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Enterprise Oxfordshire Impact Report 2025/26

Enterprise Oxfordshire's 2025/26 Impact Report, Starting, Growing, Thriving, shows its growth hub supported 1,710 business contacts, helped 224 people start a business, and created 211 jobs while safeguarding 878 more, generating over £45 million in social value.

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Enterprise Oxfordshire runs Oxfordshire's growth hub, helping businesses and entrepreneurs start, grow and thrive. Report launch announced on the organisation's website on 2 Oct 2026.

Key Metrics

Social value More than £45 million in social value was generated in 2025/26, calculated using the Social Value TOM System.
Business contacts 1,710 business contacts were supported by the growth hub.
Jobs created 211 jobs were created and a further 878 jobs safeguarded across Oxfordshire.
New businesses 224 individuals were helped to start their own business.
Support hours More than 3,700 hours of support were delivered.
Support plans Tailored support plans were developed for 796 businesses through the online business support tool.

Key Outcomes

  • Support reached start-ups, scale-ups, High Street retailers, charities, social enterprises and cooperatives across all five Oxfordshire districts.
  • Place-based High Street support and targeted district programmes widened access to opportunities.

Geography

South East

Impact Snapshot
Key Metric 1
8,033 children, adults and families affected by a disappearance helped in 2022/23
Key Metric 2
35,064 TextSafe® messages sent to missing children and adults; 2,960 Suicide Risk TextSafe® messages to high-risk individuals
Key Metric 3
40% of Lost Contact tracing cases successfully resolved; 1,000+ multi-agency professionals trained
30th anniversary year: over 10 years and £10 million raised by players of People's Postcode Lottery for Missing People's services
Impact Snapshot
Key Metric 1
CHF 3 million+ total programme funding raised in 2025 — a record — with CHF 1.3 million redeployed directly to YMCA National Movements
Key Metric 2
2.5 million people reached through digital skilling initiatives via HP partnership across 30 YMCA partners since 2021
Key Metric 3
37,000 people directly reached per Community Wellbeing project (1.3 million indirectly); 85 new Change Agents enrolled from 44 countries
5,000 jobs to be created under Igniting Youth Futures (USD 5.2 million Accenture/Macquarie-funded); 750+ young people already reached at year-end
Impact Snapshot
Key Metric 1
95 individual young people in under-16s groups; 85 in over-16s groups; 42 in Transformers (trans/non-binary); 114 young people supported through 385 one-to-one sessions
Key Metric 2
149 parents and carers supported across 44 online and in-person groups; 3,500+ participants in training and workshops across 97 sessions
Key Metric 3
96% of young people said Allsorts groups had been of help; 75% said coming to Allsorts improved their overall wellbeing
Won Investing in Children's Member of the Year Award for extensive youth voice integration; 100% of Summer Programme participants enjoyed activities