OLDP CIO

Registered charity 1185732 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as OLDP COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY

The objectives of the CIO are:a) The promotion of equality and diversity for the public benefit by providing educational and work experience initiatives targeting girls and women living in Birmingham and the surrounding area, designed to address the underrepresentation of Women in the construction industry.b) The relief of unemployment in particular but not exclusively by providing training an

Objects

(1) THE PROMOTION OF EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL AND WORK EXPERIENCE INITIATIVES TARGETING GIRLS AND WOMEN LIVING IN BIRMINGHAM AND THE SURROUNDING AREA, DESIGNED TO ADDRESS THE UNDERREPRESENTATION OF WOMEN IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY.(2) THE RELIEF OF UNEMPLOYMENT IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY PROVIDING TRAINING AND WORK EXPERIENCE IN THE PAINTING AND DECORATING AND INTERIOR DESIGN TRADE FOR WOMEN AND GIRLS LIVING IN BIRMINGHAM AND THE SURROUNDING AREA ("THE BENEFICIARIES").

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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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a net income of £8,946 for the year ended 31 March 2025, reversing a deficit of £13,581 in the prior year. Total unrestricted reserves increased to £26,570, supported by cash of £17,800 and net current assets of £26,570. The accounts state that the charity is not required to be audited and has been independently examined with no material matters identified.

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 4 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 policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• BARBARA QUARLESSchair
• Beverley Brown
• CHANTELLE GILKES

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

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