01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- CIO
- Registered
- 4 May 2021
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Financial period
- 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
- Latest income
- £224,018
- Latest expenditure
- £276,354
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- Yes
Public contact address: UNIT 4 BORDESLEY HALL FARM BARNS, STORRAGE LANE, ALVECHURCH, BIRMINGHAM, B48 7ES
Website recorded by the regulator: opa.org.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
(1) PROVIDING INFORMATION TO THOSE AFFECTED BY OESOPHAGEAL AND GASTRIC CANCER; (2) RAISING AWARENESS ABOUT THE CONDITIONS AMONG THOSE AFFECTED AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC; AND (3) PROMOTING, ENCOURAGING AND COLLABORATING WITH RESEARCH PROJECTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE CONDITIONS.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 16 April 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 16 April 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £224,018
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £276,354
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 4 June 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 4 February 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £241,343
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £252,398
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 10 June 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 10 June 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £274,378
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £193,094
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 26 May 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 26 May 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £604,295
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £203,558
- Fin Period Start Date
- 4 May 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 25 October 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 25 October 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £0
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £0
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Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 16 April 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £224,018
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £276,354
- 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
- 70
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 4 June 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £241,343
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £252,398
- 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
- 70
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 10 June 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £274,378
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £193,094
- 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
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 26 May 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £604,295
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £203,558
- 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
- No
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 80
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 4 May 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 25 October 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £0
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £0
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 8
05 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Partb
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 26 May 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 243041
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 0
- Income Investments
- 773
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 243814
- Income Legacies
- 65379
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £50,805
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £152,753
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 203558
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 0
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 0
- Gain Loss Investment
- 360481
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £366,310
- Assets Total Fixed
- 0
- Assets Own Use
- 0
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £400,737
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £0
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £400,737
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 0
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £400,737
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 366310
- Funds Restricted
- 34427
- Funds Total
- 400737
- Count Employees
- 3
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Region
- Geographic Area Description
- Throughout England And Wales
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Scotland
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Europe
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 103
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- OPA Cancer Charity
- Charity Event Order
- 2
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2023-08-18T00:00:00
- Reason
- Funds transferred (gi)
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 3938850
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 1062461
- Assoc Charity Name
- THE OESOPHAGEAL PATIENTS ASSOCIATION
- Charity Name
- OPA Cancer Charity
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- CIO registration
- Date Of Event
- 2021-05-04T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 04 May 2021 as amended on 03 Jan 2024
- Charitable Objects
- TO ALLEVIATE OR ASSIST IN ALLEVIATING THE PHYSICAL OR MENTAL DISTRESS OF ANY PERSONS AFFECTED IN ANY WAY BY OESOPHAGEAL AND GASTRIC CANCER AND RELATED CONDITIONS (“THE CONDITIONS”) IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY: (1) PROVIDING INFORMATION TO THOSE AFFECTED BY THE CONDITIONS; (2) RAISING AWARENESS ABOUT THE CONDITIONS AMONG THOSE AFFECTED AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC; AND (3) PROMOTING, ENCOURAGING AND COLLABORATING WITH RESEARCH PROJECTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE CONDITIONS.
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 641777
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- THE OESOPHAGEAL PATIENTS ASSOCIATION
- Charity Name Id
- 641778
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- O.P.A.
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures