GLOUCESTERSHIRE OLDER PERSONS ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 1124977 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as GLOUCESTERSHIRE OLDER PERSONS ASSEMBLY, GOPA

SUPPORT FOR:OLDER PERSONS FORUMS & SENIORS NETWORKS.OLDER PEOPLES RESOURCE HUBS.LOCAL AUTHORITIES, NHS TRUSTS & OTHER BODIES ARE INCREASINGLY REQUIRED & WANT TO CONSULT WITH OLDER PEOPLE. THROUGH ITS NETWORK OF FACILITATORS & LINKS TO OLDER PERSONS FORUMS & SENIORS NETWORKS, GOPA OFFERS A READY-MADE CHANNEL FOR REPRESENTING THE MANY VOICES OF OLDER PEOPLE IN GLOCESTERSHIRE

Objects

TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF OLDER PEOPLE IN GLOUCESTERSHIRE WHO ARE AFFECTED BY THE ISSUES OF AGEING, BY ASSOCIATING THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS AND OLDER PEOPLE IN A COMMON EFFORT TO PROVIDE FACILITIES AND SERVICES IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID OLDER PEOPLE.TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF OLDER PEOPLE IN GLOUCESTERSHIRE THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT OF ACTIVITIES THAT DEVELOP INDIVIDUAL CAPABILITIES, COMPETENCIES, SKILLS AND UNDERSTANDING ABOUT THE ISSUES OF AGEING, WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID OLDER PEOPLE.

Area of benefit: LOCAL

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

Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total available funds increased to £75,649.35 for the year ended 31 March 2025, up from £55,303.72 in the prior year. The trustees report that finances are in a 'far healthier state' due to mergers, grants, and donations, with no paid employees and a reserves policy targeting one year's governance costs. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention requiring further disclosure.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Barbara Piranty
• Bill Wragge · trustee of 1 other charity
• Clive Hooper · trustee of 1 other charity
• Dilys Warren · trustee of 1 other charity
• Howard Hyman · trustee of 1 other charity
• James Rollinson
• Nigel Henry Lloyd-Jones
• Philip Sullivan MBE LLB
• Robin Agascar MBE

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

Operates in: Gloucestershire

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