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OPEN DOOR CHURCH

Registered charity 1192665 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as OPEN DOOR BAPTIST CHURCH GUNTHORPE, OPEN DOOR CHURCH PETERBOROUGH

Provide religious education through regular worship services and teaching in small groups. Online courses and community engagement though community fridge.

Objects

THE PRINCIPAL PURPOSE OF THE CHURCH IS THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH ACCORDING TO THE PRINCIPLES OF THE BAPTIST DENOMINATION.THE CHURCH MAY ALSO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND CARRY OUT OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND/OR OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD.

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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Latest income
£35k
Latest spending
£26k
Registered
2020
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity faced challenges in 2024, specifically noting an inability to appoint paid leadership due to an unsuccessful grant request. Despite these operational constraints, the charity maintained steady attendance and continued to support a sister charity by providing a venue.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
“2024 was a year of challenge for the Open Door Church. Despite amazing support from its partner members, the Church is not in a position to appoint paid leadership to provide guidance and direction.” — page 1
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The church continued to support the work of its sister Charity, the Open Door Trust, by providing a venue for its activities.
“The church continued to support the work of its sister Charity, the Open Door Trust, by providing a venue for its activities.” — page 1
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Discloses 3 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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Cambridgeshire · Peterborough City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£35k£26k
31/12/2024£43k£29k
31/12/2023£37k£33k
31/12/2022£55k£59k
31/12/2021£73k£47k

Common questions

Is OPEN DOOR CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity faced challenges in 2024, specifically noting an inability to appoint paid leadership due to an unsuccessful grant request. Despite these operational constraints, the charity maintained steady attendance and continued to support a sister charity by providing a venue.