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Oxfam

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GIANT PUSHES ANTI-POVERTY PROJECTS

This veteran heavyweight provides disaster relief and development programmes in over 70 countries. In 2007-08, among other things, it helped those affected by the cyclone in Bangladesh, campaigned for governments to give poor-world farmers a better deal, and raised awareness of violence against women in poor countries. In pursuit of such aims Oxfam gave over £54m of grants to over 1,300 local partner organizations. The annual report is informative and transparent, but should say more about the charity's medium-term plans.

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QUALITY OF REPORTING

What is this? 		75 %
How much info does the charity want to share? This score, taken from our search for 43 key points in the annual report, gives the answer. Top mark is 100%. Anything over 70% is a good effort.

SIZE OF CHARITY...

What is this? 		Super size
We only profile the largest charities in England & Wales, and our sizes are relative to the largest and smallest among them. So where we describe a charity as 'Small', it is still much larger than the national average.

HIGHEST SALARY

What is this? 		£100k to £149k
Taken from the vague bandings given in annual reports; note that 'Under £60k' could be £9k or £59k. Nonetheless the number of bars should roughly correlate with the 'Size of charity' bars.

ETHICAL INVESTMENT POLICY

What is this? 		Unknown
We asked the charity if it has an ethical investment policy. If yes, it gets an angel. Those with no policy but which don't invest in tobacco/arms get a halo. Those without investments, or who didn't respond, appear neutral. Those with stakes in arms/tobacco get a fallen angel.
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Reviewed: 2009-02-26     Accounts ending: 2008-04-30

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IN SHORT

Who/what it helps

  • Vulnerable & disadvantaged people
  • People in poverty
  • People affected by disasters or emergencies

Where

  • Worldwide

Providing

  • Disaster relief
  • Development programmes
  • Lobbying & campaigning on development issues
  • Information & advice
  • Education & training

IF YOU LIKE THIS CHARITY
YOU MIGHT LIKE...

  • Tearfund [5]
  • Concern Worldwide (UK) [5]
  • CAFOD [5]
  • Concern Universal [5]
  • ActionAid UK [5]
  • Muslim Aid [5]
  • World Vision UK [5]
  • Human Appeal International [5]
  • Christian Aid [5]
  • WaterAid [5]

VITAL STATISTICS

ANNUAL EXPENDITURE
£298,400,000
What is this?
Of all the charities we profile...
- Less than £1m is tiny
- £1m to £5m is small
- £6m to £10m is medium
- £11m to £50m is large
- Above that is very rare
SPENT ON CHARITABLE WORK
71%
The rest usually goes into raising more income. A little covers legal requirements.
Source URL:
http://www.intelligentgiving.com/charity/202918

Links:
[1] http://www.oxfam.org.uk
[2] http://www.thebiggive.org.uk/charity.php?charity=202918
[3] http://www.guidestar.org.uk/gs_summary.aspx?CCReg=202918
[4] http://www.charitycommission.gov.uk/ShowCharity/RegisterOfCharities/SearchResultHandler.aspx?RegisteredCharityNumber=202918
[5] http://www.oxfam.org.uk/what_you_can_do/give_to_oxfam/donate/personaldonation.htm