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Bristol Older People's Forum is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include the advancement of health or saving of lives, human rights/religious or racial harmony/equality or diversity, other charitable purposes.
Bristol Older People's Forum (number 1162616) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation.
What does Bristol Older People's Forum do?
Bristol Older People's Forum is a member-led organisation (circa 3000 members). Our aims are shaped around support, empowerment and challenging ageism. We enable older people to have a direct say in policy and decision-making around identified priorities including: isolation and loneliness and mental and physical well-being. ACTIVITIES include: Open Forums, Newsletters, Workshops and Research.
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Bristol Older People's Forum
Answers Bristol Older People's Forum gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 March 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.
How much are Bristol Older People's Forum's highest-paid staff paid?
Bristol Older People's Forum's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000.
The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.
Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?
The register records Bristol Older People's Forum as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration. Work out your Gift Aid
Bristol Older People's Forum's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
Registration details
Registered as a charity
Also known as
Bopf
Where it says it operates
North Somerset · Bath and North East Somerset · South Gloucestershire · Bristol City
Who it supports and how it works
Reported beneficiaries: Elderly/old People.
Reported activities: Provides Advocacy/advice/information; Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body.
Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area.
What causes is Bristol Older People's Forum registered for?
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of LivesHuman Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or DiversityOther Charitable Purposes
Why is there no Clarity Score for Bristol Older People's Forum yet?
Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Bristol Older People's Forum.
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The register facts and available annual-return disclosures above remain useful. Payment never influences a rating.
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Is Bristol Older People's Forum a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists Bristol Older People's Forum as a registered charity (number 1162616) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating.
What is Bristol Older People's Forum's charity number?
Bristol Older People's Forum's charity number is 1162616. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1162616?
Search 1162616 on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register or on CharityCompare. Confirm the registered name matches the organisation asking for money — scammers sometimes reuse real charity numbers.
What does Bristol Older People's Forum do?
Bristol Older People's Forum is a member-led organisation (circa 3000 members). Our aims are shaped around support, empowerment and challenging ageism. We enable older people to have a direct say in policy and decision-making around identified priorities including: isolation and loneliness and mental and physical well-being. ACTIVITIES include: Open Forums, Newsletters, Workshops and Research.
Does Bristol Older People's Forum have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Bristol Older People's Forum. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.
How can I donate to Bristol Older People's Forum?
Bristol Older People's Forum's website listed in our register data is http://www.bopf.org.uk. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees.
How much is Bristol Older People's Forum's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Bristol Older People's Forum's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000. Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts.
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Bristol Older People's Forum?
The register records Bristol Older People's Forum as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration.
Are Bristol Older People's Forum's trustees paid?
Bristol Older People's Forum's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
When was Bristol Older People's Forum registered as a charity?
Bristol Older People's Forum was entered on the register on 10 July 2015.