OLDER CITIZENS ADVOCACY YORK

Charity number: 1173795
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

OCAY provides a free, confidential and independent advocacy service to older people in the City of York and its surrounding area in order to provide relief to older people in need.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 September 2024

Total income: £85,304
Total expenditure: £126,829

Total income includes £13,338 from 3 government grant(s)

People

7 Trustee(s)

22 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:
  • Disability
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
Who the charity helps:
  • Elderly/old People
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • City Of York

Governance

Registration history:
  • 12 July 2017: CIO registration
  • 01 October 2018: Funds received from 1094279 OLDER CITIZENS ADVOCACY YORK
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:
  • OCAY (Working name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • 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
  • 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

7 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Gillian Caldicott Chair 15 January 2020
None on record
Michael Leighton Trustee 29 May 2024
THE RYEDALE COMMUNITY FOODBANK
Received: On time
Alison Louise Regan Trustee 19 March 2024
None on record
Laura Ann Walker Trustee 17 January 2023
LEEDS CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU
Received: On time
Matthew William Knight Trustee 10 November 2021
GOOD NEIGHBOURS UK
Received: On time
Tracey Elaine Dennison Trustee 10 November 2021
None on record
SYLVIA DOUGHTY Trustee 12 July 2017
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 30/09/2022 30/09/2023 30/09/2024
Total gross income £77.82k £123.64k £109.29k £123.11k £85.30k
Total expenditure £88.86k £84.74k £133.36k £93.48k £126.83k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £7.91k £5.50k £8.07k £7.00k £13.34k

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 30 September 2024 24 March 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2024 24 March 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2023 19 December 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2023 19 December 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2022 16 June 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2022 16 June 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 13 October 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 13 October 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 04 November 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 04 November 2020 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 - FOUNDATION Registered 12 Jul 2017

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE: THE OBJECTIVE OF OLDER CITIZENS ADVOCACY YORK (OCAY) IS TO PROVIDE RELIEF TO OLDER PEOPLE IN NEED IN THE CITY OF YORK AND ITS SURROUNDING AREA BY THE PROVISION OF A GENERAL ADVOCACY SERVICE. NOTHING IN THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CIO FOR THE PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH [SECTION 7 OF THE CHARITIES AND TRUSTEE INVESTMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005] AND [SECTION 2 OF THE CHARITIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2008]

Contact information

Address:
Older Citizens Advocacy York
Priory Street Centre
15 Priory Street
YORK
YO1 6ET
Phone:
01904676200
Email:
info@ocay.org.uk
Website:

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