Older People's New Opportunities Consortium (Opnocs)

Analysis

Older People's New Opportunities Consortium (Opnocs) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Balsall Heath. It was registered in February 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the prevention or relief of poverty and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it provides human resources, provides advocacy/advice/information and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending September 2025, Older People's New Opportunities Consortium (Opnocs) reported income of £28k and spending of £31k, spending 112% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £19k to £28k (+49%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Older People's New Opportunities Consortium (Opnocs) sits at the 47th percentile: it is larger than about 47% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 51st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bhatia Association (UK) (£28k), Heythrop Hunt Charitable Trust (£28k) and Dr Plumes Trust (£28k).