OPAL Services (Rural West Cheshire)

Charity number: 1143753
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Improving the well-being of older people who are in need of social inclusion because they are housebound or socially isolated, through 1) OPAL Clubs operating in Frodsham, Helsby, Kelsall, Malpas, Tarporley and Tattenhall; 2) Providing community inclusion services; 3) Providing breaks for carers of older people in rural areas; 4) Helping older people use the internet.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £222,926
Total expenditure: £197,040

Total income includes £120,864 from 6 government grant(s)

People

12 Trustee(s)

195 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
Who the charity helps:
  • Elderly/old People
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Cheshire West & Chester

Governance

Registration history:
  • 09 September 2011: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • RCS (Working name)
  • RURAL COMMUNITY SERVICES (WEST CHESHIRE) (Previous name)
Company number:
07521625 Open in new window
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
  • 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

12 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
GEOFFREY HOPE-TERRY Chair 09 March 2022
None on record
Julie Mann Trustee 06 May 2025
None on record
Dr Philip Michael Milner Trustee 06 May 2025
None on record
Saffron Cheetham Trustee 06 May 2025
None on record
Andrew Nicholas Paul Nevin Trustee 06 May 2025
None on record
Andrew Thomas Steven Evans Trustee 06 August 2024
None on record
Suzanne Rimmer Trustee 07 May 2024
None on record
Juliet Compston Trustee 09 March 2022
None on record
Lesley Irene Gough Trustee 20 June 2021
None on record
Janet Bailey Trustee 10 March 2021
None on record
Rhiannon Mair Wilson Trustee 11 September 2019
None on record
MRS GILL CLOUGH Trustee 09 September 2011
ARTHUR MEREDITH MEMORIAL CHARITY
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 £170.76k £141.84k £159.44k £171.04k £222.93k
Total expenditure £167.24k £132.26k £140.35k £162.23k £197.04k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A £84.59k £100.68k £72.06k £120.86k

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 29 November 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 29 November 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 30 November 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 30 November 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 21 November 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 21 November 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 23 November 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 23 November 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 25 November 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 25 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 AS AMENDED ON 10 DEC 2019 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 05 MAY 2020

Charitable objects

1. TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION AMONGST OLDER PEOPLE AND THEIR CARERS IN RURAL WEST CHESHIRE WHO ARE, OR COULD BE, SOCIALLY EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PARTS OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF THEIR AGE OR CIRCUMSTANCES. 2. TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF OLDER PEOPLE WHO ARE IN NEED AND THEIR CARERS IN SUCH WAYS AS THE DIRECTORS THINK FIT.

Contact information

Address:
RURAL COMMUNITY SERVICES
PO BOX 161
WHITCHURCH
SY13 9BG
Phone:
01829 733545
Email:
info@opalservices.org.uk
Website:

WWW.OPALSERVICES.ORG.UK