01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Other
- Registered
- 22 January 2002
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Financial period
- 1 April 2025 – 31 March 2026
- Latest income
- £0
- Latest expenditure
- £14,120
- Gift Aid
- No
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: Sandwell Advocacy, 28 Wood Street, TIPTON, West Midlands, DY4 9BQ
Website recorded by the regulator: www.opaal.org.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
OPAAL is the only national second tier organisation providing information and support for independent advocacy with older people in the UK. We've managed a number of national projects promoting independent advocacy with older people. We support advocacy schemes and work closely with partners in national and local government and with other organisations concerned with supporting older people
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Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2026
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR26
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2027
- Date Annual Return Received
- 22 September 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £0
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £14,120
- 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
- 14 June 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £23,575
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £7,258
- 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
- 13 November 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £10,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £10,374
- 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
- 19 October 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £604
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £11,558
- 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
- 10 August 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £1
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £11,427
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Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- 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
- 14 June 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £23,575
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £7,258
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- 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
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 0
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Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Region
- Geographic Area Description
- Throughout England And Wales
- Welsh Ind
- No
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Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 101
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- General Charitable Purposes
- Classification Code
- 308
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- Classification Code
- 202
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Elderly/old People
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- 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
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Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- OPAAL (UK) - THE OLDER PEOPLE'S ADVOCACY ALLIANCE (UK)
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 2002-01-22T00:00:00
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Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 25 JULY 2000 AS AMENDED 31 JULY 2001.AS AMENDED ON 21 SEP 2010 as amended on 07 Dec 2022
- Charitable Objects
- THE RELIEF OF OLDER PERSONS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM THROUGH THE PROMOTION AND DEVELOPMENT OF INDEPENDENT ADVOCACY SERVICES AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF STANDARDS AND QUALITY FRAMEWORKS FOR THE DELIVERY OF SUCH ADVOCACY.
- Area Of Benefit
- UNITED KINGDOM
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Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 428057
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- OPAAL(UK)
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Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Risk management