SUPPORTING OLDER PEOPLE CIO

Registered charity 1155682 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Supporting older people in Harrogate by a visiting service, social events and advice and information.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE THE RELIEF OF ELDERLY PERSONS, BEING OVER 60 YEARS, LIVING IN HARROGATE AND THE SURROUNDING AREA BY SUCH CHARITABLE MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES DETERMINE,INCLUDING THE PROVISION OF A BEFRIENDING AND VISITING SERVICE, ADVICE, INFORMATION AND SUPPORT FOR SUCH PERSONS AND THEIR CARERS AND THE TRAINING OF VOLUNTEERS.

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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Latest income

£166k

Latest spending

£151k

Registered

2014

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £75,050, covering in excess of six months' planned expenditure in line with the charity's policy. The charity recorded a surplus of £15,610, though the Treasurer notes this was materially inflated by timing differences in grant receipts. The organization reports no immediate financial concerns but emphasizes the need for continued caution in a competitive funding environment.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: North Yorkshire County Council (75% of income)

“Grant income of £125,168 made up the majority of this total. The most significant element of grant funding was again the NYCC SHIC grant, with £90,000 received during the year.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: six months’ planned expenditure (reserves figure: £75k)

“Unrestricted reserves continue to cover in excess of six months’ planned expenditure, in line with SOP’s reserves policy.” — page 18

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
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.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

Volunteers: 94
Government income: £90,000 — grants £90,000 (2); 54% of the £166,343 total gross income on the same return
Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

Volunteers: 120
Government income: £1,000 — grants £1,000 (1); 1% of the £90,784 total gross income on the same return
Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023

Volunteers: 115
Government income: £56,000 — grants £56,000 (2); 35% of the £158,153 total gross income on the same return
Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Supporting Older People (matched by registered charity number).

Register events

Received assets from another charity (26/10/2026) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Received assets from another charity (14/05/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Received assets from another charity (07/05/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Received assets from another charity (24/01/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Peter Jack Hannonchair · trustee of 1 other charity
JULIE BARLOW
Martin Taylor
Nathan Evans
THERESA MARY STEARN

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

Operates in: North Yorkshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£166k	£151k
31/03/2024	£91k	£123k
31/03/2023	£158k	£100k
31/03/2022	£76k	£74k
31/03/2021	£65k	£64k

Common questions

Is SUPPORTING OLDER PEOPLE CIO financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £75,050, covering in excess of six months' planned expenditure in line with the charity's policy. The charity recorded a surplus of £15,610, though the Treasurer notes this was materially inflated by timing differences in grant receipts. The organization reports no immediate financial concerns but emphasizes the need for continued caution in a competitive funding environment. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds SUPPORTING OLDER PEOPLE CIO?

Funders whose own accounts filings name SUPPORTING OLDER PEOPLE CIO as a grant recipient include THE LIZ AND TERRY BRAMALL FOUNDATION, TWO RIDINGS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, THE ALLEN LANE FOUNDATION, THE A M FENTON TRUST, THE DULVERTON TRUST.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE LIZ AND TERRY BRAMALL FOUNDATION	FY2021	£50k
TWO RIDINGS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION	FY2023	£10k	Sustainable Cities and Communities
THE ALLEN LANE FOUNDATION	FY2023	£8k
TWO RIDINGS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION	FY2022	£7k	Programme: Coronavirus Community Fund
THE A M FENTON TRUST	FY2025	£6k
THE LIZ AND TERRY BRAMALL FOUNDATION	FY2022	£5k
THE LIZ AND TERRY BRAMALL FOUNDATION	FY2024	£5k
TWO RIDINGS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION	FY2024	£5k	Sustainable Cities and Communities
THE DULVERTON TRUST	FY2024	£5k	Towards staffing costs so that older people in the Harrogate area have social interaction and community connections.
THE A M FENTON TRUST	FY2021	£5k
THE A M FENTON TRUST	FY2022	£4k
THE A M FENTON TRUST	FY2023	£3k
THE ANTON JURGENS CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£3k

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
Postcode Lottery	26/04/2022	£19k	Staff salaries
The National Lottery Community Fund	07/05/2020	£10k	Supporting Older People in and around Harrogate During Covid-19North Yorkshire
The National Lottery Community Fund	08/08/2012	£5k	Putting a Smile on the Face that She Keeps in a Jar by the Door

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
CHARITY OF RICHARD CLOUDESLEY	1	£76k
The Considered Ask Foundation	1	£75k
THE THREE OAKS TRUST	1	£22k
CRIPPLEGATE FOUNDATION	1	£15k
THE A B CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£15k
CHK Foundation	1	£10k
THE BERNICIA FOUNDATION	1	£10k
VINCI UK FOUNDATION	1	£7k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SEARCH: SERVICES FOR OLDER PEOPLE CIO.

SEARCH: SERVICES FOR OLDER PEOPLE CIO income £762k
AGE CONCERN ISLINGTON income £2.2m
HIGHCROFT COMMUNITY CENTRE CIO income £47k
HELPING OLDER PEOPLE NEW FOREST income £204k
ONE VOICE (IMMINGHAM DISTRICT) CIO income £209k
MAKING IT OUT CIO income £207k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
SUPPORTING OLDER PEOPLE CIO	£166k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
SEARCH: SERVICES FOR OLDER PEOPLE CIO FY2025	£762k	—	0	within	—	no doubt
AGE CONCERN ISLINGTON FY2025	£2.2m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
HIGHCROFT COMMUNITY CENTRE CIO FY2025	£47k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
HELPING OLDER PEOPLE NEW FOREST FY2025	£204k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
ONE VOICE (IMMINGHAM DISTRICT) CIO FY2026	£209k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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