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Opportunity International United Kingdom

A Registered Charity based in England

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The best identifier for this organisation is GB-CHC-1107713 .
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Description

The charity through its Implementing Partners provides microfinance services to the poor, mostly in Africa. The microfinance services range from providing a safe and secure place for the poor to safeguard their savings, financial education, training as well as microfinance loans.

Also known as

  • Opportunity International United Kingdom
  • Opportunity UK
  • Opportunity International UK
  • Opportunity International United Kingdom

CCEW Charity number

1107713

Company number

05322719

Registered

Postcode

OX4 1AW

Website

opportunity.org.uk

Latest income

£2,639,566 (on )

This organisation record is based on data from Registered charities in England and Wales published by Charity Commission for England and Wales.

Opportunity International United Kingdom

GB-CHC-1107713

Locations

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Depending on the data source, location may describe the headquarters of the organisation rather than the area it operates in.

Areas of operation in the UK

Area of operation outside the UK

  • Congo, The Democratic Republic of the
  • Ghana
  • Malawi
  • Mozambique
  • Rwanda
  • Uganda

Registered Office in the UK

Opportunity International United Kingdom

GB-CHC-1107713

Linked records

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This organisation record is part of a group of linked records that describe a single organisation. The organisation is linked to 3 active records and 0 inactive records, from 3 data sources.

The best identifier for this organisation is GB-CHC-1107713 .
What is an organisation identifier?

An organisation identifier is a unique piece of text that definitively identifies an organisation.

Examples include charity numbers and company numbers.

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Findthatcharity uses the Org ID scheme to create identifiers.

GB-CHC gives the scheme for this identifier (Charity Commission), while 1107713 is the identifier for this organisation within the scheme.

Opportunity International United Kingdom

GB-CHC-1107713

Themes and activities

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This organisation has been classified using different categories:

International Classification of Non-profit and Third Sector Organizations (ICNP/TSO)

ICNP/TSO categories have been automatically assigned from a machine learning model, as part of the UK Charity Classification project.

  • Financial and insurance services L60

UK Charity Activity Tags

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  • Education ED
  • Education ED » Training ED300
  • Social welfare SW » Individual poverty SW105

Theme (CCEW)

  • General Charitable Purposes 101
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 105
  • Other Charitable Purposes 117

Beneficiaries (CCEW)

  • Other Defined Groups 206

Activities (CCEW)

  • Makes Grants To Organisations 302
  • Other Charitable Activities 310

Scale of operation

  • National and Overseas

Opportunity International United Kingdom

GB-CHC-1107713

Charity financial history

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Year ending Income (£) Spending (£)
2005-01-19 Registered as a charity
2005-12-31 1,293,096 1,221,742
2006-12-31 1,338,750 1,127,761
2007-12-31 2,012,784 1,317,928
2008-12-31 7,557,720 2,722,320
2009-12-31 5,144,385 3,708,599
2010-12-31 4,513,352 2,665,419
2011-12-31 2,972,809 4,509,222
2012-12-31 3,985,245 4,731,981
2013-12-31 5,003,935 2,835,988
2014-12-31 6,528,406 8,002,561
2015-12-31 5,528,443 9,253,456
2016-12-31 4,507,509 5,729,405
2017-12-31 5,495,748 5,025,535
2018-12-31 6,720,333 4,741,378
2019-12-31 4,781,497 4,392,094
2020-12-31 2,911,249 3,217,929
2021-12-31 4,259,213 2,982,557
2022-12-31 2,639,566 4,098,398
Income and Spending
Funds and Reserves

Data on funds and reserves are only available for financial years where the charity's income was more than £500,000.

Opportunity International United Kingdom

GB-CHC-1107713

Charity people

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2022
£
2021
£
Employees 14 17
Employees paid more than £60,000 3 1
Volunteers 1 1
Trustees 10
Employees
Volunteers

Data on employees is only available for financial years where the charity's income was more than £500,000.

Opportunity International United Kingdom

GB-CHC-1107713

Statement of Financial Activities

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Statement of financial activities for year ended .

Based on information provided to the Charity Commission for England and Wales in the charity's annual return. This may not exactly match the figures and categories supplied in the charity's annual accounts.

2022
£000s
2021
£000s
Incoming resources
Donations and other voluntary income 1,885.7 3,695.7
Legacies 489.3 459.9
Endowments - -
Donations and legacies 2,374.9 4,155.6
Income from charitable activities - -
Income from other trading activities - -
Income from investments 15.6 8.7
Other income 249.0 94.9
Total 2,639.6 4,259.2
Expenditure
Investment management - -
Other spending on raising funds 471.6 414.4
Spending on raising funds 471.6 414.4
Grants to institutions - -
Other charitable activities 3,626.8 2,568.2
Charitable activities 3,626.8 2,568.2
Other spending - -
Total 4,098.4 2,982.6
Net income / (expenditure) (1,458.8) 1,276.7

Opportunity International United Kingdom

GB-CHC-1107713

Balance sheet

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Balance sheet at .

Based on information provided to the Charity Commission for England and Wales in the charity's annual return. This may not exactly match the figures and categories supplied in the charity's annual accounts.

2022
£000s
2021
£000s
Fixed assets
Tangible and intangible assets 5.5 5.7
Investment assets 910.1 2,615.3
915.6 2,621.0
Current assets
Current investment assets - -
Cash 5,247.2 4,912.9
Other current assets 304.1 446.4
5,551.3 5,359.2
Creditors
Amounts falling due within one year (112.8) (167.3)
Net current assets 5,438.6 5,191.9
Total assets less current liabilities 6,354.1 7,812.9
Creditors
Amounts falling due after one year - -
Net assets 6,354.1 7,812.9
Funds
Endowment funds - -
Restricted funds 3,132.3 4,973.9
Unrestricted funds 3,221.8 2,839.0
6,354.1 7,812.9

Opportunity International United Kingdom

GB-CHC-1107713

Income from government

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2022
£
2021
£
Contracts with government
None recorded
Government grants
Income from government grants 218,115 1,825,989
Government grants as % of total income 8.3% 42.9%
Number of government grants 2 3

Opportunity International United Kingdom

GB-CHC-1107713

Grants received

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Date Funder Amount awarded Description
The National Lottery Community Fund
International
£394,883
2 years
Mainstreaming Financial Inclusion for Persons with Disabilities in Uga
Jul 2019 to Jun 2022
The National Lottery Community Fund
International
£3,117
1 year
Mainstreaming Financial Inclusion for Persons with Disabilities in Uga
Apr 2018 to Apr 2019

Data source

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Opportunity International United Kingdom

GB-CHC-1107713

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