OPEN HEART MINISTRY

Registered charity 1135874 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The charity?s aim is therefore to advance the Christian religion by proclaiming the gospel primarily through, but not limited to, the arts in Christain worship and practise and to gather all peoples into fellowship.

Objects

(1) TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OFBELIEFS APPEARING IN THE SCHEDULE HERETO IN SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOMOR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT.(2) TO FURTHER CHRISTIAN EDUCATION INCLUDING PRIMARILY BUT NOT LIMITED TO,THE USE OF ARTS IN CHRISTIAN WORSHIP AND THE EQUIPPING OF INDIVIDUALS ASMISSIONARIES IN THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM ORTHE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT.(3) TO PROMOTE AND FULFIL SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES BENEFICIAL TO THECOMMUNITY IN SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEESMAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT.

Area of benefit: THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Religious Activities · Arts/culture/heritage/science · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Arun, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total unrestricted giving was £25,968 against total charitable expenditure of £23,583, resulting in a net positive cash flow of £2,385 for the year. The trustees report that the charity is in a healthy position going forward, with unrestricted cash funds carried forward increasing to £6,351. No restricted funds were held during the financial year.

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 policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• 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

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 — Open Heart House (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Gary Griffiths
• Graham Heaton
• SALLY COX

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

Operates in: West Sussex

Income and spending

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• FAITH MINISTRIES income £511k
• THE OPEN HEARTS OPEN MINDS FOUNDATION income £36k
• HEART CHURCH income £1.4m
• A CHURCH income £53k
• FAITH UP income £186k
• INTERNATIONAL PLENITUDE MINISTRIES income £216k

Side by side with its peers

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