OPUS - AN ORGANISATION FOR PROMOTING UNDERSTANDING OF SOCIETY

Charity Number: 282415
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

See annual report

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £51,854
Total expenditure: £49,192

People

5 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:
  • Education/training
  • Religious Activities
  • Economic/community Development/employment
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales

Governance

Registration history:
  • 20 May 1981: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • OPUS (Working name)
  • OPUS - AN ORGANISATION FOR PROMOTING UNDERSTANDING IN SOCIETY LIMITED (Previous name)
  • OPUS: AN ORGANISATION FOR PROMOTING UNDERSTANDING IN SOCIETY LIMITED (Previous name)
Company number:
01514106 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • 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
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
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

5 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
ROBERT STUART Trustee 05 March 2019
None on record
Christopher John Walton Tanner Trustee 18 January 2019
None on record
Carlos Agustin Remotti-Breton Trustee 18 January 2019
None on record
Olya Jenifer Rosalind Khaleelee Trustee 17 July 2017
None on record
AUGUSTINE PAAPA SAGOE Trustee 01 June 2014
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £71.61k £36.60k £43.06k £31.74k £51.85k
Total expenditure £75.26k £23.70k £38.09k £26.35k £49.19k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

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 2024 31 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 31 January 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 31 December 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 31 December 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 31 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 31 January 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 30 December 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 30 December 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 31 January 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 31 January 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.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 26TH AUGUST 1980 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION OF 27TH MARCH 1981 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 26 JUN 2017 as amended on 14 Feb 2019 as amended on 14 Feb 2019

Charitable objects

TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN ALL MATTERS CONCERNING THE ECONOMIC ANS SOCIOLOGICAL STRUCTURE AND WORKING OF SOCIETY. (SEE MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION FOR FULL DETAILS.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
10 Golders Rise
London
NW4 2HR
Phone:
07818412303
Email:
director@opus.org.uk
Website:

www.opus.org.uk Open in new window