Open Palm

Analysis

Open Palm is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in July 2020, 6 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and human rights/religious or racial harmony/equality or diversity, which this site groups under human rights and equality. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides services.

In the financial year ending June 2025, Open Palm reported income of £22k and spending of £13k, leaving 42% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income fell from £27k to £22k (-18%), an average of -5.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2024, when income rose by 249%. Over the whole period it spent 60% of the income it received.

Among 700 England and Wales charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Open Palm sits at the 36th percentile: it is larger than about 36% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 46th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Mind with Heart (£22k), Scarborough Pride (£22k) and The Miranda Brawn Diversity Leadership Foundation (£21k).