Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 7

Strong growth: +2
Deficit latest year: -2
No PartB

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3

Overall weighted support: +7

Overall GiG Score: 13

BEDFORDSHIRE OPEN DOOR

We provide a free counselling service for young people aged 13-25 years and cover Bedfordshire.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

Income was lower than spending in the latest year
A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit £k	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/03/23	*	£311	£353	£-42	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/22		£417	£305	£111	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/21		£282	£224	£58	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/20	*	£192	£207	£-14	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/19		£175	£184	£-9	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/18		£170	£169	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/17		£172	£140	£32	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/16		£89	£118	£-30	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/15		£130	£112	£18	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/14		£125	£98	£27	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/13		£105	£102	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/12		£105	£102	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/11	*	£109	£98	£10	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/10		£74	£63	£11	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/09		£420	£54	£366	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/08		£40	£43	£-3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/07		£36	£31	£5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/06		£16	£24	£-8	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/05		£22	£22	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/04		£30	£25	£5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 29 years

www.bedfordopendoor.org.uk

counselling@bedfordopendoor.org.uk

07922105200

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

GiG Classification

Outpatient support services

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

Bedford, Central Bedfordshire,

Who it helps

Children/Young People

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years

National Lottery Community Fund	£493,580
Harpur Trust	£140,995
Co-Operative Group	£1,934

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Bedfordshire Open Door
£1,934	21/10/2023	We want to provide counselling and support groups to improve the mental health and emotional wellbeing of young people aged 13 to 25; a place where they can be accepted, be safe and be heard.
National Lottery Community Fund - Open Door Open Minds: Counselling Service for young people
£493,580	07/03/2023	We would like funding to enable us to continue to deliver free confidential counselling to young people.
Harpur Trust - Grant to Bedfordshire Open Door
£74,095	07/03/2023 36	Bedfordshire Open Door - supporting and managing an effective youth counselling service
Harpur Trust - Grant to Bedfordshire Open Door
£34,900	07/12/2021	Supporting and Managing an effective counselling service
Harpur Trust - Bedford Open Door
£32,000	08/09/2020	Supporting and managing an effective counselling service
Masonic Trust - MCF Small Grant
£15,000	07/10/2019	Unrestricted core funding for small charities
National Lottery Community Fund - Open Door Open Minds
£307,429	20/09/2019 35	Bedford Open Door offers free and confidential counselling to young people. Counselling is provided by a team of fully trained, experienced and friendly volunteer counsellors. The funding will be used to fund a number of counselling roles, as well ....more Bedford Open Door offers free and confidential counselling to young people. Counselling is provided by a team of fully trained, experienced and friendly volunteer counsellors. The funding will be used to fund a number of counselling roles, as well as part fund management and administration roles.
Harpur Trust - Bedford Open Door
£31,949	10/09/2019 12	Supporting and managing an effective counselling service.
National Lottery Community Fund - Open Door, Open Minds
£152,000	20/04/2016 36	The project will expand its free, confidential counselling service to local, disadvantaged young people aged 13-25 including those subject to sexual abuse, relationship difficulties, bullying and bereavement. They will be provided with the resources ....more The project will expand its free, confidential counselling service to local, disadvantaged young people aged 13-25 including those subject to sexual abuse, relationship difficulties, bullying and bereavement. They will be provided with the resources to break down barriers, deal with distress and achieve healthy emotional and physical development in a calming environment which encourages them to explore, express and understand their problems.

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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 36-84

ANASTASSIA PARSONS Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Lead

MIRIAM RICHARDSON Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Counsellor

OLATUNJI ATUNRASE Appointed: 2012, Occupation: Consultant

STEVE GARDNER Appointed: 2012, Occupation: Accountant

SAMANTHA PEARCE (Chair) Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Media And Communications Manager

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 21/02/1996, number: 1053008
Registered at Companies House on 08/02/1996, number: 03157152

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
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
Investment
Paying staff
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

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR23: 8 days late, AR20: 1 days late, AR11: 11 days late,

Main office

120 TAVISTOCK STREET
BEDFORD
MK40 2SA

Objectives

(1)TO ADVANCE EDUCATION; AND (11)TO RELIEVE MITIGATE AND PREVENT POVERTY SUFFERING HARDSHIP AND DISTRESS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

INITIALLY BEDFORDSHIRE

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