Open Door Charity

Analysis

Open Door Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Birkenhead. It was registered in May 2020, 6 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending October 2025, Open Door Charity reported income of £2.2m and spending of £1.1m, leaving 49% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2021 to October 2025, income grew from £702k to £2.2m (+215%), an average of +33% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2024, when income rose by 73%. Over the whole period it spent 76% 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 Door Charity sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Egmont Trust (£2.2m), Age Concern Tyneside South (£2.2m) and Age Concern Islington (£2.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 91% and donations and legacies 8.8%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £697k would cover about 7 months of spending at that rate. It employed 23 people.