WALWORTH GOLDEN OLDIES COMMUNITY CARE PROJECT
GOCCP IS A WELL ESTABLISHED CHARITY BASED IN THE HEART OF CAMBERWELL THAT HAS BEEN MAKING A POSITIVE DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF OLDER PEOPLE FOR THE PAST 20 YEARS BY PROMOTING GOOD HEALTH AND WELLBEING. THE AIM OF THE PROJECT IS TO ASSIST OLDER PEOPLE TO MAINTAIN HEALTHY AND PRODUCTIVE LIFESTYLES WHILST ENSURING THEY HAVE ACCESS TO A WIDE RANGE OF SERVICES ENABLING CHOICE AND DIGNITY IN OLD AGE.
Objects
TO PROMOTE THE RELIEF PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY OF ELDERLY PEOPLE IN ANY MANNER WHICH NOW OR HEREAFTER MAY BE DEEMED BY LAW TO BE CHARITABLE IN AND AROUND THE LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK (HEREINAFTER CALLED "THE AREA OF BENEFIT").
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net incoming resource of £170 for the year, with total unrestricted funds of £28,017. The trustees note that the charity is dependent on securing future funding to maintain services, but confirm that current reserves are sufficient to continue activities in the event of a significant drop in funding.
What the accounts disclose
“The Management Committee is seeking to establish a policy whereby the unrestricted funds not committed and held by the charity should be 3 months of the expenditure. Budgeted expenditure for 2025 is £ 50,000 and therefore the target is to retain at least £13,000 in general funds.” — page 9
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Trustees
- RUSSELL PROFITT MBEchair
- Abigail Campbell
- Donald Alexandre Forde
- Dora Dixon-Fyle
- GLORIA BROWN
- GRACE SINGH
- Hope Jackson Browne
- Odette Roberts
- Patrica Skette
- Precious Shaw
- Rita Douglas
- Tina Martins
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £108k | £105k |
| 31/03/2024 | £91k | £82k |
| 31/03/2023 | £90k | £74k |
| 31/03/2022 | £100k | £55k |
| 31/03/2021 | £67k | £66k |
Common questions
Is WALWORTH GOLDEN OLDIES COMMUNITY CARE PROJECT financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net incoming resource of £170 for the year, with total unrestricted funds of £28,017. The trustees note that the charity is dependent on securing future funding to maintain services, but confirm that current reserves are sufficient to continue activities in the event of a significant drop in funding. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 23/01/2025 | £15k | Walworth Golden Oldies Community Care Project |
| London Borough of Southwark | 31/03/2024 | £5k | Grant to Golden Oldies Community Care Project |
| London Borough of Southwark | 31/03/2024 | £11k | Grant to Walworth Golden Oldies |
| London Borough of Southwark | 31/03/2024 | £2k | Grant to Walworth Golden Oldies |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 22/09/2023 | £10k | Get Involved Stay Healthy |
| London Borough of Southwark | 31/03/2023 | £10k | Grant to Walworth Golden Oldies |
| London Borough of Southwark | 31/03/2023 | £3k | Grant to Walworth Golden Oldies |
| London Borough of Southwark | 31/03/2022 | £2k | Grant to Walworth Golden Oldies |
| London Borough of Southwark | 31/03/2022 | £10k | Grant to Walworth Golden Oldies |
| London Borough of Southwark | 31/03/2022 | £18k | Grant to Walworth Golden Oldies |
| The Mercers' Company | 24/09/2021 | £23k | Grant to Walworth Golden Oldies |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 29/07/2021 | £10k | BME Elders Re-engage and Recover Service |
| London Borough of Southwark | 01/04/2020 | £5k | Grant to Walworth Golden Oldies |
| London Borough of Southwark | 01/04/2020 | £1k | Grant to Walworth Golden Oldies |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 05/04/2019 | £10k | EngAGE: Telephone Befriending Service |
| London Borough of Southwark | 01/04/2019 | £1k | Grant to Walworth Golden Oldies |
| London Borough of Southwark | 01/04/2018 | £4k | Grant to Golden Oldies |
| London Borough of Southwark | 01/04/2017 | £5k | Grant to Golden Oldies |
| Greater London Authority | 24/03/2017 | £7k | Grant to Walworth Golden Oldies Community Care Project |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 06/07/2016 | £9k | Digital Postcard Memories |
| London Borough of Southwark | 01/04/2016 | £4k | Grant to Walworth Golden Oldies Community Care project |
| Greater London Authority | 05/03/2015 | £1k | Grant to Walworth Golden Oldies Community Care Project |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| CHAPMAN CHARITABLE TRUST | 2 | £4k |
| DRAPERS CHARITABLE FUND | 1 | £20k |
| THE THOMAS J HORNE MEMORIAL TRUST | 1 | £19k |
| THE FRANCIS WINHAM FOUNDATION | 1 | £15k |
| THE THREE OAKS TRUST | 1 | £5k |
| THE MRS SMITH AND MOUNT TRUST | 1 | £5k |
| THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED | 1 | £5k |
| THE WO STREET CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | 1 | £4k |
Charities like this
- W G EDWARDS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
- HEALTHY LIVING PROJECTS LIMITED
- AGE CONCERN CARLTON AND DISTRICT
- AGE CONCERN VOLUNTARY ASSOCIATION FOR THE ELDERLY MERSTHAM, REDHILL AND REIGATE
- GUILD CARE
- RICHMOND HILL ELDERLY ACTION LIMITED
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WALWORTH GOLDEN OLDIES COMMUNITY CARE PROJECT | £108k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| W G EDWARDS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | £154k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| HEALTHY LIVING PROJECTS LIMITED | £549k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| AGE CONCERN CARLTON AND DISTRICT | £244k | — | 0 | below | — | no doubt |
| AGE CONCERN VOLUNTARY ASSOCIATION FOR THE ELDERLY MERSTHAM, REDHILL AND REIGATE | £183k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| GUILD CARE | £27.5m | £137,691 | — | above | — | no doubt |