Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 5
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Overall weighted support: +2
Overall GiG Score: 3 ?

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 reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • 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:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

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
31/12/22£53£47£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/21£33£44£-10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/20£45£33£12n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/19£18£34£-16n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/18£53£29£24n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/17£24£31£-6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/16£46£28£17n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/15£24£27£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/14£33£23£11n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/13£15£18£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/12£9£16£-7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/11£13£5£8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/10£14£15£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/09£17£14£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/08£19£16£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/07£14£14£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/06£14£16£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/05£8£17£-9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/04£12£20£-8n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 21 years

www.opendoorcolchester.co.uk

opendoorcolchester@gmail.com

01206970727

Charity Commission for England and WalesFacebookX
UN SDGs
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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
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; all on time
Main office

6 Walmer Close
Brightlingsea
COLCHESTER
CO7 0PE

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

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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