OPORA

Charity number: 1199760
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Opora supports Ukrainians fleeing the war in rebuilding their lives sustainably in the United Kingdom through: information channels and community support groups; housing access information; employability, language and mental health support access; support for Ukrainian refugee-led businesses through business advice; advocacy around barriers faced.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £84,152
Total expenditure: £130,027

People

4 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:
  • Disability
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Czech Republic
  • France
  • Moldova
  • Poland
  • Romania
  • Scotland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 22 July 2022: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
13964425 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • 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
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • 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

4 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Jehor Lanovenko Chair 09 March 2022
None on record
Sir Evan Paul Silk KCB Trustee 02 December 2023
None on record
Damon Shipe Trustee 29 January 2023
None on record
ANNA YURIYIVNA KACHETZHIYIVA Trustee 12 May 2022
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £246.58k £84.15k
Total expenditure £81.46k £130.03k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A
Income from government grants 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 13 December 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 13 December 2023 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 INCORPORATED 09 MAR 2022 NOW ARTICLES ADOPTED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 21 MAR 2022 NOW ARTICLES ADOPTED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 15 JUL 2022

Charitable objects

TO PROVIDE RELIEF FOR PERSONS AFFECTED BY THE WAR IN UKRAINE AND THEIR DEPENDANTS WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS AS A RESULT OF THE WAR IN UKRAINE IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY PROVIDING, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY: • FINANCIAL AND/OR PRACTICAL AID; • ACCOMMODATION; • INFORMATION AND ADVICE.

Contact information

Address:
128 City Road
London
EC1V 2NX
Phone:
03301335466
Email:
help@opora.uk
Website:

opora.uk