Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: -1

Support Score: 5

Strong growth: +2
Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

No conflicts policy: -1

Large volunteer base +3
Overall weighted support: +2

Overall GiG Score: 4

OPEN DOOR COLCHESTER

Providing a "drop-in" centre where visitors can talk to Open Door helpers and be befriended. Visitors recieve help and advice with their problems (usually by linking them with the relevant local agencies). Limited amounts of financial assistance (in kind where feasible) are available at the Director's discretion in suitable cases. These services are provided in a Christian context.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

Financial issues to consider:

On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
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
31/12/23	£59	£54	£5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/22	£53	£47	£6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/21	£33	£44	£-10	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/20	£45	£33	£12	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/19	£18	£34	£-16	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/18	£53	£29	£24	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/17	£24	£31	£-6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/16	£46	£28	£17	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/15	£24	£27	£-3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/14	£33	£23	£11	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/13	£15	£18	£-3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/12	£9	£16	£-7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/11	£13	£5	£8	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/10	£14	£15	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/09	£17	£14	£3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/08	£19	£16	£3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/07	£14	£14	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/06	£14	£16	£-3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/05	£8	£17	£-9	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/04	£12	£20	£-8	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 21 years

www.opendoorcolchester.co.uk

opendoorcolchester@gmail.com

01206970727

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Accommodation/Housing
Religious Activities
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Outpatient support services

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

Essex,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Open Door - Colchester
£500	14/02/2023	to provide an uplift in funding for the core costs of the organisation through the cost-of-living crisis
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Open Door - Colchester
£15,000	23/06/2021 36	towards the running costs and additional opening hours of a charity providing a drop-in offering practical support for vulnerable and marginalised people in Colchester over three years
Essex Community Foundation - Core costs
£10,000	20/03/2020 11	to support the costs of a drop-in offering practical support for vulnerable and marginalised people in Colchester
Essex Community Foundation - Director's Remuneration
£8,000	25/11/2016 11	Support for the salary cost at a drop-in offering practical support for poor and marginalised people in Colchester

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

BRENDA JUNE READE Appointed: 2016

DARREN GREENFIELD Appointed: 2022

GRANT DUMINY Appointed: 2020

PETER HURSTELL Appointed: 2016

SANDRA STOCKWELL Appointed: 2015

TIM ROSE (Chair) Appointed: 2014

WILLIAM BUTCHER LLB, LLM

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 22/01/2004, number: 1101675

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

20 returns made; all on time

Main office

25 CARUS CRESCENT
HIGHWOODS
COLCHESTER
CO4 9FU

Objectives

1) ADVANCING THE CHRISTIAN FAITH; AND2) THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES, RESOURCES, AND PRACTICAL SUPPORT, WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THOSE IN NEED IN COLCHESTER.

Defined Area of Benefit:

COLCHESTER, ESSEX

Data Sources

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