Finance Score: -6

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 0

Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -3 times
Volatile income: -3
No PartB

Static board: -3
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +5

Overall GiG Score: -1

OPEN ARMS FOUNDATION (KENT)

Assisting the homeless in day to day needs such as food and clothing, supporting integration into society, by aiding the individual in accessing permanent housing, healthcare, work opportunities and life skill education.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board composition appears to be rather static

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Accounts have been filed late on 3 occasions over the last 4 years and the current period appears to have been extended
Income has been volatile recently

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit	Volun- teers
31/03/23	*	£1,335	£1,400	£-65	6
31/03/22		£30	£436	£-406	3
31/03/21	*	£6,000	£5,980	£20	2
31/03/20	*	£5,950	£3,558	£2,392	10

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 5 years

openarmsfoundation.co.uk

info@openarmsfoundation.co.uk

01233 720312

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Disability
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
Other Charitable Purposes
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Services for homeless & excluded people & ex-offenders

How it operates

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

Where it operates

Kent,

Who it helps

Elderly/Old People
Other Defined Groups
People With Disabilities

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
6 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

IAN JOHN FRAISER Appointed: 2019

PENELOPE JUNE FRAISER Appointed: 2019

PENELOPE BLACKWELL (Chair) Appointed: 2019, Other trusteeships: THE DAVID PICKFORD CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, EGP MEMORIAL CHARITY,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 11/01/2019, number: 1181533

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints 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 conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

4 returns made; AR23: 38 days late, AR21: 255 days late, AR20: 113 days late,

Main office

Wyckhurst
Mill Road
Aldington
ASHFORD
Kent
TN25 7AJ

Objectives

THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY AMONG THOSE WHO ARE HOMELESS, FACING HOMELESSNESS OR THOSE IN FINANCIAL HARDSHIP IN THE ASHFORD AREA OF KENT IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PROVISION OF FOOD, CLOTHING, BEDDING, INFORMATION AND ADVICE.

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