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Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 0
  • Poor Liquidity: -1
  • Good Reserves: +1Pension deficit: -1
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 8 ?

BROADENING CHOICES FOR OLDER PEOPLE 

Provides Nursing and Residential care including dementia care services.Owns and manages accommodation for older people which is either Extra Care, Sheltered Housing or Independent living, mainly for rent.Provides other charitable services, e.g. handy person scheme.Provides management services and consultancy for other organisations.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end but unrestricted reserves are available
  • There is a pension deficit of £575,000
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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k		 Spending
£k		 Surplus/
Deficit		 Fundraising
Cost £k		 Total
Funds £k		 Unrestricted
Funds £k		 Mths
Rsrvs		 Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23£7,719£8,125£-406£11£16,591£14,72121.723020
31/03/22£7,657£7,514£143£6£17,431£15,61424.92302
31/03/21£7,663£7,298£365£6£17,202£15,52625.52352
31/03/20£7,865£7,602£263£19£16,950£15,30624.21960
31/03/19£7,447£7,318£129£25£16,429£14,83224.32030
31/03/18£7,193£7,012£182£4£16,398£16,355281950
31/03/17£7,094£6,807£287£3£16,379£16,31628.81810
31/03/16£6,720£6,573£147£65£15,192£15,14327.62250
31/03/15£7,200£6,309£891£89£15,831£15,69129.82040
31/03/14£7,062£6,503£560£6,434£14,991£14,94327.61990
31/03/13£6,702£7,442£-740£7,353£14,393£14,33623.12060
31/03/12£8,604£8,037£567£7,966£15,204£15,19422.72810
31/03/11£4,901£4,903£-1£4,840£14,849£14,84036.31560
31/03/10£5,401£4,880£521£20£14,678£14,66936.11530
31/03/09£4,422£4,769£-346£0£13,897£13,15033.11350
31/03/08£4,413£4,469£-56£0£14,434£14,40538.71250
31/03/07£4,226£4,249£-23£0£14,498£13,75338.81230
31/03/06£4,685£4,652£32£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£4,880£4,979£-99£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£4,661£4,648£13£0£0£0n/a00
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Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.1%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.1%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 2%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 31%
Liabilities/Income: 102%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 89%
Reserves/Spending: 21.7 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 1 months
Quick Ratio: 0.3
Asset Split ?
Established: 25 years

www.bcop.org.uk

general@bcop.org.uk

01214597670

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Other facilities management and maintenance
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Throughout England,
Who it helps
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Who works here?
  • 230 employees
  • 20 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 40-78
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 31/03/1999, number: 1074954
  • Registered at Companies House on 18/12/1998, number: 03685650
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Care Quality Commission
  • Homes England
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; all on time
Main office

BROADENING CHOICES FOR OLDER PEOPLE
7-8 IMPERIAL COURT
12 Sovereign Road
Kings Norton
BIRMINGHAM
B30 3FH

Objectives

THE CHARITY’S OBJECTS ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT:3.1 PROVIDING AND MANAGING ACCOMMODATION, SOCIAL HOUSING AND/OR SUPPORT SERVICES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, SERVICES IN RELATION TO RESIDENTIAL, RESPITE AND OTHER FORMS OF CARE AND PRACTICAL SUPPORT, ANY ASSOCIATED AMENITIES, SERVICES OR ASSISTANCE, IN ALL CASES FOR OLDER PEOPLE IN NECESSITOUS CIRCUMSTANCES;3.2 THE MAKING OF DONATIONS TO ANY TRUST, ORGANISATION OR BODY THE OBJECTS OR PURPOSES OF WHICH ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE; AND3.3 SUCH OTHER OBJECTS AND PURPOSES BEING EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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