Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -3
Support Score: 0
  • No PartB
  • All female board: -3
  • Large volunteers +3
Overall GiG Score: 0 ?

OLDER PEOPLE'S NEW OPPORTUNITIES CONSORTIUM (OPNOCS) 

OPNOCS provides: Community activities to encourage older people who are experiencing loneliness to join them and make new friends.Weekly Coffee morning,Weekly seated yoga,Craft club,Trips,Health and wellbeing events.A quarterly newsletter is sent to all members informing them of activities provided by local organisations, opnocs trips and events plus issues that affect older people
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is completely female

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Established: 21 years

www.opnocs.org

INFO@OPNOCS.ORG

07951 737875

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UN SDGs
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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
30/09/22£23£20£3n/an/an/an/an/a9
30/09/21£19£15£4n/an/an/an/an/a12
30/09/20£21£17£4n/an/an/an/an/a12
30/09/19£24£24£0n/an/an/an/an/a9
30/09/18£25£24£0£0£0£0n/a05
30/09/17£19£19£0£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/16£27£24£3£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/15£23£21£2£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/14£22£21£0£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/13£34£20£14£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/12£34£23£11£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/11£37£16£21£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/10£28£22£5£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/09£18£16£1£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/08£41£34£8£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/07*£23£21£2£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/06*£17£24£-7£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/05£39£21£18£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/04£21£13£8£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Listed activities
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Other Charitable Purposes
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides human resources
Where it operates
  • Birmingham City,
Who it helps
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People With Disabilities
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 9 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Heart Of England Community Foundation - Keeping Young at Heart
£4,960 24/03/2017
7
Grant to Older Peoples' New Opportunities Consortium
Birmingham City Council - Befriending Service For Older People
£4,625 01/01/2017
BEFRIENDING SERVICE FOR OLDER PEOPLE; Older people;
Birmingham City Council - Befriending Service For Older People
£9,250 01/07/2016
BEFRIENDING SERVICE FOR OLDER PEOPLE; Older people;
Birmingham City Council - Befriending Service For Older People
£4,625 01/04/2016
BEFRIENDING SERVICE FOR OLDER PEOPLE; Older people;
Birmingham City Council - Befriending Service For Older People
£18,500 01/04/2015
BEFRIENDING SERVICE FOR OLDER PEOPLE; Older people;
Birmingham City Council - The Befriending Service For Older People
£9,250 01/10/2014
THE BEFRIENDING SERVICE FOR OLDER PEOPLE; Older people;

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 12/02/2003, number: 1095932
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR07: 34 days late, AR06: 38 days late,
Main office

The Old Print Works
498-506 Moseley Road
Balsall Heath
B12 9AH

Objectives

TO PROMOTE THE RELIEF OF ELDERLY PEOPLE IN ANY MANNER WHICH NOW, OR HEREAFTER, MAY BE DEEMED BY LAW TO BE CHARITABLE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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