BRISTOL OLDER PEOPLE'S FORUM

Charity number: 1162616
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

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.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2025

Total income: £93,678
Total expenditure: £93,736

Total income includes £79,408 from 7 government grant(s)

People

10 Trustee(s)

10 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
  • Other Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • Elderly/old People
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Bath And North East Somerset
  • Bristol City
  • North Somerset
  • South Gloucestershire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 10 July 2015: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:
  • BOPF (Working name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • 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
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

10 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Nigel Geoffrey Varley Trustee 24 October 2024
None on record
Beryl Eileen Means Trustee 19 October 2023
None on record
Joanne Goldsworthy Hesketh Trustee 20 October 2022
None on record
Pat Foster Trustee 22 September 2022
None on record
Taramati Mistry Trustee 05 November 2020
None on record
Patricia Ann Mensah Trustee 25 July 2019
None on record
Lyn Mitchell Porter Trustee 25 July 2019
ASIAN ARTS AGENCY
Received: On time
ST WERBURGHS COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION
Received: On time
Christina Mary Stokes Trustee 28 March 2019
None on record
GLORIA MORRIS Trustee 30 June 2015
None on record
David Robert Elson Trustee 16 May 2013
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024 31/03/2025
Total gross income £58.46k £40.81k £94.92k £97.81k £93.68k
Total expenditure £57.53k £53.30k £65.19k £87.62k £93.74k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £24.50k £32.85k £51.40k £59.84k £79.41k

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 March 2025 08 November 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2025 08 November 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2024 19 November 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 19 November 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 14 November 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 14 November 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 18 November 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 18 November 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 09 October 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 09 October 2021 On time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

CIO - Association Registered 10 Jul 2015

Charitable objects

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; AND D PROMOTE ACTIVITIES THAT SUPPORT THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF OLDER PEOPLE IN BRISTOL

Contact information

Address:
The Create Centre
B-Bond Warehouse
Smeaton Road
BRISTOL
BS1 6XN
Phone:
01179279222
Email:
finance@bopf.org.uk
Website:

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