Open Doors Forum
Analysis
Open Doors Forum is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Derby. It was registered in August 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, overseas aid/famine relief and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.
In the financial year ending September 2025, Open Doors Forum reported income of £61k and spending of £42k, leaving 30% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £49k to £61k (+23%), an average of +5.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2023, when income rose by 48%. Over the whole period it spent 79% 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 Doors Forum sits at the 55th percentile: it is larger than about 55% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 64th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Knowledge and Wisdom (£61k), The Royal Hampshire Regiment Welfare Fund (£61k) and Vision Peoples in Mission UK Trust (£61k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
For the Arts and Education for children/adults,lifelong learning to developing people's capacities,encourage positive involvement in society;mental/improvement of children/adults enhance life skills; provision of facilities for recreation/leisure-time activity for social welfare for the public who have special needs by youth, age, disablement, poverty or social and economic circumstances.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Knowledge and Wisdom | London | £61k |
| The Royal Hampshire Regiment Welfare Fund | Winchester | £61k |
| Vision Peoples in Mission UK Trust | Newport | £61k |
| The John Raymond Tijou Charitable Trust | Whiteley | £61k |