RUISLIP NORTHWOOD OLD FOLKS ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 250776 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as R N O F A, RUISLIP-NORTHWOOD OLD FOLKS ASSOCIATION

Provision of weekday cooked lunches to senior citizen members of the RNOFA with additional social activities, on and off club premises.

Objects

TO PROMOTE AND ASSIST THE GENERAL GOOD OF ALL ELDERLY PEOPLE IN THE URBAN DISTRICCT OF RUISLIP-NORTHWOOD. (FOR DETAILS SEE CONSTITUTION).

Area of benefit: URBAN DISTRICT OF RUISLIP-NORTHWOOD

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
£54k
Latest spending
£117k
Registered
1967
Accounts read
FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity made an operational loss of £63,444 for the year ended 31 March 2026, driven by the cessation of a major local authority grant and reduced membership. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves of £56,963 are insufficient to cover future monthly losses and redundancy costs, leading to a forecast that the charity will close in July/August 2026.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months of unrestricted expenditure plus staff redundancy costs (held: £57k)
“The reserves had been established to support the operation of the services, including rent, supplies, utilities and staff costs for 6 months, plus staff redundancy costs.” — page 5
Per its FY2026 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.

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

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Hillingdon

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2026£54k£117k
31/03/2025£104k£122k
31/03/2024£179k£179k
31/03/2023£132k£170k
31/03/2022£154k£148k

Common questions

Is RUISLIP NORTHWOOD OLD FOLKS ASSOCIATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that the charity made an operational loss of £63,444 for the year ended 31 March 2026, driven by the cessation of a major local authority grant and reduced membership. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves of £56,963 are insufficient to cover future monthly losses and redundancy costs, leading to a forecast that the charity will close in July/August 2026. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds RUISLIP NORTHWOOD OLD FOLKS ASSOCIATION?

Funders whose own accounts filings name RUISLIP NORTHWOOD OLD FOLKS ASSOCIATION as a grant recipient include THE FORRESTER FAMILY TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE FORRESTER FAMILY TRUSTFY2024£10kSmaller Grants

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund30/08/2022£10kRuislip Northwood Old Folks Association
UK government03/08/2020£5kCoronavirus Community Support Fund
The Mercers' Company22/07/2020£5kCovid-19 London Community Response Grant - Wave 3