OPEN PALM
Providing educational resources to underfunded schools or individuals. Providing skills-based educational programmes to under 18s. Promoting racial equality and racial harmony through awareness initiatives.
Objects
THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, ARE:1. THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF THOSE IN NEED IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD, IN PARTICULAR BY THE SUPPLY OF EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES TO SCHOOLS, THE PROVISION OF FUNDING FOR SCHOOLS AND/OR THOSE WITH EDUCATIONAL NEEDS AND THE PROVISION OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMES TO THOSE IN NEED.2. THE PROMOTION OF RACIAL HARMONY BY:(A) PROMOTING KNOWLEDGE AND MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN DIFFERENT RACIAL GROUPS;(B) ADVANCING EDUCATION AND RAISING AWARENESS ABOUT DIFFERENT RACIAL GROUPS TO PROMOTE GOOD RELATIONS BETWEEN PERSONS OF DIFFERENT RACIAL GROUPS;(C) WORKING TOWARDS THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF RACE.3. TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC BY PROVIDING WORKSHOPS AND TRAINING COVERING BASIC LIFE SKILLS AND SUBJECTS OF EDUCATIONAL VALUE, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AND ECONOMIC PRINCIPLES, COMMUNICATION AND LEADERSHIP SKILLS, THE LAW AND THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM, EMPLOYMENT SKILLS, AND HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS.
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Investment
- Risk management
- 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
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/06/2025
- Volunteers: 15
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/06/2024
- Volunteers: 20
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/06/2023
- Volunteers: 20
Trustees
- Ralph Orena McBaidenchair
- Gairy Davis
- Jaisha Bruce
- Lynette Emesibe
- Roshan Ramlugun
- Sophie Amelia McBaiden
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 30/06/2025 | £22k | £13k |
| 30/06/2024 | £54k | £64k |
| 30/06/2023 | £15k | £15k |
| 30/06/2022 | £49k | £6k |
| 30/06/2021 | £27k | £4k |
Common questions
Who funds OPEN PALM?
Funders whose own accounts filings name OPEN PALM as a grant recipient include AlixPartners (UK) Charitable Foundation.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| AlixPartners (UK) Charitable Foundation | FY2023 | £15k | |
| AlixPartners (UK) Charitable Foundation | FY2024 | £15k | |
| AlixPartners (UK) Charitable Foundation | FY2022 | £10k | |
| AlixPartners (UK) Charitable Foundation | FY2026 | £1k |