01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- CIO
- Registered
- 23 January 2015
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Financial period
- 1 April 2025 – 31 March 2026
- Latest income
- £1,905,519
- Latest expenditure
- £2,329,751
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- Yes
Public contact address: Open Age, StCharles CentreforHealth&Wellbeing, Exmoor Street, LONDON, W10 6DZ
Website recorded by the regulator: www.openage.org.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
We are Open Age, the charity empowering all older people in London to stay active, stay curious and stay connected. We are creating an inclusive community for everyone to take part in enjoyable activities, supporting them to meet, move and learn.
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
- 13 October 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 13 October 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £1,905,519
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,329,751
- 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
- 28 November 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 28 November 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £1,772,747
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,019,293
- 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
- 30 January 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 30 January 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £2,559,758
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,244,879
- 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
- 31 January 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 31 January 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £1,650,450
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,804,253
- 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
- 30 January 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 30 January 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £1,445,462
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,512,753
04 Official extract
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
- 13 October 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £1,905,519
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,329,751
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Grants
- £16
- Income From Government Grants
- £1,066,400
- 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
- 85
- 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
- 28 November 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £1,772,747
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,019,293
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £23
- Income From Government Grants
- £1,341,918
- 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
- 83
- 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
- 30 January 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £2,559,758
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,244,879
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £22
- Income From Government Grants
- £1,646,906
- 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
- 71
- 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
- 31 January 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £1,650,450
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,804,253
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £17
- Income From Government Grants
- £1,034,727
- 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 Volunteers
- 87
- 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
- 30 January 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £1,445,462
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,512,753
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- Yes
- Charity Agreement Professional Fundraiser
- Yes
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 1
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £12
- Income From Government Contracts
- 48328
- Income From Government Grants
- £1,052,578
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 50
05 Official extract
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
- 13 October 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 211476
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1681206
- Income Investments
- 12837
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1905519
- Income Legacies
- 182883
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £98,055
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £2,230,696
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 2328751
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 27944
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 329227
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 96149
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £530,976
- Assets Total Fixed
- 294281
- Assets Own Use
- 294281
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,101,853
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £520,876
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £875,258
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 520876
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,067,907
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 580976
- Funds Restricted
- 294282
- Funds Total
- 875258
- Count Employees
- 36
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- 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
- 28 November 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 41303
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1714774
- Income Investments
- 16670
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1772747
- Income Legacies
- 13419
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £70,380
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,948,913
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 2019293
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 447963
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 80491
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £879,579
- Assets Total Fixed
- 439108
- Assets Own Use
- 439108
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,308,920
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £449,541
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,298,487
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 449541
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,253,459
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 955157
- Funds Restricted
- 343330
- Funds Total
- 1298487
- Count Employees
- 34
- 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
- 30 January 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 551155
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1992481
- Income Investments
- 16122
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 2559758
- Income Legacies
- 500094
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £70,246
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £2,174,633
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 2244879
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 45598
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 369543
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 79037
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,127,077
- Assets Total Fixed
- 512332
- Assets Own Use
- 512332
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,372,110
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £339,408
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,545,034
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 339408
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,162,087
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1152655
- Funds Restricted
- 392379
- Funds Total
- 1545034
- Count Employees
- 35
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- 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
- 31 January 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 79705
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1563929
- Income Investments
- 6816
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1650450
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £46,615
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,757,638
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1804253
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 50385
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 316823
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 49049
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £763,150
- Assets Total Fixed
- 557240
- Assets Own Use
- 557240
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £885,151
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £212,235
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,230,156
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 212235
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £747,672
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 788728
- Funds Restricted
- 441428
- Funds Total
- 1230156
- Count Employees
- 36
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- 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
- 30 January 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 150899
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1293914
- Income Investments
- 649
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1445462
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £24,657
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,488,096
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1512753
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 44427
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 318217
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 49049
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £787,904
- Assets Total Fixed
- 531097
- Assets Own Use
- 531097
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £983,541
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £130,679
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,383,959
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 130679
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £829,425
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 893482
- Funds Restricted
- 490477
- Funds Total
- 1383959
- Count Employees
- 35
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- City Of Westminster
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Metropolitan Counties
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Greater London
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Brent
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Metropolitan Counties
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Greater London
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Kensington And Chelsea
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Metropolitan Counties
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Greater London
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Hammersmith And Fulham
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Metropolitan Counties
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Greater London
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 305
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Classification Code
- 304
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Human Resources
- Classification Code
- 116
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Recreation
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 202
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Elderly/old People
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 113
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Economic/community Development/employment
- Classification Code
- 103
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- OPEN AGE
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- CIO registration
- Date Of Event
- 2015-01-23T00:00:00
- Charity Name
- OPEN AGE
- Charity Event Order
- 2
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2016-04-13T00:00:00
- Reason
- Transfer of funds
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 1039520
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 1039520
- Assoc Charity Name
- OPEN AGE
- Charity Name
- OPEN AGE
- Charity Event Order
- 3
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2023-03-01T00:00:00
- Reason
- Funds transferred (gi)
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 297328
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 297328
- Assoc Charity Name
- HAND IN HAND GROUP
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- CIO - Association Registered 23 Jan 2015
- Charitable Objects
- 1. TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE- TIME OCCUPATION FOR OLDER PEOPLE, AGED 50 OR OVER , PARTICULARLY THOSE RESIDENT IN THE ROYAL BOROUGH OF KENSINGTON AND CHELSEA , AND OTHER LONDON BOROUGHS 2. THE RELIEF OF UNEMPLOYMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN SUCH WAYS AS MAY BE THOUGHT FIT, INCLUDING ASSISTANCE TO FIND EMPLOYMENT, TO THOSE OVER THE AGE OF 50, RESIDENT IN THE ROYAL BOROUGH OF KENSINGTON AND CHELSEA, AND OTHER LONDON BOROUGHS
10 Official extract
Charity Other Regulators
- Regulator Order
- 1
- Regulator Name
- Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management