Newmarket Open Door

Analysis

Newmarket Open Door is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Newmarket. It was registered in July 1998, 28 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty, accommodation/housing and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03505843). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Newmarket Open Door reported income of £534k and spending of £588k, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £605k to £534k (-12%), an average of -3.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income dropped by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Newmarket Open Door sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Leeds Building Society Charitable Foundation (£534k), Northamptonshire YMCA (£534k) and The Coptic Orthodox Church Centre (£533k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 93% and donations and legacies 7.3%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £144k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 22 people.

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.