OPEN DOOR COLCHESTER

Registered charity 1101675 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Providing a "drop-in" centre where visitors can talk to Open Door helpers and be befriended. Visitors recieve help and advice with their problems (usually by linking them with the relevant local agencies). Limited amounts of financial assistance (in kind where feasible) are available at the Director's discretion in suitable cases. These services are provided in a Christian context.

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Latest income
£56k
Latest spending
£58k
Registered
2004
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's total funds decreased by £1,551 during the year, with a closing balance of £37,793. The Treasurer's Report notes that the charity received a £10,000 donation from DNA Networks and operates with no borrowings, relying on donations and grants for sustainability.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Essex

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£56k£58k
31/12/2023£59k£54k
31/12/2022£53k£47k
31/12/2021£33k£44k
31/12/2020£45k£33k

Common questions

Is OPEN DOOR COLCHESTER financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity's total funds decreased by £1,551 during the year, with a closing balance of £37,793. The Treasurer's Report notes that the charity received a £10,000 donation from DNA Networks and operates with no borrowings, relying on donations and grants for sustainability. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds OPEN DOOR COLCHESTER?

Funders whose own accounts filings name OPEN DOOR COLCHESTER as a grant recipient include THE FYRISH FOUNDATION, THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF FORDHAM & EIGHT ASH GREEN.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE FYRISH FOUNDATIONFY2024£10kGrants awarded
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF FORDHAM & EIGHT ASH GREENFY2025£1kGrants for UK and overseas mission
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF FORDHAM & EIGHT ASH GREENFY2022£600Grants for UK and overseas mission