Open Heaven (Wednesbury)

Analysis

Open Heaven (Wednesbury) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in West Midlands. It was registered in March 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Open Heaven (Wednesbury) reported income of £80k and spending of £86k, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £73k to £80k (+9.0%), an average of +2.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 93%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Open Heaven (Wednesbury) sits at the 63rd percentile: it is larger than about 63% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 68th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include South East Wales Energy Agency (£80k), Waterside Foodbank (£80k) and The Gur Foundation Limited (£80k).

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.