OPENING DOORS

Charity number: 1060002
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Opening Doors is a user led organisation run by people with learning difficulties for people with learning difficulties. Our mission is for all adults with learning difficulties in Norfolk to be confident individuals, controlling their own lives and making their own decisions, with support from people they trust. Opening Doors provides training and other services to professionals, and others.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2025

Total income: £248,107
Total expenditure: £295,509

Total income includes £10,000 from 1 government contract(s)

People

6 Trustee(s)

10 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • Disability
Who the charity helps:
  • People With Disabilities
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Norfolk

Governance

Registration history:
  • 07 January 1997: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • PEOPLE FIRST OF NORFOLK (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
  • Care Quality Commission
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

6 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Oliver James Marshall Chair 03 October 2018
OPENING DOORS CIO
Recently registered
Rebecca Sian Champion Trustee 10 July 2024
None on record
Paul Mcgrath Trustee 26 April 2024
OPENING DOORS CIO
Recently registered
Janet Brandish Trustee 17 May 2023
OPENING DOORS CIO
Recently registered
Rachael Catherine Wishart-Punt Trustee 17 May 2023
None on record
Catharine Anne Huston Trustee 12 April 2023
OPENING DOORS CIO
Recently registered

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024 31/03/2025
Total gross income £305.69k £256.84k £279.96k £270.76k £248.11k
Total expenditure £219.90k £244.70k £311.07k £307.07k £295.51k
Income from government contracts £91.86k N/A £80.00k £5.00k £10.00k
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 March 2025 14 August 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2025 14 August 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2024 17 October 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 17 October 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 10 December 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 10 December 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 21 December 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 21 December 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 18 November 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 18 November 2021 On time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 12 DECEMBER 1996 AS AMENDED 20 JANUARY 2005 AND 19 MAY 2010. as amended on 21 Sep 2021 as amended on 28 Jun 2022

Charitable objects

PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF TRAINING AND EDUCATION FOR PEOPLE WHO WOULD QUALIFY TO REGISTER AS HAVING LEARNING DIFFICULTIES

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

NORFOLK

Contact information

Address:
38A BULL CLOSE
NORWICH
NR3 1SX
Phone:
01603631433
Email:
admin@openingdoors.org.uk
Website:

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