OLDHAM PERSONAL ADVOCACY LIMITED

Registered charity 1071467 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as OPAL

Independent Advocacy Services and activities for Adults with Learning Disabilities and/autism

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Latest income
£352k
Latest spending
£350k
Registered
1998
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net income surplus of £2,493 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total incoming resources of £352,301 against total resources expended of £349,808. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £105,167, which exceeds the identified continuity and contingency reserves target of £90,000. The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme and has no disclosed trading subsidiaries or related party transactions.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Charitable activities (97% of income)
The main source of income for the charity is now generated through Your Day Your Way but essential funds continued to be received to support placements from - Universities
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: £90,000 (held: £105k)
The above reserves which have been identified total £90,000 and will continue to be recognised in the financial statements as continuity and contingency reserves.
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — OPAL (matched by registered charity number).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram · linkedin

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Oldham

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£352k£350k
31/03/2024£304k£337k
31/03/2023£264k£314k
31/03/2022£301k£260k
31/03/2021£313k£247k

Common questions

Is OLDHAM PERSONAL ADVOCACY LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net income surplus of £2,493 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total incoming resources of £352,301 against total resources expended of £349,808. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £105,167, which exceeds the identified continuity and contingency reserves target of £90,000. The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme and has no disclosed trading subsidiaries or related party transactions. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund25/08/2005£5kIT equipment
The National Lottery Community Fund24/05/2004£5kDuke of Edinburgh Awards

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with PEOPLE FIRST MERSEYSIDE COMPANY LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
OLDHAM PERSONAL ADVOCACY LIMITED£352k0aboveno doubt
PEOPLE FIRST MERSEYSIDE COMPANY LIMITED FY2025£185k0unclearno doubt
CLOVERLEAF ADVOCACY 2000 LTD FY2025£7.5m0within0.0%no doubt
Autism Unlimited Limited FY2025£15.6mwithin51.5%no doubt
ADVOCACY FOR ALL FY2025£1.4munclearno doubt
Learning Disability Network London Limited FY2025£22.7munclearno doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.