Overall GiG Score: 17 ?
Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 13
  • Poor Liquidity: -1
  • Deficit on unrestricted reserves: -2
  • Accounts overdue -5
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +10

OPENING DOORS LONDON 

Opening Doors London aims to specifically meet the needs of the older LGBT plus (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans) community and is aimed at people who identify as LGBT plus and are over the age of 50. We have members from across London and beyond.
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
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are low relative to funds raised
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers and there are significant future grants due to be received
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end
  • There was a deficit on unrestricted reserves of £36,171 at the last year end after deducting the value of own use assets
  • Latest accounts are overdue for filing
  • Income was lower than spending in the latest year
Established: 8 years

www.openingdoors.lgbt

info@openingdoors.lgbt

02071836260

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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/22£617£756£-140£38£126£-36-0.614350
31/03/21£691£560£131£34£265£235515314
31/03/20£499£466£33n/an/an/an/an/a350
31/03/19£458£394£63n/an/an/an/an/a340
31/03/18£339£316£23£0£0£0n/a0286
31/03/17£218£203£15£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 6.2%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 5.1%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 59%
Liabilities/Income: 29%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: -29%
Reserves/Spending: -0.6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 2 months
Quick Ratio: 0.5
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
  • Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who works here?
  • 14 employees
  • 350 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Defined Groups
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Northern Ireland, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

Major supporters in last 5 years
Trust for London£115,500
The Charity of Sir Richard Whittington£100,000
Tudor Trust£92,000
DCMS£66,784
Garfield Weston Foundation£65,000
City Bridge Trust£63,402
London Borough of Southwark£38,000
United Saviours Charity£25,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
London Borough of Southwark - Grant to Opening Doors London
£19,000 31/03/2023
Common Purpose grant from the Environment, Neighbourhoods & Growth department
Trust for London - Opening Doors London
£10,500 29/09/2022
This is a cost of living uplift for grant reference 360G-trustforlondon-MAIN-S2-05.10.2021-9317
London Borough of Southwark - Grant to Opening Doors London
£19,000 31/03/2022
Common Purpose grant from the Environment & Leisure department
Trust for London - Opening Doors London
£105,000 09/02/2022
This funding is for engaging older people from all sections of the LGBTQ+ community in researching the intersectionality of multiple inequalities experienced by older LGBTQ+ people and their ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Supporting BAME/People of Colour from the older LGBTQ+ community
£9,978 14/01/2022
The funding will be used to an engagement officer who will work with black and ethnic minority members of the LGBTQ+ community. The project aims to encourage people to engage with their peers ....more
The Charity of Sir Richard Whittington - Grant to Opening Doors London
£100,000 01/12/2021
36
Supporting LGBTQ+ people over 50 who are isolated and lonely through community engagement, befriending and the training of health, housing and social care organisations.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award
£25,000 01/10/2021
ODL - MOVING FORWARD TOGETHER
The Grocers' Charity - 2021 - from R1 - Opening Doors London
£4,000 04/02/2021
Towards project costs to support 30+ older LGBT+ people (plus their individual carers) who have dementia and cognitive decline will benefit from a holistic care and support package for twelve months.
Tudor Trust - Grant to Opening Doors London
£2,000 04/01/2021
as an additional grant to support staff, volunteer and trustee wellbeing, to assist the organisation deliver its charitable purpose more effectively
The London Community Foundation - Grant to Opening Doors London
£9,660 08/12/2020
5
delivery of a weekly online facilitated peer support group for older LGBT+ people living with dementia to share experiences, provide emotional support and companionship, retain and develop ....more
The Funding Network - ODL Befriending Service
£5,917 14/10/2020
The Befriending Service is a life-line to many older LGBT+ people, providing companionship and access to services and support they otherwise might not.
Masonic Trust - MCF Small Grant
£15,000 14/10/2020
Unrestricted core funding for small charities
LGBT Consortium - Grant to Opening Doors London
£9,980 29/09/2020
Expansion of a tele-friending support service connecting isolated older LGBT+ people with telephone befriender volunteers in response to the covid pandemic crisis.
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Opening Doors London
£33,048 11/09/2020
towards the costs outlined in your application for the peer to peer 'buddies' and telephone befriending project supporting LGBT+ people aged 75+.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award
£25,000 21/08/2020
ODL - MOVING FORWARD TOGETHER
Tudor Trust - Grant to Opening Doors London
£90,000 06/07/2020
36
over three years towards the salary and running costs of a telephone befriending service for older LGBTQ+ people in England
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£66,784 03/07/2020
"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Opening Doors London
£15,354 19/05/2020
£15,354 towards 3 months costs as outlined in your application.
CAF - Grant to Opening Doors London
£4,000 11/05/2020
3
Grant to Opening Doors London to support the organisation through COVID19
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Opening Doors London
£15,000 09/04/2020
A one-off, unrestricted grant of £15,000, equivalent to one regular quarterly payment for the organisation’s current grant.
United Saviours Charity - Southwark Older LGBT+ Connect
£25,000 16/09/2019
23
Continuation of Opening Doors London’s grant to provide a wide range of services to isolated older LGBT people living in north Southwark, in partnership with local providers and networks. The ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - ODL Telephone Befriending
£9,206 27/06/2019
12
The funding will be used to develop a telephone befriending service for elderly members of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender community. The project aims to provide a support network as well ....more
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£15,000 29/05/2019
Stepping Forward
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Opening Doors London
£300,000 21/03/2019
60
£300,000 over five years (5 x £60,000) for the Ambassadors programme, specifically a part-time Policy Officer and Ambassador Support Officer plus operational and support costs.
LGBT Consortium - Grant to Opening Doors London (ODL)
£12,864 09/03/2019
Employ 2 part-time sessional workers for 12 months to establish two new strands of engagement
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Opening Doors London
£60,500 06/12/2018
From a Whisper to a Roar: Lesbian, Bi and Trans Women's Memories over 50 years
Mercer's Charitable Foundation - Grant to Opening Doors London
£60,000 28/09/2018
36
ODL Arts and OUT - a programme of on and off-site activities delivered across London to promote engagement in creativity and the arts for the older LGBT+ community.
National Lottery Community Fund - ODL Rainbow Memory Cafe
£9,064 27/04/2018
11
The group will provide a monthly café for older Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people with dementia as well as their carers. This will enable them to socialise in a safe environment, share ....more
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£15,000 24/01/2018
Next Steps
United Saviours Charity - Southwark Older LGBT Connect
£60,000 06/09/2017
23
The grant is funding the provision of a wide range of services to isolated older LGBT people living in north Southwark, in partnership with local providers and networks. The support will include ....more
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Opening Doors London
£90,000 08/06/2017
36
towards three years' running costs of an LGBT befriending service for older people across London
Greater London Authority - Grant to Opening Doors London
£10,000 19/03/2017
Team london small grants - supporting 59-69 year olds to volunteer and/or elderly people to have improved access to community services
Trust for London - Opening Doors London
£60,000 02/03/2017
24
The funding is to support and promote the voice, visibility and participation of older LGBT* people to influence and ensure services are accessible and; for older LGBT* people by developing training ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Opening Doors London: Supporting older LGBT people across London
£346,388 18/07/2016
48
Grant transfer from Age UK Camden on 21 July 2016 per original application plans.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 36-73
  • NICK MOTT Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Retired
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 29/06/2016, number: 1167919
  • Registered at Companies House on 14/04/2016, number: 10123607
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
6 returns made; all on time
Main office

OPENING DOORS LONDON
Unit 4.5
356 Holloway Road
LONDON
N7 6PA

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF OLDER PEOPLE IDENTIFYING AS LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL AND TRANSGENDER (LGBT) THROUGHOUT THE UK (WITH A FOCUS ON THE GREATER LONDON AREA) IN ANY MANNER WHICH NOW IS OR HEREINAFTER MAY BE DEEMED TO BE CHARITABLE UNDER THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH THE PROVISION OF EMOTIONAL SUPPORT AND ADVICE.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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