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Older Citizens Advocacy York is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include disability, the prevention or relief of poverty, human rights/religious or racial harmony/equality or diversity.
Older Citizens Advocacy York (number 1173795) 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 Older Citizens Advocacy York do?
OCAY provides a free, confidential and independent advocacy service to older people in the City of York and its surrounding area in order to provide relief to older people in need.
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Older Citizens Advocacy York
Answers Older Citizens Advocacy York gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 30 September 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.
How much are Older Citizens Advocacy York's highest-paid staff paid?
Older Citizens Advocacy York's annual return for the year ending 30 September 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 Older Citizens Advocacy York 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
Older Citizens Advocacy York's annual return for the year ending 30 September 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
Registration details
Registered as a charity
Also known as
Ocay
Where it says it operates
City of York
Who it supports and how it works
Reported beneficiaries: Elderly/old People; Other Defined Groups.
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 Older Citizens Advocacy York registered for?
DisabilityThe Prevention Or Relief Of PovertyHuman Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
Why is there no Clarity Score for Older Citizens Advocacy York yet?
Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Older Citizens Advocacy York.
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Is Older Citizens Advocacy York a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists Older Citizens Advocacy York as a registered charity (number 1173795) 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 Older Citizens Advocacy York's charity number?
Older Citizens Advocacy York's charity number is 1173795. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1173795?
Search 1173795 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 Older Citizens Advocacy York do?
OCAY provides a free, confidential and independent advocacy service to older people in the City of York and its surrounding area in order to provide relief to older people in need.
Does Older Citizens Advocacy York have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Older Citizens Advocacy York. 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 Older Citizens Advocacy York?
Older Citizens Advocacy York's website listed in our register data is http://www.oldercitizensadvocacyyork.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 Older Citizens Advocacy York's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Older Citizens Advocacy York's annual return for the year ending 30 September 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 Older Citizens Advocacy York?
The register records Older Citizens Advocacy York 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 Older Citizens Advocacy York's trustees paid?
Older Citizens Advocacy York's annual return for the year ending 30 September 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
When was Older Citizens Advocacy York registered as a charity?
Older Citizens Advocacy York was entered on the register on 12 July 2017.