OAKS TRUST

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Shareholders' funds

£83,574

Balance sheet as at 2025-08-31

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What it does

Oaks Trust seeks to help those who are poor and disadvantaged for a variety of reasons. Oaks Trust is working to alleviate poverty across Brighton, Hove and Shoreham in a number of ways. We operate foodbanks in collaboration with Trussell trust, work readiness/mental health help on a local farm, monthly hot meals for the homeless community in central Brighton, Baby Basics essential provisions for vulnerable new mums, and more besides. All of this comes under the ‘Care For Our City’ brand which is funded by the Oaks Trust and Friends First charities. Our foodbanks are located in Shoreham, Hangleton, Hove and central Brighton - the latter being the busiest of the four, with a high percentage of single men relying on our service. The food bank in Hangleton (Oasis Foodbank), is changing to ‘Oasis Community Shop’ in October 2025, serving subsidised (rather than completely free) food to low income households in the local area, with the advantage that guests can stay for longer rather than ju

The company's own description, from its latest filed accounts.

Overview

Company type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Incorporated
2012-11-08
Employees
3 (2025 accounts)
Registered office
21/23 Clarendon Villas, Hove, East Sussex, BN3 3RE
Postcode
BN3 3RE
Accounts category
Total Exemption Full

Accounts

Last made up to
2025-08-31
Next due by
2027-05-31
Financial year end
31 August

Confirmation statement

Last statement dated
2025-11-06
Next due by
2026-11-20
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Nature of business (SIC)

  • 88990 Other social work activities without accommodation not elsewhere classified

Officers 10 current · 13 resigned

Amy BATEMAN Director
Appointed 2024-06-11
Appointed 2024-05-14
Appointed 2024-03-19
Nils DE FREESE Director
Appointed 2024-02-20
Appointed 2023-02-21

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Group structure

Controlled by CLARENDON TRUST LIMITED — since 2016-04-06

From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.

Registered charity

OAKS TRUST — charity number 1150372

Registered 2013-01-07 Income £200,514 Spending £197,316 FY to 2025-08-31

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Data protection registration

Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — ZB625287 (Tier 1), registered since 2023.

Information Commissioner's Office register of fee payers, licensed under the Open Government Licence.

Contact details

Website
http://www.oakstrust.org.uk

Previous registered addresses 1

AddressChanged on
CHURCH OF CHRIST THE KING 21/23 CLARENDON VILLAS, HOVE, EAST SUSSEX, BN3 3RE2013-01-16

Among its peers

Top 25%

by shareholders' funds, of 85 similar companies in BN

Trading since 2012.

Competitors Brighton

This company ranks 21 among other social work activities without accommodation not elsewhere classified in Brighton.

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The class of 2012

20%

of the 2,009 companies in this sector incorporated in 2012 are still active today; 79% have since been dissolved.

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