Overall GiG Score: 7 ?
Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 5
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
    • Grant maker support: +5

    BRISTOL OLDER PEOPLE'S FORUM 

    Bristol Older People's Forum is a member-led organisation (circa 3000 members). Our aims are shaped around support, empowerment and challenging ageism. We enable older people to have a direct say in policy and decision-making around identified priorities including: isolation and loneliness and mental and physical well-being. ACTIVITIES include: Open Forums, Newsletters, Workshops and Research.
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
    • 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

    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: 9 years

    www.bopf.org.uk

    bopfadmin@ageukbristol.org.uk

    01179279222

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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
    31/03/23£95£65£30n/an/an/an/an/a10
    31/03/22£41£53£-12n/an/an/an/an/a10
    31/03/21£58£58£1n/an/an/an/an/a11
    31/03/20£73£59£14n/an/an/an/an/a1
    31/03/19£43£40£3n/an/an/an/an/a0
    31/03/18£35£34£1£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/17£34£34£-1£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/16£51£29£22£0£0£0n/a00

    Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
    What it does
    • Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
    • Other Charitable Purposes
    • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
    Who works here?
    • 10 volunteers
    Who it helps
    • Elderly/Old People
    How it operates
    • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
    • Provides advocacy/advice/information
    Where it operates
    • Bath And North East Somerset, Bristol City, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire,

    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.

    Major supporters in last 5 years
    Quartet Community Foundation£29,928
    National Lottery Community Fund£10,000
    Tudor Trust£3,000
    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Bristol Older People's Forum
    £24,928 22/09/2022
    To develop a Community Hub which will act as a point of contact for older people and develop community action to mitigate the worst effects of the cost of living crisis.
    National Lottery Community Fund - Platform60
    £10,000 30/08/2022
    The funding will be used to set up an online community for and run by older people. The project aims to provide a forum where people can discuss the challenges they experience and work together to ....more
    Tudor Trust - Grant to Bristol Older People's Forum
    £3,000 17/03/2022
    over one year towards administrative and overhead costs to support the transition of Platform 60 into a working partnership with Bristol Older People’s Forum, creating an online space for older ....more
    Quartet Community Foundation - TACKLING LONELINESS & ISOLATION - Meet Up Morning Drop In Sessions
    £5,000 03/02/2021
    10
    To run 14 ‘Meet Up Morning’ Drop-Ins to address the growing levels of isolation, loneliness and social exclusion experienced by older people and exacerbated by the Covid pandemic.

    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees (10)
    Current Trustees appointed

    Age Range of Trustees:
    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in England & Wales on 10/07/2015, number: 1162616
    Gift Aid
    • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
    Policies in force
    • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
    • Campaigns and political activity 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
    • Paying staff
    • Risk management
    • Safeguarding policy and procedures
    • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
    • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
    • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
    • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
    • Volunteer management
    Filing Record
    8 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    C/O AGE UK BRISTOL
    CANNINGFORD HOUSE
    38 VICTORIA STREET
    BRISTOL
    BS1 6BY

    Objectives

    1 TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY WORKING WITH THOSE IN THE CITY OF BRISTOL WHO ARE SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY EXCLUDED ON THE GROUNDS OF THEIR AGE, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF SUCH PEOPLE AND SUPPORTING THEIR PARTICIPATION IN SOCIETY.2 THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND SICKNESS AND THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF GOOD PHYSICAL OR MENTAL HEALTH AMONGST PERSONS WHO ARE IN NEED AS A RESULT OF THEIR AGE IN THE CITY OF BRISTOL.IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE OBJECTS, THE TRUSTEES SHALL:A INCREASE, CO-ORDINATE AND PROVIDE INFORMATION ABOUT OPPORTUNITIES FOR OLDER MEMBERS OF ALL OF BRISTOL'S COMMUNITIES; B GIVE OLDER PEOPLE A VOICE AND FACILITATE THEIR ENGAGEMENT WITH SERVICE PROVIDERS, SO AS TO INFLUENCE THE QUALITY AND RELEVANCE OF LOCAL SERVICES AND PROVISIONS AND SO BETTER MEET THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE OVER 55; C RESEARCH OR PARTICIPATE IN RESEARCH INTO THE CAUSES AND EFFECTS OF SOCIAL EXCLUSION OF OLDER PEOPLE IN THE CITY; ANDD PROMOTE ACTIVITIES THAT SUPPORT THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF OLDER PEOPLE IN BRISTOL

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    360 Giving
    CharityBase
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