Open Way

Analysis

Open Way is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Oxfordshire. It was registered in December 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, the prevention or relief of poverty and overseas aid/famine relief, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it makes grants to individuals, provides other finance and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending July 2025, Open Way reported income of £47k and spending of £102k, spending 216% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £42k to £47k (+13%), an average of +3.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2023, when income rose by 209%. Over the whole period it spent 103% 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 Way sits at the 51st percentile: it is larger than about 51% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 60th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Upbeat (£47k), Al Faiz Trust (£47k) and The Church and Town Estates Property Charity (£47k).