COPE (CAMBRIDGESHIRE OLDER PEOPLE'S ENTERPRISE)

Registered charity 1110887 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as COPE, COPE (CAMBRIDGE OLDER PEOPLE'S ENTERPRISE)

To develop the capacity and skills of the members of the socially disadvantaged community of older people within Cambridgeshire (the area of benefit) in such a way that they are better able to identify and help meet their needs and to participate more fully in society. To promote and activate the interests and well being of people aged 50 or over.

Objects

TO DEVELOP THE CAPACITY AND SKILLS OF THE MEMBERS OF THE SOCIALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITY OF OLDER PEOPLE WITHIN THE CITY OF CAMBRIDGE AND SURROUNDING AREAS (THE AREA OF BENEFIT) IN SUCH A WAY THAT THEY ARE BETTER ABLE TO IDENTIFY AND HELP MEET THEIR NEEDS AND TO PARTICIPATE MORE FULLY IN SOCIETY

Area of benefit: CAMBRIDGE AND SURROUNDING AREAS

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Registered contact address: Cambridge, East of England, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that COPE faced difficulties regarding funding and volunteer recruitment during the year. Despite a net deficit in unrestricted funds, the charity reports that donations and advertising income prevented the need to draw down on reserves. The organization maintains a positive unrestricted fund balance of £22,184.04 as of March 2025.

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

What the accounts disclose

Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Investment
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Volunteer management

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 31/03/2023 (received 10/07/2024, 161 days after the 31/01/2024 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Cambridgeshire Older People's Enterprise (COPE) (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• Cambridgeshire County Council — “COPE is your Forum in Cambridgeshire and we acknowledge the valuable financial support from Cambridgeshire County Council, Cambridge City Co…” (source page)
• Cambridge City Council — “COPE is your Forum in Cambridgeshire and we acknowledge the valuable financial support from Cambridgeshire County Council, Cambridge City Co…” (source page)
• South Cambs District Council — “COPE is your Forum in Cambridgeshire and we acknowledge the valuable financial support from Cambridgeshire County Council, Cambridge City Co…” (source page)
• Huntingdon District Council — “COPE is your Forum in Cambridgeshire and we acknowledge the valuable financial support from Cambridgeshire County Council, Cambridge City Co…” (source page)

Trustees · trustee networks

• Peter Murfittchair
• Brian Martin Reynolds
• Christopher Hugh Barton
• David Alfred Bailey
• Deborah Katznelson
• JENNIE JENKS

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

Operates in: Cambridgeshire

Income and spending

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with CAMBRIDGESHIRE DOFE OPEN AWARD CENTRE.

• CAMBRIDGESHIRE DOFE OPEN AWARD CENTRE income £50k
• VOLUNTARY AND COMMUNITY ACTION EAST CAMBRIDGESHIRE income £85k
• AGE UK CAMBRIDGESHIRE AND PETERBOROUGH income £2.0m
• POMPEY IN THE COMMUNITY income £2.2m
• POMPE SUPPORT NETWORK income £94k
• CAMBRIDGE CHINESE COMMUNITY CENTRE income £171k

Side by side with its peers

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