Registered charity · Leeds
Older People's Action in the Locality
- 8 trustees
- Income £527k (2026)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training, Disability, Amateur Sport, Recreation and 1 more
- Where
- Leeds City
- Website
- www.opal-project.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- Older People's Action in the Locality
- Registered
- 2009
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2026£527k£573k
- 2025£571k£573k
- 2024£619k£551k
Earlier years
- 2023£369k£423k
- 2022£384k£365k
Income trend, 2022 to 2026.
Income source mix, 2026: Government grants 17%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
THE OBJECTS ARE TO FURTHER OR BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS OF COOKRIDGE, HOLT PARK, IRELAND WOOD, TINSHILL, ADEL AND BRAMHOPE (MOST OF THE LEEDS 16 POSTCODE)AND SURROUNDING AREAS, PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE ELDERLY, WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID RESIDENTS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE RESIDENTS AND TO STRENGTHEN THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES IN WHICH THEY LIVE.
Grants received
38 grants · £368,251 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- Power to Change Trust · £102,000 (4 grants)
- Henry Smith Foundation · £94,000
- Leeds Community Foundation · £73,835 (18 grants)
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £51,381 (8 grants)
- Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales · £27,000
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
8 trustees on the board
- Martin Sellens Chair since 2016
- Barry John Anderson since 2026
- Elizabeth Locke since 2016
- Grace Clark since 2018
- Gary Hartley since 2021
- John Sutcliffe since 2021
- Louise Tanner since 2021
- Richard Walter Welch Mr since 2026
Trustees past 6 years
- Martin Sellens Chair since 2016
- Elizabeth Locke since 2016
- Grace Clark since 2018
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (8)
- Martin Sellens Chair since 2016
- Barry John Anderson since 2026
- Elizabeth Locke since 2016
- Grace Clark since 2018
- Gary Hartley since 2021
- John Sutcliffe since 2021
- Louise Tanner since 2021
- Richard Walter Welch Mr since 2026
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1131792
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 14 JULY 2009AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 18 JUN 2020
- Companies House
- Company number 06961204 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 01132619103 · admin@opal-project.org.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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