Welcome to Okehampton United Charities

Okehampton Foundation (registered charity number 1210636) is now operating as the Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) that succeeded Okehampton United Charity. Okehampton United Charity (registered charity number 202686) was formed as a charitable trust in 1873 when a scheme ordered by the Charity Commission brought together six charities which benefited the inhabitants of Okehampton and the Hamlets. The Charity managed a number of land holdings in the Okehampton area and its income was used to provide general charitable benefits in Okehampton and its four Hamlets. Sales of land for development in 2001 and 2005 created an investment fund which now provides a substantial income. In 1910, a separate charity, Okehampton Educational Foundation, was created to provide educational benefits in the same area and, in 2022, Okehampton Educational Foundation merged into Okehampton United Charity. The charity operated as an unincorporated charitable trust for over 150 years before the trustees resolved that it should be converted into a CIO, as defined in the Charities Act 2011. The Charity Commission approved the change to a CIO, which took effect on 31^st December 2024. Day-to-day operations continue to use the name Okehampton United Charities, and the charitable objects and trustees remain the same. For a more detailed history, please visit Okehampton United Charity – A Past History.