OPAL Services (Rural West Cheshire)

Registered charity 1143753 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as RCS, RURAL COMMUNITY SERVICES (WEST CHESHIRE)

Improving the well-being of older people who are in need of social inclusion because they are housebound or socially isolated, through 1) OPAL Clubs operating in Frodsham, Helsby, Kelsall, Malpas, Tarporley and Tattenhall; 2) Providing community inclusion services; 3) Providing breaks for carers of older people in rural areas; 4) Helping older people use the internet.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that OPAL Services reported a net surplus of £10,712 for the year ended 31st March 2025, with total income rising to £285,706. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £278,780, providing a strong financial position despite facing a challenging funding environment in the coming year.

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 3 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — OPAL Services (Rural West Cheshire) (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).

• Delamere Forest Golf Club — “A huge thanks to Delamere Forest Golf Club for choosing OPAL as the charity to benefit from the Club’s fund-raising efforts during the past …” (source page)

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• GEOFFREY HOPE-TERRYchair
• Andrew Blake
• Andrew Nicholas Paul Nevin
• Dr Elizabeth Emma Cade
• Janet Bailey
• Julie Mann
• Juliet Compston
• Kenneth Matthew Holley
• Lesley Irene Gough
• Rhiannon Mair Wilson
• Suzanne Rimmer

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

Operates in: Cheshire West & Chester

Income and spending

Common questions

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Government & lottery funding

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