OLDHAM PERSONAL ADVOCACY LIMITED

Charity Number: 1071467
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Independent Advocacy Services and activities for Adults with Learning Disabilities and/autism

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £303,905
Total expenditure: £336,844

Total income includes £23,916 from 1 government contract(s) and £24,459 from 1 government grant(s)

People

7 Trustee(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:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • Disability
  • Economic/community Development/employment
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Oldham

Governance

Registration history:
  • 10 September 1998: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • OPAL (Working name)
Company number:
03562525 Open in new window
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
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls 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
  • 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
Dr JONATHAN LORD Chair
None on record
Victoria Lomas Trustee 27 January 2025
None on record
Camilla Guereca Trustee 15 March 2022
None on record
Joanna Bird Trustee 19 November 2018
None on record
JANE PICKERING Trustee 30 April 2018
None on record
VERONICA ROYLE Trustee
None on record
CYNTHIA BLYTHE Trustee
CATS IN NEED CYPRUS
Received: On time

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 £241.91k £312.94k £300.56k £263.81k £303.90k
Total expenditure £232.70k £247.42k £260.27k £314.26k £336.84k
Income from government contracts £41.06k £40.42k £40.85k £46.94k £23.92k
Income from government grants N/A £7.09k £12.87k N/A £24.46k

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 25 October 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 25 October 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 13 November 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 13 November 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 13 December 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 13 December 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 06 December 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 06 December 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 26 November 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 26 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.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 13 MAY 1998, AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION ON 10 MARCH 2003

Charitable objects

TO PROMOTE THE RELIEF OF PEOPLE WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES IN THE BOROUGH OF OLDHAM BEING PEOPLE WHO HAVE NEED OF RELIEF BY REASON OF THEIR LEARNING DISABILITIES AND IN PARTICULAR BUT WITHOUT LIMITING THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING BY PROVIDING A SERVICE CALCULATED: (1) TO ENABLE PEOPLE WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES TO OBTAIN THEIR FULL RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES AS CITIZENS; AND (2) TO PROVIDE SUCH PEOPLE WITH PERSONAL FRIENDSHIP AND SUPPORT (3) TO PROMOTE THE RELIEF OF UNEMPLOYMENT FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN SUCH MAY BE THOUGHT FIT

Area of benefit

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

BOROUGH OF OLDHAM

Contact information

Address:
The LINK Centre
140 Union Street
Oldham
OL1 1DZ
Phone:
01616335544
Email:
admin@opal-advocacy.org.uk
Website:

www.opal-advocacy.org.uk Open in new window