01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 24 September 2009
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 06961204
- Financial period
- 1 April 2025 – 31 March 2026
- Latest income
- £527,046
- Latest expenditure
- £573,078
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: CEO, Welcome In Community Centre, 55 Bedford Drive, LEEDS, LS16 6DJ
Website recorded by the regulator: www.opal-project.org.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
Supporting older people who live in Leeds 16 to live informed, healthy and happy lives in their own homes. Through offering a wide range of activities and services to older people, we promote independence and reduce social isolation.OPAL is based in, and manages Welcome In Community Centre and Cafe. The centre is a community anchor and is a safe and friendly space for all.
03 Official extract
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
- 23 September 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 23 September 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £527,046
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £573,078
- 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
- 15 October 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 19 November 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £571,292
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £573,375
- 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
- 9 October 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 9 October 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £618,927
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £550,958
- 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
- 7 November 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 7 November 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £368,820
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £422,522
- 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
- 16 October 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 16 October 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £384,028
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £365,465
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Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR26
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2026
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2027
- Ar Received Date
- 23 September 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £527,046
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £573,078
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Grants
- £3
- Income From Government Grants
- £87,825
- 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
- 105
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- 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
- 9 October 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £618,927
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £550,958
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £5
- Income From Government Grants
- £108,824
- 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
- 105
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- 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
- 7 November 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £368,820
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £422,522
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £4
- Income From Government Grants
- £157,036
- 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
- 102
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- 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
- 16 October 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £384,028
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £365,465
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £5
- Income From Government Grants
- £172,966
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 140
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Charity Annual Return Partb
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR26
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2026
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2027
- Ar Received Date
- 23 September 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 244576
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 20019
- Income Charitable Activities
- 252629
- Income Investments
- 8322
- Income Other
- 1500
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 527046
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £1,750
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £571,328
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 573078
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 44752
- Expenditure Governance
- 86159
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 86159
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 61652
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £768,543
- Assets Total Fixed
- 530255
- Assets Own Use
- 530255
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £314,666
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £29,667
- Assets Current Investment
- 171714
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £815,254
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 29667
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £130,197
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 768543
- Funds Restricted
- 46711
- Funds Total
- 815254
- Count Employees
- 12
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- 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
- 9 October 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 360811
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 19234
- Income Charitable Activities
- 230422
- Income Investments
- 8370
- Income Other
- 90
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 618927
- Income Legacies
- 10000
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £550,958
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 550958
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 83036
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 83036
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 47374
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £751,782
- Assets Total Fixed
- 562805
- Assets Own Use
- 562805
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £307,423
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £6,859
- Assets Current Investment
- 161609
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £863,369
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 6859
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £136,955
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 751782
- Funds Restricted
- 111587
- Funds Total
- 863369
- Count Employees
- 12
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Leeds City
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Metropolitan Counties
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- West Yorkshire
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 203
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- People With Disabilities
- Classification Code
- 117
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Other Charitable Purposes
- Classification Code
- 104
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Disability
- Classification Code
- 202
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Elderly/old People
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 110
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Amateur Sport
- Classification Code
- 116
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Recreation
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- OLDER PEOPLE'S ACTION IN THE LOCALITY
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 2009-09-24T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 14 JULY 2009AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 18 JUN 2020
- Charitable Objects
- THE OBJECTS ARE TO FURTHER OR BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS OF COOKRIDGE, HOLT PARK, IRELAND WOOD, TINSHILL, ADEL AND BRAMHOPE (MOST OF THE LEEDS 16 POSTCODE)AND SURROUNDING AREAS, PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE ELDERLY, WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID RESIDENTS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE RESIDENTS AND TO STRENGTHEN THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES IN WHICH THEY LIVE.
- Area Of Benefit
- COOKRIDGE, HOLT PARK, IRELAND WOOD, TINSHILL, ADEL AND BRAMHOPE
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 437120
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- OPAL
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures