded in 1982 as a centre for advanced research into the social science aspects of energy. It is a non-profit making charity, committed to achieving the highest academic standards and to the idea of cooperation between scholars representing different sides of the international energy debate.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received Government grants
This charity has a robust balance sheet
Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
The Board is predominantly male

Financial issues to consider:

This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £9,334,571 available, equivalent to 47 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit £k	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/12/23		£3,486	£2,387	£1,099	£0	£13,061	£9,335	46.9	13	0
31/12/22		£2,356	£1,856	£501	£51	£11,522	£8,081	52.3	12	0
31/12/21		£2,398	£1,615	£783	£49	£12,646	£8,283	61.6	13	0
31/12/20		£1,935	£1,742	£193	£44	£10,664	£6,242	43	16	0
31/12/19		£2,518	£1,819	£699	£45	£10,337	£5,927	39.1	15	0
31/12/18		£2,125	£1,473	£652	£44	£8,463	£4,553	37.1	14	0
31/12/17		£1,579	£1,301	£278	£42	£8,409	£4,168	38.4	13	0
31/12/16		£1,239	£1,243	£-4	£38	£7,391	£3,454	33.3	12	0
31/12/15		£1,491	£1,287	£204	£65	£6,743	£3,106	29	9	0
31/12/14		£1,626	£1,711	£-85	£77	£6,340	£2,807	19.7	6	0
31/12/13		£1,523	£1,718	£-195	£71	£6,291	£2,745	19.2	9	0
31/12/12		£1,494	£1,685	£-191	£82	£5,772	£2,490	17.7	19	0
31/12/11		£1,360	£1,520	£-160	£76	£5,479	£2,329	18.4	18	0
31/12/10		£1,277	£1,375	£-97	£77	£6,055	£2,480	21.6	14	0
31/12/09		£1,126	£1,221	£-96	£70	£5,502	£2,242	22	13	0
31/12/08		£1,056	£1,123	£-67	£680	£4,800	£2,242	24	15	0
31/12/07	*	£831	£866	£-35	£481	£5,620	£2,316	32.1	8	0
31/12/06		£858	£795	£63	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/05		£858	£761	£96	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/04		£806	£756	£50	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 1.6%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 2.1%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 41%
Highest pay band: £150,000-£200,000
Liabilities/Assets: 2%
Liabilities/Income: 7%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 71%
Reserves/Spending: 46.9 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 11 months
Quick Ratio: 9.7

Asset Split ?

Balance Sheet History

Established: 42 years

http://www.oxfordenergy.org

information@oxfordenergy.org

01865311377

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Education/Training

GiG Classification

Scientific research and testing services

How it operates

Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Oxfordshire,

Who it helps

Other Defined Groups
The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (11)

Gender Split

Based on 10/11 persons

Age Range of Trustees:

DR ABDULLAH AL-KUWAIZ

DR ANWAR ALI AL-MUDHAF

DR CHRISTOPHER SCOTT ADAM, Occupation: Academic

JAMAL AL LOUGHANI Appointed: 2023

KHALID ALRUWAIGH Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Company Director

LAURENCE WHITEHEAD Appointed: 2002, Occupation: Academic

MIKAEL IVAR TOLL Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Senior Advisor

PRINCE ABDULAZIZ BIN SALMAN AL SAUD

PROFESSOR ROGER GOODMAN, Occupation: Professor

PHILIPPE FRANCOIS MATHIEU Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Senior Vice President

TATSUYA TERAZAWA Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Chairman And Ceo, Research Institute

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 13/01/1983, number: 286084
Registered at Companies House on 10/11/1982, number: 01676971

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR07: 0 days late,

Main office

OXFORD INSTITUTE FOR ENERGY STUDIES
57 WOODSTOCK ROAD
OXFORD
OX2 6FA

Objectives

THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND ACADEMIC RESEARCH AND THE PUBLICATION OF THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH IN THE FIELD OF ENERGY AND ENERGY-RELATED SUBJECTS OF ALL KINDS INCLUDING (BUT WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING):-(A) THE ECONOMICS OF PETROLEUM, GAS, COAL AND NUCLEAR ENERGY AND OF SOLAR AND OTHER FORMS OF RENEWABLE ENERGY;(B) THE POLITICS AND SOCIOLOGY OF ENERGY;(C) INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS BETWEEN OIL-PRODUCING AND OIL-CONSUMING COUNTRIES;(D) THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF OIL-PRODUCING COUNTRIES OF THE THIRD WORLD AND THE ENERGY PROBLEMS OF OTHER DEVELOPING COUNTRIES;(E) SUBJECTS OF THE SOCIAL SCIENCES ANCILLARY OR RELATED TO THE FOREGOING.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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