CHELTENHAM OPEN DOOR

Registered charity 1063434 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Cheltenham Open Door supports vulnerable, disadvantaged and isolated people. We offer a welcoming, non-judgmental space where our guests can relax and enjoy food, friendship, advice and support. Meals, laundry, shower and wardrobe facilities are all free at the point of access. We open 5 days a week (including Sundays) and the 3 days of Christmas. No referral or booking required.No questions asked

Objects

3.1 The Charity's objects (“the Objects”) are in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England (“the Area of Benefit”) the relief of poverty, hardship and social or emotional distress among persons who are vulnerable, disadvantaged and / or lonely. 3.2 For the purpose of this clause, “vulnerable”, “disadvantaged” and “lonely” might be as a result of one or more of the following factors: unemployment; financial hardship; youth or old age; ill health (physical or mental); substance abuse or dependency including alcohol and drugs; discrimination on the grounds of sex, race, disability, ethnic origin, religion, belief, creed, sexual orientation or gender re-assignment; poor educational or skills attainment; relationship and family breakdown; poor housing (that is housing that does not meet basic habitable standards; crime (either as a victim of crime or as an offender rehabilitating into society).

Area of benefit: CHELTENHAM

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Cheltenham, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a net expenditure of £101,953 for the year, resulting in unrestricted funds decreasing from £432,323 to £330,370. The trustees note that while the current reserve balance is deemed acceptable for ongoing operations, it is below their stated policy target of one year's costs plus contingency. The filing confirms the charity relies entirely on donations and has no guaranteed government funding.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

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Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Cheltenham Open Door Charity (matched by registered charity number).

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Trustees · trustee networks

• Alisha Wala
• Andrew Kenneth Goddard
• Dr Cheryl Elizabeth Whiting
• Matthew Williams
• Robin Simon Lee Bussey
• philip norman rawlins

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Gloucestershire

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with OPEN DOOR COLCHESTER.

• OPEN DOOR COLCHESTER income £48k
• OPEN DOOR CHURCH (KETTERING) income £192k
• THE OPEN DOOR (TAUNTON) income £187k
• THE OPEN DOOR CENTRE (SWINDON & DISTRICT) LIMITED income £139k
• HOUSE OF THE OPEN DOOR income £67k
• OPEN DOOR (NORTH EAST) income £659k

Side by side with its peers

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