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Opportunity International United Kingdom

Opportunity UK

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
1107713
Status
Registered
Reporting
Up to date Last filed June 2, 2026. Filing history
Registered
Jan. 19, 2005
Legal form
Charitable company
Company number
05322719

Address

Address
Angel Court
81 St. Clements Street
Oxford
OX4 1AW

Activities

The charity through its Implementing Partners provides microfinance services to the poor, mostly in Africa. The microfinance services range from providing a safe and secure place for the poor to safeguard their savings, financial education, training as well as microfinance loans.

Objects: To Relieve Poverty And Promote Education In The United Kingdom And Abroad, And In Particular (Without Prejudice To That Generality):1. By The Provision Of Education, Training And Re-Training Of The Skills Required For The Employment And Self-Employment, And2. By The Provision To Poor Persons Of Assistance In The Establishment Of Small Businesses, And3. The Provision Of Temporary Support For Appropriate Small Businesses.'appropriate' In This Context Shall Mean Small Businesses Owned By And Primarily Employing Poor Persons Where There Is Otherwise Insufficient Alternative Employment To Relieve Their Poverty And Where Any Such Business Is In Danger Of Failure Without Such Temporary Support, But In Circumstances Where With Such Support The Small Business Concerned Shall In The Opinion Of The Trustees Have Good Prospects Of Recovery And Viability.

Classification

How
Makes Grants To Organisations, Other Charitable Activities
What
General Charitable Purposes, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Other Charitable Purposes
Who
Other Defined Groups

Geography

Area of benefit
United Kingdom And Abroad.
Country
Ghana, Malawi, Pakistan, Rwanda, Scotland, Uganda
Region
Throughout England And Wales

Finances

Period end Filed Income Expenditure Assets Employees
Dec. 31, 2025 June 2, 2026On time £3,110,663 £2,742,731 £5,141,233 12
Dec. 31, 2024 Aug. 1, 2025On time £1,797,692 £3,337,191 £4,773,301 13
Dec. 31, 2023 July 24, 2024On time £2,716,348 £2,757,657 £6,312,800 12
Dec. 31, 2022 Sept. 14, 2023On time £2,639,566 £4,098,398 £6,354,109 14
Dec. 31, 2021 Oct. 18, 2022On time £4,259,213 £2,982,557 £7,812,941 17
Dec. 31, 2020 July 1, 2021 £2,911,249 £3,217,929 £6,536,285 16

Trustees

Name Appointed
David Charles Irving Thomson March 10, 2025
David John Burndred Dec. 3, 2024
Eugenia Ama Adofo Feb. 23, 2026
Michael Thomas Andrew Gough Dec. 3, 2024
Olubusola Sodeinde May 12, 2026
Roger Mark Witcomb June 12, 2018
Samantha Bamert June 13, 2023
Simon Benedict Martin Dec. 6, 2022
Tabitha Eccles May 13, 2025
Tineyi Emmanuel Mawocha Sept. 22, 2020
Wioletta Barwicka-Lofthouse Jan. 26, 2026