Open Road Visions

Analysis

Open Road Visions is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Colchester. It was registered in April 1993, 33 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02806113). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Open Road Visions reported income of £4.6m and spending of £4.5m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £3.0m to £4.6m (+51%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Open Road Visions sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Resuscitation Council (UK) (£4.6m), The Permira Foundation (£4.6m) and Westbank Community Health and Care (£4.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 94%, investments 3.7% and donations and legacies 2.3%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.2%. Reserves of £1.1m would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 135 people.