HOUSE OF THE OPEN DOOR

Registered charity 1183268 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The House of the Open Door is based in Worcestershire. Its purpose is to advance the Christian faith in accordance with its Statement of Faith. It operates a Christian Retreat Centre and serves a local and wider community, church groups, prisoners, individuals in need and young people through prayer, hospitality and support.

Objects

“TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT THROUGHOUT THE UK IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF FAITH.SUCH OTHER PURPOSES WHICH MAY BE CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES.”

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

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Registered contact address: Wychavon, West Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£67k

Latest spending

£88k

Registered

2019

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £20,912 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £141,841 to £120,929. The trustees confirm that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future and have adopted the going concern basis. Unrestricted funds stand at £120,277, while restricted funds are £652.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Donations and legacies (72% of income)

“Income for the year amounted to £66,608 (2024 - £160,676) and expenditure £87,520 (2024 - £109,247).” — page 7

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Payments to trustees: Gaetana Trimming, wife of John Trimming, a trustee, received £4,800 for providing housekeeping services.

“Gaetana Trimming, wife of John Trimming, a trustee, received £4,800 for providing housekeeping services (2024: £4,800).” — page 17

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Note 7

“Gaetana Trimming, wife of John Trimming, a trustee, received £4,800 for providing housekeeping services (2024: £4,800). The only other payments made to the trustees, or any person connected with them, consisted of reimbursements of expenditure incurred on behalf of the charity in furthering the charity's objects.” — page 17

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses 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.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025

Volunteers: 5

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

Volunteers: 5

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

Volunteers: 16

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

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Register events

Received assets from another charity (04/02/2021) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Andrew Lester
Chiara Pelazza
Christine Marie Sumpter
John Trimming
KATHARINE PALKA
Philip William Stone
Rev John Anthony Proctor OBE
Silvie Jelinkova

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

Operates in: Birmingham City · Gloucestershire · Worcestershire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£67k	£88k
31/12/2024	£161k	£109k
31/12/2023	£80k	£103k
31/12/2022	£119k	£87k
31/12/2021	£99k	£83k

Common questions

Is HOUSE OF THE OPEN DOOR financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £20,912 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £141,841 to £120,929. The trustees confirm that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future and have adopted the going concern basis. Unrestricted funds stand at £120,277, while restricted funds are £652. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE BARROW CADBURY TRUST	1	£35k
THE ELIZABETH AND PRINCE ZAIGER TRUST	1	£33k
THE FYRISH FOUNDATION	1	£10k
WILFRID AND CONSTANCE CAVE FOUNDATION	1	£10k
THE EDWARD CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£6k
THE SHELDON TRUST	1	£5k
THE CITY CHARITY TRUST	1	£5k
THE SAINTBURY TRUST	1	£3k

Charities like this

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

NEWMARKET OPEN DOOR income £534k
OPEN DOOR COMMUNITY FOUNDATION income £129k
OPEN DOORS BAPTIST CHURCH income £79k
OPEN DOOR COLCHESTER income £48k
THE OPEN DOOR (TAUNTON) income £187k
OPEN DOOR STOKE ON TRENT income £587k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
HOUSE OF THE OPEN DOOR	£67k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
NEWMARKET OPEN DOOR FY2025	£534k	—	0	above	—	noted
OPEN DOOR COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FY2025	£129k	—	0	below	—	noted
OPEN DOORS BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025	£79k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
OPEN DOOR COLCHESTER FY2025	£48k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE OPEN DOOR (TAUNTON) FY2025	£187k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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