Cymru Older People's Alliance
What it does
The purpose of Cymru Older People?s Alliance is to give Older People in Wales a strong and independent national voice. We are an independent national organisation run by Older People for older people in Wales.
Its charitable purposes
1. TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY WORKING WITH PEOPLE IN WALES WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED ON THE GROUNDS OF THEIR OLD AGE TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF SUCH PEOPLE AND ASSIST THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY, IN PARTICULAR BY:A) ORGANISING MEMBER NETWORK GROUPS WITHIN LOCAL AUTHORITY AREAS THAT ENCOURAGE AND ENABLE OLDER MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY TO PARTICIPATE MORE EFFECTIVELY WITH THE WIDER COMMUNITY;B) INCREASING, OR CO-ORDINATING, OPPORTUNITIES FOR OLDER PEOPLE TO ENGAGE WITH SERVICE PROVIDERS, TO ENABLE THOSE PROVIDERS TO ADAPT SERVICES TO BETTER MEET THE NEEDS OF OLDER PEOPLE AND DEVELOPING AND PROMOTING GOOD PRACTICE AND;C) PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE, REPRESENTATIVE AND INDEPENDENT ADVOCATE FOR OLDER PEOPLE’S VIEWS AND TO INFLUENCE POLICY AND PRACTICE CONCERNING OLDER PEOPLE AT A LOCAL, REGIONAL AND NATIONAL LEVEL WHICH MAY INCLUDE UNDERTAKING POLITICAL ACTIVITIES PROVIDED THAT THE TRUSTEES ARE SATISFIED THAT THE PROPOSED POLITICAL ACTIVITIES WILL FURTHER THE PURPOSES OF THE CHARITY TO AN EXTENT JUSTIFIED BY THE RESOURCES COMMITTED AND THE POLITICAL ACTIVITY IS NOT THE DOMINANT MEANS BY WHICH THE CHARITY CARRIES OUT ITS OBJECTS2. THE PROMOTION OF EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY IN WALES AND IN PARTICULAR THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF AGE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY:A) ADVANCING EDUCATION AND RAISING AWARENESS IN EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY;B) PROMOTING ACTIVITIES TO FOSTER UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN PEOPLE FROM DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS;C) CONDUCTING OR COMMISSIONING RESEARCH ON EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY ISSUES AND PUBLISHING THE RESULTS TO THE PUBLIC;D) CULTIVATING A SENTIMENT IN FAVOUR OF EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY BY THE USE OF PUBLICATIONS, SCHEMES FOR BUSINESSES, CELEBRATING THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF OLDER PEOPLE AS AMBASSADORS PROMOTING POSITIVE IMAGES AND PUBLIC ADVOCACY.
Causes
- What it works on
- Disability
- Preventing or relieving poverty
- Economic and community development, and employment
- Human rights, equality and diversity
- Who it helps
- Older people
- Disabled people
- Other charities and voluntary bodies
- How it works
- Provides advocacy, advice or information
- Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Where it works
- In Wales
- Throughout Wales
Income and spending
In the year ending 1 April 2025, it had income of £2,075 and spent £1,376.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 April 2025 | £2,075 | £1,376 | Not reported | 32 |
| 1 April 2024 | £8,000 | £4,532 | Not reported | 28 |
| 1 April 2023 | £6,400 | £14,281 | Not reported | 30 |
| 1 April 2022 | £3,000 | £1,150 | Not reported | 30 |
| 1 April 2021 | £10,296 | £1,827 | Not reported | 29 |
Financial position
Separate measures from the charity's own returns and accounts, each with its year. Read them together: no single measure says how well a charity is run.
- Income over time
- Down 80%, from £10,296 in the year to 1 April 2021 to £2,075 in the year to 1 April 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 66% of its income in the year to 1 April 2025. It spent more than its income in 1 of the 5 years shown.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 1 April 2025: £2,075 from 1 grant. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 April 2025 | £2,075 from 1 grant | Not reported |
| 1 April 2024 | £8,000 from 1 grant | Not reported |
| 1 April 2023 | £6,400 from 1 grant | Not reported |
| 1 April 2022 | £3,000 from 1 grant | Not reported |
| 1 April 2021 | £10,296 from 1 grant | Not reported |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
In the Senedd and Welsh Government
Senedd and Welsh Government records that name this charity, gathered by OpenSenedd. Newest first.
29 January 2025
Named in a ministerial meeting or engagement: Min CSC
Purpose: Cymru Older People’s Alliance (COPA) Board of Trustees.
Cymru Older People’s Alliance (COPA) Board of Trustees
Trustees
9 trustees run the charity.
- Ann Judith Lloyd-Koning CBEChair
- Andrew Hinchliff BEM
- Anne Reardon-James
- Dilys Jouvenat
- Gillian Davies
- Huw Bendall
- Rachel Luxton
- Siva Sivapalan
- Yvone Apsitis
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 4 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 April 2025 | 1 February 2026 | Received 1 February 2026 | Received 1 February 2026 |
| 1 April 2024 | 1 February 2025 | Received 25 November 2024, 68 days early | Received 25 November 2024 |
| 1 April 2023 | 1 February 2024 | Received 25 March 2024, 53 days late | Received 25 March 2024 |
| 1 April 2022 | 1 February 2023 | Received 26 November 2022, 67 days early | Received 26 November 2022 |
| 1 April 2021 | 1 February 2022 | Received 21 January 2022, 11 days early | Received 21 January 2022 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1174518
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 5 September 2017
- Governing document
- CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 05 Sep 2017 as amended on 28 Nov 2019 as amended on 25 Jan 2021 as amended on 22 Jan 2022 as amended on 26 Nov 2022
- Website
- www.copacharity.com
- Council area of its contact address
- Cardiff
Sources
- Register details, income, spending, trustees and filing dates: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there, as loaded by OpenEconomy.
- In the Senedd and Welsh Government: records gathered by OpenSenedd and matched to the charity by OpenEconomy on 5 November 2026.