Open Door - St Albans

Analysis

Open Door - St Albans is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in St Albans. It was registered in November 1993, 33 years ago. Its declared purposes cover accommodation/housing, which this site groups under housing and shelter. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02868633). It says it provides other finance, provides human resources and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Open Door - St Albans reported income of £107k and spending of £123k, spending 115% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income fell from £107k to £107k (-0.5%), an average of -0.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 38%. Over the whole period it spent 126% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Open Door - St Albans sits at the 65th percentile: it is larger than about 65% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 72nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Sybil Carthew Trust (£106k), Worcestershire Masonic Charity Organisation (£107k) and Heswall Maranatha Trust (£106k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.