Open Door (North East)

Analysis

Open Door (North East) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cleveland. It was registered in October 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty, accommodation/housing and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04819153). It says it makes grants to individuals, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Open Door (North East) reported income of £659k and spending of £803k, spending 122% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £427k to £659k (+54%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 91%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Open Door (North East) sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Regal Trust Limited (£658k), Sawyers Church (£659k) and Newark and Southwell Methodist Circuit (£658k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 71% and donations and legacies 29%. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 2.0%. Reserves of £289k would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 20 people.