CCEW Charity Commission profile

BROADENING CHOICES FOR OLDER PEOPLE

Registered charity 1074954 · organisation 3953645

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Charitable company
Registered
31 March 1999
Removed
Not supplied
Company number supplied
03685650
Financial period
1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income
£10,048,680
Latest expenditure
£9,951,368
Gift Aid
No
Owns or uses land
Yes
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: Waterside House, Unit 3 Waterside, 1649 Pershore Road, Stirchley, BIRMINGHAM, B30 3DR

Website recorded by the regulator: www.bcop.org.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Provides Nursing and Residential care including dementia care services.Owns and manages accommodation for older people which is either Extra Care, Sheltered Housing or Independent living, mainly for rent.Provides other charitable services, e.g. handy person scheme.Provides management services and consultancy for other organisations.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received
21 January 2026
Date Accounts Received
21 January 2026
Total Gross Income
£10,048,680
Total Gross Expenditure
£9,951,368
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received
20 January 2025
Date Accounts Received
20 January 2025
Total Gross Income
£8,977,480
Total Gross Expenditure
£8,788,235
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received
30 January 2024
Date Accounts Received
30 January 2024
Total Gross Income
£7,719,098
Total Gross Expenditure
£8,125,050
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received
24 January 2023
Date Accounts Received
24 January 2023
Total Gross Income
£7,657,243
Total Gross Expenditure
£7,513,845
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2021
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2022
Date Annual Return Received
16 November 2021
Date Accounts Received
16 November 2021
Total Gross Income
£7,662,848
Total Gross Expenditure
£7,298,104

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2025
Ar Due Date
31 January 2026
Ar Received Date
21 January 2026
Total Gross Income
£10,048,680
Total Gross Expenditure
£9,951,368
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
6
Count Govt Grants
£1
Income From Government Contracts
4860748
Income From Government Grants
£13,639
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
1
Count Salary Band 80001 90000
1
Count Volunteers
8
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2024
Ar Due Date
31 January 2025
Ar Received Date
20 January 2025
Total Gross Income
£8,977,480
Total Gross Expenditure
£8,788,235
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
4
Count Govt Grants
£1
Income From Government Contracts
4191763
Income From Government Grants
£41,136
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
1
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
1
Count Volunteers
20
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2023
Ar Due Date
31 January 2024
Ar Received Date
30 January 2024
Total Gross Income
£7,719,098
Total Gross Expenditure
£8,125,050
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
4
Count Govt Grants
£2
Income From Government Contracts
3691432
Income From Government Grants
£71,377
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
2
Count Volunteers
20
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2022
Ar Due Date
31 January 2023
Ar Received Date
24 January 2023
Total Gross Income
£7,657,243
Total Gross Expenditure
£7,513,845
Charity Raises Funds From Public
Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser
No
Charity Commercial Participator
No
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
Yes
Count Govt Contracts
4
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£3
Income From Government Contracts
3808978
Income From Government Grants
£355,585
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 80001 90000
1
Count Volunteers
2
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2021
Ar Due Date
31 January 2022
Ar Received Date
16 November 2021
Total Gross Income
£7,662,848
Total Gross Expenditure
£7,298,104
Charity Raises Funds From Public
No
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
Yes
Count Govt Contracts
5
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£5
Income From Government Contracts
2738293
Income From Government Grants
£433,365
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 80001 90000
1
Count Volunteers
2

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2025
Ar Due Date
31 January 2026
Ar Received Date
21 January 2026
Income Donations And Legacies
29298
Income Other Trading Activities
88739
Income Charitable Activities
9826100
Income Investments
104543
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
10048680
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£16,281
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£9,935,087
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
9951368
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
25625
Expenditure Support Costs
1180057
Expenditure Depreciation
253067
Gain Loss Investment
-19097
Gain Loss Pension Fund
43000
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£15,000,000
Assets Total Fixed
22807643
Assets Own Use
20860946
Assets Long Term Investment
1946697
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
-445000
Assets Other Assets
£2,121,006
Assets Total Liabilities
£7,577,216
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£16,906,433
Creditors One Year Total Current
2050219
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
5526997
Assets Cash
£1,449,071
Funds Endowment
34329
Funds Unrestricted
14954279
Funds Restricted
1917825
Funds Total
16906433
Count Employees
238
Consolidated Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2024
Ar Due Date
31 January 2025
Ar Received Date
20 January 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
34283
Income Other Trading Activities
78051
Income Charitable Activities
8781150
Income Investments
83996
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
8977480
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£9,183
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£8,779,052
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
8788235
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
24660
Expenditure Support Costs
1127851
Expenditure Depreciation
292335
Gain Loss Investment
133048
Gain Loss Pension Fund
-128000
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£15,000,000
Assets Total Fixed
22705246
Assets Own Use
20735969
Assets Long Term Investment
1969277
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
-592000
Assets Other Assets
£2,210,418
Assets Total Liabilities
£7,538,446
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£16,785,218
Creditors One Year Total Current
1710742
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
5827704
Assets Cash
£1,670,295
Funds Endowment
34329
Funds Unrestricted
14876950
Funds Restricted
1873939
Funds Total
16785218
Count Employees
224
Consolidated Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2023
Ar Due Date
31 January 2024
Ar Received Date
30 January 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
39533
Income Other Trading Activities
113532
Income Charitable Activities
7514156
Income Investments
51887
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
7719108
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£11,121
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£8,113,929
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
8125050
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
80390
Expenditure Support Costs
1121125
Expenditure Depreciation
287900
Gain Loss Investment
-167875
Gain Loss Pension Fund
-87000
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£14,859,045
Assets Total Fixed
22702514
Assets Own Use
20839424
Assets Long Term Investment
1863090
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
-575000
Assets Other Assets
£2,330,786
Assets Total Liabilities
£7,867,375
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£16,590,925
Creditors One Year Total Current
1572986
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
6294389
Assets Cash
£393,761
Funds Endowment
34329
Funds Unrestricted
14720505
Funds Restricted
1836091
Funds Total
16590925
Count Employees
230
Consolidated Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2022
Ar Due Date
31 January 2023
Ar Received Date
24 January 2023
Income Donations And Legacies
32674
Income Other Trading Activities
7249
Income Charitable Activities
7572332
Income Investments
44988
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
7657243
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£5,762
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£7,448,871
Expenditure Other
59212
Expenditure Total
7513845
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
99465
Expenditure Support Costs
1023566
Expenditure Depreciation
267927
Gain Loss Investment
98832
Gain Loss Pension Fund
33000
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£15,613,737
Assets Total Fixed
23060966
Assets Own Use
21019893
Assets Long Term Investment
2041073
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
-612000
Assets Other Assets
£2,382,918
Assets Total Liabilities
£7,400,871
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£17,431,013
Creditors One Year Total Current
3962143
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
3438728
Assets Cash
£2,183,223
Funds Endowment
34329
Funds Unrestricted
15613737
Funds Restricted
1782947
Funds Total
17431013
Count Employees
230
Consolidated Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2021
Ar Due Date
31 January 2022
Ar Received Date
16 November 2021
Income Donations And Legacies
68859
Income Other Trading Activities
14326
Income Charitable Activities
7538149
Income Investments
41514
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
7662848
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£6,111
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£7,261,063
Expenditure Other
30930
Expenditure Total
7298104
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
68822
Expenditure Support Costs
984312
Expenditure Depreciation
279849
Gain Loss Investment
314280
Gain Loss Pension Fund
-469000
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£15,525,781
Assets Total Fixed
23173363
Assets Own Use
21231122
Assets Long Term Investment
1942241
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
-743364
Assets Other Assets
£2,517,397
Assets Total Liabilities
£7,745,724
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£17,201,672
Creditors One Year Total Current
1190056
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
6555668
Assets Cash
£2,253,990
Funds Endowment
34329
Funds Unrestricted
15525781
Funds Restricted
1641562
Funds Total
17201672
Count Employees
235
Consolidated Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Region
Geographic Area Description
Throughout England
Welsh Ind
No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
306
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Services
Classification Code
205
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Classification Code
309
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Classification Code
308
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Classification Code
304
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Human Resources
Classification Code
307
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Classification Code
103
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Classification Code
202
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Elderly/old People
Classification Code
107
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Accommodation/housing
Classification Code
310
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Other Charitable Activities
Classification Code
302
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Makes Grants To Organisations
Classification Code
305
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
Classification Code
301
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Makes Grants To Individuals

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
BROADENING CHOICES FOR OLDER PEOPLE
Charity Event Order
2
Event Type
Asset transfer in
Date Of Event
2014-10-17T00:00:00
Reason
Transfer of funds
Assoc Organisation Number
1002167
Assoc Registered Charity Number
1002167
Assoc Charity Name
HEART OF ENGLAND CARE
Charity Name
BROADENING CHOICES FOR OLDER PEOPLE
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
1999-03-31T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 18 DECEMBER 1998 AS AMENDED 13TH SEPTEMBER 2002 AND 26 OCTOBER 2009. AS AMENDED ON 28 MAR 2018 AS AMENDED ON 28 NOV 2019AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 15 DEC 2019 as amended on 16 Mar 2022
Charitable Objects
THE CHARITY’S OBJECTS ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT:3.1 PROVIDING AND MANAGING ACCOMMODATION, SOCIAL HOUSING AND/OR SUPPORT SERVICES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, SERVICES IN RELATION TO RESIDENTIAL, RESPITE AND OTHER FORMS OF CARE AND PRACTICAL SUPPORT, ANY ASSOCIATED AMENITIES, SERVICES OR ASSISTANCE, IN ALL CASES FOR OLDER PEOPLE IN NECESSITOUS CIRCUMSTANCES;3.2 THE MAKING OF DONATIONS TO ANY TRUST, ORGANISATION OR BODY THE OBJECTS OR PURPOSES OF WHICH ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE; AND3.3 SUCH OTHER OBJECTS AND PURPOSES BEING EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.
Area Of Benefit
NOT DEFINED

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id
397224
Charity Name Type
Working name
Charity Name
BCOP

11 Official extract

Charity Other Regulators

Regulator Order
2
Regulator Name
Homes England
Regulator Order
1
Regulator Name
Care Quality Commission

12 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Policy Name
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Policy Name
Volunteer management
Policy Name
Conflicting interests
Policy Name
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Policy Name
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Policy Name
Paying staff
Policy Name
Complaints handling
Policy Name
Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Policy Name
Social media policy and procedures
Policy Name
Risk management
Policy Name
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Policy Name
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Policy Name
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Policy Name
Investment
Policy Name
Complaints policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures