OPEN DOOR, YOUNG PEOPLE'S CONSULTATION SERVICE
Registered charity 299707 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as OPEN DOOR, OPEN DOOR (HORNSEY YOUNG PEOPLE'S CONSULATATION SERVICE
OPEN DOOR PROVIDES COUNSELLING AND PSYCHOTHERAPY TO YOUNG PEOPLE AGED 12 - 24. IT ALSO PROVIDES A SERVICE FOR THE PARENTS OF THOSE AGED 11 - 21.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £394,290, resulting in total reserves increasing to £1,570,421. The Trustees report that the current level of unrestricted general funds (£1,059,804) is safely above their stated policy target of approximately £307,000. Per the auditors' report, there are no material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on 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 policy: approximately £307,000 (held: £1.1m)
“The Trustees have set a reserves policy that the Charity should hold a minimum unrestricted general reserve equivalent to salary and overhead expenditure - approximately £307,000.” — page 18
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by DUX Advisory Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Corporate structure
Company officers (Companies House)
Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.
- JEBSON, Claire Melanie — director, appointed 13/07/2026on trustee list
- CURRAN, Helena, Dr — director, appointed 12/01/2026on trustee list
- HIGHAM, William Giles Christopher — director, appointed 04/12/2024on trustee list
- CAVANAGH, Catherine Jane — director, appointed 18/07/2023on trustee list
- BOYLAN, Alejandro Ramos — director, appointed 10/01/2022on trustee list
Official officers record.
Public-sector contracts awarded
From the official Contracts Finder and Find a Tender notices (supplier matched by exact registered name). Contract income is distinct from grants.
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£74k
Reported reserves equal ~10.7 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (72% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 4.7% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (16/05/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- William Giles Christopher Highamchair
- Alejandro Ramos Boylan
- Catherine Jane Cavanagh
- Claire Melanie Jebson
- Dr Helena Curran
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Haringey
Income and spending
Common questions
Is OPEN DOOR, YOUNG PEOPLE'S CONSULTATION SERVICE financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £394,290, resulting in total reserves increasing to £1,570,421. The Trustees report that the current level of unrestricted general funds (£1,059,804) is safely above their stated policy target of approximately £307,000. Per the auditors' report, there are no material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by DUX Advisory Limited.
Who funds OPEN DOOR, YOUNG PEOPLE'S CONSULTATION SERVICE?
Funders whose own accounts filings name OPEN DOOR, YOUNG PEOPLE'S CONSULTATION SERVICE as a grant recipient include The Leathersellers' Foundation, THE PRUDENCE TRUST.
Known funders
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