# ADVOCACY FOR OLDER PEOPLE IN GREENWICH

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1057221
- **Other names:** AFOP
- **Status:** Removed
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** July 31, 1996
- **Removed:** Dec. 13, 2013
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1057221



## Activities

**Objects:** TO RELIEVE ELDERLY PERSONS IN GREENWICH, PARTICULARLY, BUT WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING, BY (1) PROVIDING A CITIZEN ADVOCACY AND SHORT TERM (CRISIS) ADVOCACY SERVICE TO VULNERABLE OLDER PEOPLE WHO ARE RESIDENT IN THE LONDON BOROUGH OF GREENWICH (2) PROMOTING THE RIGHTS OF OLDER PEOPLE, HELP THEM OVERCOME DISCRIMINATION AND ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN DECISIONS ABOUT THEIR FUTURE (3) PROVIDING SUPPORT AND INFORMATION TO THOSE SUFFERING ISOLATION AND LONELINESS ASSOCIATED WITH OLD AGE

**Activities:** We provide one to one advocacy to vulnerable people over 55 living in Greenwich on a wide range of issues: accessing statutory services, making complaints, financial issues and housing problems. We promote the rights of older people and help them overcome discrimination and maintain their independence.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** Other Charitable Purposes
- **Who:** Elderly/old People



## Areas of operation

- **Area of benefit:** LONDON BOROUGH OF GREENWICH
- Greenwich



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2014 |  -  |  -  |  -  |  -  |  |
| Sept. 30, 2013 | £235463 | £276833 |  -  |  -  |  |
| March 31, 2012 | £125535 | £113071 |  -  |  -  |  |
| March 31, 2011 | £95290 | £99232 |  -  |  -  |  |
| March 31, 2010 | £96184 | £94760 |  -  |  -  |  |
| March 31, 2009 | £83259 | £82175 |  -  |  -  |  |