Finance Score: -1

Governance Score: 9

Support Score: 3

Low unrestricted reserves: -2
Reasonable growth: +1

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

Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 11

OPEN DOORS INTERNATIONAL LANGUAGE SCHOOL

Open Doors provides the teaching of the English language to those who are disadvantaged, marginalised or isolated by language or culture. We run ESOL classes and vocational NVQ courses, employment mentoring and teacher training courses to qualify teachers to teach ESOL. Open Doors provides other workshops and activities seeking to help clients increase integration.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent 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 gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

Unrestricted reserves appear to be dangerously low at the latest year end

Established: 22 years

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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
31/07/22		£717	£706	£11	£0	£446	£157	2.7	30	22
31/07/21		£667	£577	£90	£0	£435	£157	3.3	16	0
31/07/20		£709	£690	£19	£0	£345	£159	2.8	25	24
31/07/19		£667	£626	£41	£0	£326	£202	3.9	34	30
31/07/18	*	£440	£412	£28	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	25
31/07/17		£465	£434	£31	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/16		£431	£420	£12	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/15		£429	£391	£38	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/14		£417	£412	£6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/13	*	£403	£396	£6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/12		£431	£476	£-45	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/11		£395	£454	£-59	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/10		£416	£369	£47	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/09		£486	£371	£116	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/08		£469	£447	£22	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/07/07		£517	£534	£-17	£7	£13	£13	0.3	19	0
31/07/06?		£600	£651	£-51	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/10/05		£566	£620	£-54	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/10/04		£456	£336	£121	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 5%
Liabilities/Income: 3%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 35%
Reserves/Spending: 2.7 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 7 months
Quick Ratio: 13.9

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Education/Training
Religious Activities
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

How it operates

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

Where it operates

Cornwall, Devon,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

30 employees
22 volunteers

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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Variation grant to Open Doors International Language School
£6,878	23/07/2020	Grant to Open Doors International Language School meeting the additional costs of adapting services, premises or implementing other safety measures in response to the Covid pandemic.
National Lottery Community Fund - COVID-19 Rapid Response for Asylum Seekers and Refugee support
£10,000	09/04/2020 12	The funding will be used to run a partnership project with Devon and Cornwall Refugee Support (DCRSC) and HOPE Football to create and post out regular fun activity packs for children of asylum ....more The funding will be used to run a partnership project with Devon and Cornwall Refugee Support (DCRSC) and HOPE Football to create and post out regular fun activity packs for children of asylum seekers refugees and others needing English as Second Language training. As many of these groups do not have internet access and little access to other forms of entertainment these packs will include activity books including writing practice as well as colouring and craft activities.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Open Doors International Language School
£14,992	10/04/2019 12	To fund development of a theory of change and outcomes framework and implement the Upshot database.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Open Doors International Language School
£15,000	16/12/2015 12	supporting asylum seekers and refugees in the Plymouth sub region through education and courses including teaching the English Language. The grant will fund extra hours for staff, consultant support, ....more supporting asylum seekers and refugees in the Plymouth sub region through education and courses including teaching the English Language. The grant will fund extra hours for staff, consultant support, IT development and training costs.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Open Doors International Language School
£20,947	28/02/2014	The charity supports vulnerable people from the BME community in Plymouth. It seeks funding for its manager and rent. The work helps the BME community to secure training, builds their community ....more The charity supports vulnerable people from the BME community in Plymouth. It seeks funding for its manager and rent. The work helps the BME community to secure training, builds their community involvement and provides a large range of support actvities.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Open Doors International Language School
£24,000	31/05/2011	the Project Officer's salary costs

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 6/7 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 29-73

CATALIN DOBRISAN Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Taxi Driver

DAVID JONATHAN COLLINS Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Software Developer

DAWN WENDY TUCKER Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Refugee Outreach & Support Worker

ELIZABETH GRACE SCREETON Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired Esol Teacher

HANNAH LOUISE PHILLIPS Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Teacher

IRWIN BUCHANAN Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Ceo

KERESIA LEANN KUJINGA Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Business Growth Consultant

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 01/07/2002, number: 1092728
Registered at Companies House on 09/10/2001, number: 04301430

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Other Regulators

Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

19 returns made; AR18: 70 days late, AR13: 137 days late,

Main office

OPEN DOORS LANGUAGE SCHOOL
28 WOODLAND TERRACE LANE
PLYMOUTH
PL4 8QL

Objectives

A) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION INCLUDING BUT NOT BY WAY OF LIMITATION THE TEACHING OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE TO THOSE WHO ARE DISADVANTAGED, MARGINALISED AND ISOLATED BY LANGUAGE OR CULTURE IN PLYMOUTH AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FITB) TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF BELIEFS APPEARING IN THE SCHEDULE HERETO IN THE SAID PLYMOUTH AND IN SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT AND OTHER SUCH PURPOSES WHICH ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES AND ARE CONNECTED WITH THE CHARITABLE WORK OF THE CHARITY.

Defined Area of Benefit:

N PLYMOUTH AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT

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