--- title: "Open Door - St Albans — charity 1028528 | CharityCompare" description: "Open Door - St Albans (charity 1028528): income £107k (2026). Check registration, accounts, Gift Aid and official sources on an independent UK profile." source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/open-door-st-albans retrieved: 2026-10-06T23:31:00.754Z date_note: "Retrieval time is not the filing, register-extract or editorial-review date; cite those dates from the content." license: "Charity data © Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0" --- Registered charity · No. 1028528Charitable company OD # Open Door - St Albans Independent profile · Charity Commission for England and Wales data Open Door - St Albans is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include accommodation/housing. Register extract 2026-10-04 · Not yet rated [Visit charity website](http://www.opendoorstalbans.org/) [Check official registration](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=1028528&subId=0) Work at Open Door - St Albans? [Claim this profile free](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=open-door-st-albans&type=claim&name=Open%20Door%20-%20St%20Albans) to add your own description, logo and links. At a glance · official register ## What are the key facts about Open Door - St Albans? Reported income · year ending 2026-03-31 £106,726 Reported spending · year ending 2026-03-31 £122,744 Registered charity number 1028528 Status in source extract Registered Charity type Charitable company Register contact address detail (not service area) St. Albans Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC) Yes Website [www.opendoorstalbans.org](http://www.opendoorstalbans.org/) Quick answer Open Door - St Albans (number 1028528) 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 - St Albans do? Open Door supports a homelessness night shelter and daytime drop-in for vulnerable people in St Albans. Set up in 1992, the charity aims to ensure that no-one needs to sleep rough in St Albans and generally to improve the life chances of homeless people. Our main activities are to raise funds, primarily from the local community, to support and improve the service and to promote volunteering. Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04. From the annual return ## Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Open Door - St Albans Answers Open Door - St Albans gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 March 2026, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”. ### How much are Open Door - St Albans's highest-paid staff paid? Open Door - St Albans's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2026 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 - St Albans 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](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/gift-aid-calculator) Open Door - St Albans's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2026 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity. ### Registration details Registered as a charity 12 November 1993 Company number [02868633](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/02868633) (Companies House) Where it says it operates Hertfordshire ## Who it supports and how it works **Reported beneficiaries:** Other Defined Groups. **Reported activities:** Provides Other Finance; Provides Human Resources; Provides Services; Provides Advocacy/advice/information. 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 - St Albans registered for? Accommodation/housing ## Why is there no Clarity Score for Open Door - St Albans yet? Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Open Door - St Albans. An unrated profile is a gap in our assessment, not a negative judgement about the charity. The register facts and available annual-return disclosures above remain useful. Payment never influences a rating. [How scoring works](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology) ## What should you check before donating to Open Door - St Albans? - Match the registered name and number to the appeal. A real charity number can be copied by someone impersonating the organisation. - Open the current register entry to check status, contact details and available accounts. This profile reflects a dated extract. - Read the charity’s annual report for its work and results. An unrated profile means we lack a full assessment; it is not a negative rating. [How to read charity accounts](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/guides/how-to-read-accounts) · [Explore rated charities](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity-directory) ## Is this your charity? Claim this profile free to submit your description and an optional logo for review, correct details, or respond publicly. Approved claims show attribution and claimed status. Optional paid plans add enhanced media, reporting and labelled featured visibility by tier; they never change a score. [Claim this profile — free](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=open-door-st-albans&type=claim&name=Open%20Door%20-%20St%20Albans) [Visit charity website](http://www.opendoorstalbans.org/) ## Frequently asked questions Is Open Door - St Albans a legitimate charity? The register data used for this profile lists Open Door - St Albans as a registered charity (number 1028528) 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 - St Albans's charity number? Open Door - St Albans's charity number is 1028528. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate. How do I check charity number 1028528? Search 1028528 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 - St Albans do? Open Door supports a homelessness night shelter and daytime drop-in for vulnerable people in St Albans. Set up in 1992, the charity aims to ensure that no-one needs to sleep rough in St Albans and generally to improve the life chances of homeless people. Our main activities are to raise funds, primarily from the local community, to support and improve the service and to promote volunteering. Does Open Door - St Albans have reviews and complaints? CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Open Door - St Albans. 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 - St Albans? Open Door - St Albans's website listed in our register data is http://www.opendoorstalbans.org. 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 - St Albans's chief executive paid? The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Open Door - St Albans's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2026 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 - St Albans? The register records Open Door - St Albans 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 - St Albans's trustees paid? Open Door - St Albans's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2026 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity. When was Open Door - St Albans registered as a charity? Open Door - St Albans was entered on the register on 12 November 1993. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 02868633). Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register extract dated 2026-10-04, used under the [Open Government Licence v3.0](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/). Always verify current details on the [official register entry](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=1028528&subId=0).