THE OPEN DOOR CENTRE (SWINDON & DISTRICT) LIMITED

Registered charity 1107869 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as OPEN DOOR CENTRE, THE OPEN DOOR CENTRE

The Open Door Centre provides a day resource for adults with learning disabilities who may also have a physical disability or mental health issues. We facilitate activities that are designed to improve physical and mental health and promote healthy lifestyles. The purpose of this is to help address health inequality in adults with learning disabilities.

Objects

THE RELIEF OF PEOPLE WITH LEARNING DIFFICULTIES OR PHYSICAL DISABILITIES OR MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS IN ANY WAY WHICH NOW IS OR HEREAFTER MAY BE DEEMED BY LAW TO BE CHARITABLE.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE, SWINDON.

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

Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · website · Get email alerts

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

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that free reserves of £117,479 are in excess of the trustees' policy target of £70,000, representing six months of expenditure. The charity reports a net deficit of £6,158 for the year, reducing total funds to £146,568, but confirms sufficient funds are in place to continue operating.

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
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

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

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Open Door Centre Swindon (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• The National Lottery Local Community Fund — “We are proud and thankful to be supported by The National Lottery Local Community Fund.” (source page)
• Wiltshire & Swindon Community Foundation — “Many thanks to Wiltshire & Swindon Community Foundation for their continued support.” (source page)
• Tesco — “We are pleased to have been chosen for Tesco’s Stronger Starts programme.” (source page)
• Barchester Homes — “It was great to welcome Barchester Homes to the Open Door Centre. We really appreciate their support!” (source page)

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

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (19/12/2022) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• BOB BARRETT · trustee of 5 other charities
• Chris Sturgess
• Eva Maria Gilbert
• Lynette Corengia
• Patrick O'Farrell
• Trish Newman

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

Operates in: Swindon · Wiltshire

Income and spending

Common questions

Known funders

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

Government & lottery funding

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Funders of similar charities

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with OPENING DOORS.

• OPENING DOORS income £248k
• SLIDING DOORS income £98k
• OPEN DOORS INTERNATIONAL LANGUAGE SCHOOL income £854k
• OPEN DOORS FORUM income £61k
• THE OPENING DOORS PROJECT income £108k
• OPEN DOOR PEOPLE income £167k

Side by side with its peers

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.