Finance Score: -8
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 0
  • Accounts overdue -5
  • Volatile income: -3
  • No PartB
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
Overall GiG Score: -2 ?

GREAT OPEN DOOR 

Great Open Door (GOD) is a schools work charity whose primary aim is to advance the Christian Faith. This is fulfilled by teaching the Christian faith and Christian moral values to primary school children in Harlow Essex and the surrounding area in a variety of engaging and relevant ways so that they can make an informed choice about belief in God and following His Son, Jesus Christ.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Latest accounts are overdue for filing
  • Income has been volatile recently
Established: 8 years

www.greatopendoor.org.uk

phil@greatopendoor.org.uk

01279430757

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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£8£7£2n/an/an/an/an/a6
31/03/21£2£1£1n/an/an/an/an/a7
31/03/20£2£2£0n/an/an/an/an/a7
31/03/19£16£16£-1n/an/an/an/an/a7
31/03/18£25£21£4£0£0£0n/a07
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Listed activities
  • Religious Activities
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Essex, Hertfordshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • The General Public/Mankind
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 (4)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 04/10/2016, number: 1169471
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
5 returns made; all on time
Main office

3 Thurstans
HARLOW
CM19 4RS

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH AMONG YOUNG PEOPLE AND FAMILIES, IN SCHOOLS AND GROUPS, AND IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE CHURCHES IN THE AREA OF HARLOW ESSEX AND THE SURROUNDING AREA.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
CharityBase
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