OPEN DOOR CHURCH (KETTERING)

Registered charity 1147542 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as OPEN DOOR CHURCH

We are a family of people who meet together to worship Jesus Christ, have fun and serve the community around us. We welcome everyone who wants to come and join with us or just come and have a look at who we are and what we do. Sundays we meet at 10.30am in the eden centre in Kettering and our offices and other activities are there too during the week.

Objects

1.1.1 TO ADVANCE CHRISTIANITY IN KETTERING AND ELSEWHERE, BY ANY MEANS OR MEDIUM THAT IS OR MAY BECOME AVAILABLE, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF DOCTRINE SET OUT IN THE SCHEDULE.1.1.2 TO RELIEVE POVERTY AND THOSE WHO ARE IN NEED BECAUSE OF SICKNESS OR AGE OR SOME OTHER REASON1.1.3 TO ADVANCE EDUCATION, BOTH GENERAL AND VOCATIONAL, FOR CHILDREN OR ADULTS BUT ALWAYS WITHIN THE PRINCIPLES OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH1.1.4 TO PROMOTE SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE OBJECTS AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME CONSIDER APPROPRIATE.

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 · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Religious Activities · Arts/culture/heritage/science · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: North Northamptonshire, East Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£192k
Latest spending
£172k
Registered
2012
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total income increased to £192,475 while expenditures were £172,195, resulting in a net surplus for the year. The charity holds unrestricted free reserves of £37,474, which the trustees acknowledge is below their stated policy target of three months' expenditure. The trustees report no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy
“At the end of this year our free reserves amounted to £37,474 which is below policy at less than 3 months of fixed overhead.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

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.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

  • Volunteers: 170

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

  • Volunteers: 94

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023

  • Volunteers: 75

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

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Northamptonshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£192k£172k
31/03/2024£170k£171k
31/03/2023£163k£178k
31/03/2022£145k£155k
31/03/2021£147k£145k

Common questions

Is OPEN DOOR CHURCH (KETTERING) financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total income increased to £192,475 while expenditures were £172,195, resulting in a net surplus for the year. The charity holds unrestricted free reserves of £37,474, which the trustees acknowledge is below their stated policy target of three months' expenditure. The trustees report no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
OPEN DOOR CHURCH (KETTERING)£192k—0below—no doubt
OPEN DOOR CHURCH SUNBURY FY2025£137k—0above—no doubt
FREEDOM CHURCH (CEREDIGION) FY2025£56k—0unclear—no doubt
KETTERING CHRISTIAN CENTRE FY2025£67k—0unclear—no doubt
OPEN DOOR SOCIETY LIMITED FY2025£1.9m—0above—no doubt
COVENANT CHURCH FY2025£498k—0unclear—no doubt

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