# OPAL Services (Rural West Cheshire)

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1143753
- **Other names:** RURAL COMMUNITY SERVICES (WEST CHESHIRE), RCS
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** Sept. 9, 2011
- **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=1143753


## Contact

- **Address:** Hall Livesey Brown, 68 High Street, TARPORLEY, Cheshire
- **Postcode:** CW6 0AT
- **Phone:** 01829 733545
- **Email:** info@opalservices.org.uk
- **Website:** WWW.OPALSERVICES.ORG.UK



## Activities

**Objects:** 1. TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION AMONGST OLDER PEOPLE AND THEIR CARERS IN RURAL WEST CHESHIRE WHO ARE, OR COULD BE, SOCIALLY EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PARTS OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF THEIR AGE OR CIRCUMSTANCES. 2. TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF OLDER PEOPLE WHO ARE IN NEED AND THEIR CARERS IN SUCH WAYS AS THE DIRECTORS THINK FIT.

**Activities:** Improving the well-being of older people who are in need of social inclusion because they are housebound or socially isolated, through 1) OPAL Clubs operating in Frodsham, Helsby, Kelsall, Malpas, Tarporley and Tattenhall; 2) Providing community inclusion services; 3) Providing breaks for carers of older people in rural areas; 4) Helping older people use the internet.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services
- **What:** The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- **Who:** Elderly/old People



## Areas of operation

- Cheshire West & Chester



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £285706 | £274994 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £222926 | £197040 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £171037 | £162227 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £159443 | £140353 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £141842 | £132261 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **GEOFFREY HOPE-TERRY** (Chair) — appointed March 9, 2022
- Andrew  Thomas Steven Evans — appointed Aug. 6, 2024
- Andrew Blake — appointed April 2, 2026
- Andrew Nicholas Paul Nevin — appointed May 6, 2025
- Dr Elizabeth Emma Cade — appointed April 2, 2026
- Janet Bailey — appointed March 10, 2021
- Julie Mann — appointed May 6, 2025
- Juliet Compston — appointed March 9, 2022
- Lesley Irene Gough — appointed June 20, 2021
- Rhiannon Mair Wilson — appointed Sept. 11, 2019
- Saffron Cheetham — appointed May 6, 2025
- Suzanne Rimmer — appointed May 7, 2024