OPEN DOORS FORUM

Registered charity 1115689 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ODF

For the Arts and Education for children/adults,lifelong learning to developing people's capacities,encourage positive involvement in society;mental/improvement of children/adults enhance life skills; provision of facilities for recreation/leisure-time activity for social welfare for the public who have special needs by youth, age, disablement, poverty or social and economic circumstances.

Objects

1. TO PROMOTE THE ARTS AND EDUCATION IN THE ARTS FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS2. TO PROMOTE EDUCATION AND LIFELONG LEARNING WITH A VIEW TO DEVELOPING PEOPLE'S CAPACITIES AND ENCOURAGING THEIR POSITIVE INVOLVEMENT IN SOCIETY3. TO PROMOTE THE MENTAL AND MORAL IMPROVEMENT OF CHILDREN AND ADULTS AND ENHANCING THEIR LIFE SKILLS4. TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE-TIME ACTIVITY IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE OR THOSE WHO HAVE SPECIAL NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES

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

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

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Accommodation/housing · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £18,316 for the year ended 30 September 2025, with unrestricted funds increasing to £5,827 and restricted funds to £16,857. Per the trustees' report, the bank balance grew significantly from roughly £4,000 to over £22,000, indicating improved liquidity. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters were identified that would cause concern regarding the financial records.

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 4 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
• Financial reserves 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
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

• Marc Grantchair
• CARMEL BEVERLY STEWART · trustee of 1 other charity
• David Cooper
• JOHN STEWART
• MIRIAM CHIYABI
• PATRICK PAUL DAWKINS
• SANDRA BAUGH

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

Operates in: Derbyshire

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).