Independent profile · Charity Commission for England and Wales data
Open Door Colchester is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include the prevention or relief of poverty, accommodation/housing, religious activities.
Open Door Colchester (number 1101675) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation.
What does Open Door Colchester do?
Providing a "drop-in" centre where visitors can talk to Open Door helpers and be befriended. Visitors recieve help and advice with their problems (usually by linking them with the relevant local agencies). Limited amounts of financial assistance (in kind where feasible) are available at the Director's discretion in suitable cases. These services are provided in a Christian context.
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Open Door Colchester
Answers Open Door Colchester gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 December 2024, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.
How much are Open Door Colchester's highest-paid staff paid?
Open Door Colchester's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2024 reports no employees paid more than £60,000.
The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.
Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?
The register records Open Door Colchester as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration. Work out your Gift Aid
Open Door Colchester's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2024 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
Registration details
Registered as a charity
Where it says it operates
Essex
Who it supports and how it works
Reported beneficiaries: The General Public/mankind.
Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area.
What causes is Open Door Colchester registered for?
The Prevention Or Relief Of PovertyAccommodation/housingReligious Activities
Why is there no Clarity Score for Open Door Colchester yet?
Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Open Door Colchester.
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The register facts and available annual-return disclosures above remain useful. Payment never influences a rating.
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The register data used for this profile lists Open Door Colchester as a registered charity (number 1101675) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating.
What is Open Door Colchester's charity number?
Open Door Colchester's charity number is 1101675. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1101675?
Search 1101675 on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register or on CharityCompare. Confirm the registered name matches the organisation asking for money — scammers sometimes reuse real charity numbers.
What does Open Door Colchester do?
Providing a "drop-in" centre where visitors can talk to Open Door helpers and be befriended. Visitors recieve help and advice with their problems (usually by linking them with the relevant local agencies). Limited amounts of financial assistance (in kind where feasible) are available at the Director's discretion in suitable cases. These services are provided in a Christian context.
Does Open Door Colchester have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Open Door Colchester. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.
How can I donate to Open Door Colchester?
Open Door Colchester's website listed in our register data is http://www.opendoorcolchester.co.uk. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees.
How much is Open Door Colchester's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Open Door Colchester's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2024 reports no employees paid more than £60,000. Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts.
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Open Door Colchester?
The register records Open Door Colchester as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration.
Are Open Door Colchester's trustees paid?
Open Door Colchester's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2024 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
When was Open Door Colchester registered as a charity?
Open Door Colchester was entered on the register on 22 January 2004.