CCEW Charity Commission profile

OPEN DOORS INTERNATIONAL LANGUAGE SCHOOL

Registered charity 1092728 · organisation 3989969

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Charitable company
Registered
1 July 2002
Removed
Not supplied
Company number supplied
04301430
Financial period
1 August 2024 – 31 August 2025
Latest income
£853,829
Latest expenditure
£971,452
Gift Aid
No
Owns or uses land
Yes
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: 1-5 Manor Street, PLYMOUTH, PL1 1TL

Website recorded by the regulator: www.odils.com (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Open Doors provides the teaching of the English language to those who are disadvantaged, marginalised or isolated by language or culture. We run ESOL classes and vocational NVQ courses, employment mentoring and teacher training courses to qualify teachers to teach ESOL. Open Doors provides other workshops and activities seeking to help clients increase integration.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 August 2025
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Reporting Due Date
30 June 2026
Date Annual Return Received
11 June 2026
Date Accounts Received
11 June 2026
Total Gross Income
£853,829
Total Gross Expenditure
£971,452
Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2024
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Reporting Due Date
31 May 2025
Date Annual Return Received
28 May 2025
Date Accounts Received
28 May 2025
Total Gross Income
£927,157
Total Gross Expenditure
£962,507
Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2023
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Reporting Due Date
31 May 2024
Date Annual Return Received
23 April 2024
Date Accounts Received
23 April 2024
Total Gross Income
£960,005
Total Gross Expenditure
£960,749
Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2022
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Reporting Due Date
31 May 2023
Date Annual Return Received
19 March 2023
Date Accounts Received
19 March 2023
Total Gross Income
£716,651
Total Gross Expenditure
£705,844
Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2021
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Reporting Due Date
31 May 2022
Date Annual Return Received
30 May 2022
Date Accounts Received
30 May 2022
Total Gross Income
£667,174
Total Gross Expenditure
£576,694

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 August 2025
Ar Due Date
30 June 2026
Ar Received Date
11 June 2026
Total Gross Income
£853,829
Total Gross Expenditure
£971,452
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
6
Count Govt Grants
£0
Income From Government Contracts
754733
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
20
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2024
Ar Due Date
31 May 2025
Ar Received Date
28 May 2025
Total Gross Income
£927,157
Total Gross Expenditure
£962,507
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
6
Count Govt Grants
£0
Income From Government Contracts
788707
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
25
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2023
Ar Due Date
31 May 2024
Ar Received Date
23 April 2024
Total Gross Income
£960,005
Total Gross Expenditure
£960,749
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
4
Count Govt Grants
£0
Income From Government Contracts
842108
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
31
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2022
Ar Due Date
31 May 2023
Ar Received Date
19 March 2023
Total Gross Income
£716,651
Total Gross Expenditure
£705,844
Charity Raises Funds From Public
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
Yes
Count Govt Contracts
3
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
No
Income From Government Contracts
652490
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
Yes
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
22
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2021
Ar Due Date
31 May 2022
Ar Received Date
30 May 2022
Total Gross Income
£667,174
Total Gross Expenditure
£576,694
Charity Raises Funds From Public
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
Yes
Count Govt Contracts
5
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£1
Income From Government Contracts
596626
Income From Government Grants
£30,000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
0

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 August 2025
Ar Due Date
30 June 2026
Ar Received Date
11 June 2026
Income Donations And Legacies
0
Income Other Trading Activities
1860
Income Charitable Activities
843646
Income Investments
8323
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
853829
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£969,380
Expenditure Other
2072
Expenditure Total
971452
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
0
Expenditure Support Costs
172452
Expenditure Depreciation
18323
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£153,922
Assets Total Fixed
60422
Assets Own Use
60422
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£248,214
Assets Total Liabilities
£16,240
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£292,396
Creditors One Year Total Current
16240
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£137,424
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
153922
Funds Restricted
138474
Funds Total
292396
Count Employees
35
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2024
Ar Due Date
31 May 2025
Ar Received Date
28 May 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
0
Income Other Trading Activities
3300
Income Charitable Activities
906867
Income Investments
16990
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
927157
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£960,629
Expenditure Other
1878
Expenditure Total
962507
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
0
Expenditure Support Costs
144093
Expenditure Depreciation
9199
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£256,260
Assets Total Fixed
11793
Assets Own Use
11793
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£415,769
Assets Total Liabilities
£17,543
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£410,019
Creditors One Year Total Current
17543
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£339,761
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
256260
Funds Restricted
153759
Funds Total
410019
Count Employees
35
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2023
Ar Due Date
31 May 2024
Ar Received Date
23 April 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
2288
Income Other Trading Activities
2310
Income Charitable Activities
953220
Income Investments
2187
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
960005
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£959,033
Expenditure Other
1716
Expenditure Total
960749
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
0
Expenditure Support Costs
124199
Expenditure Depreciation
9947
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£233,495
Assets Total Fixed
17287
Assets Own Use
17287
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£446,566
Assets Total Liabilities
£18,484
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£445,369
Creditors One Year Total Current
18484
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£318,673
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
233495
Funds Restricted
211874
Funds Total
445369
Count Employees
43
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2022
Ar Due Date
31 May 2023
Ar Received Date
19 March 2023
Income Donations And Legacies
546
Income Other Trading Activities
1070
Income Charitable Activities
714998
Income Investments
37
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
716651
Income Legacies
546
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£705,844
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
705844
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
2132
Expenditure Support Costs
2132
Expenditure Depreciation
8381
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£156,583
Assets Total Fixed
25695
Assets Own Use
25695
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£444,419
Assets Total Liabilities
£24,001
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£446,113
Creditors One Year Total Current
24001
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£334,025
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
156583
Funds Restricted
289530
Funds Total
446113
Count Employees
30
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2021
Ar Due Date
31 May 2022
Ar Received Date
30 May 2022
Income Donations And Legacies
4108
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
663044
Income Investments
22
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
667174
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£576,694
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
576694
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
0
Expenditure Support Costs
413800
Expenditure Depreciation
6400
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£157,400
Assets Total Fixed
14036
Assets Own Use
14036
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£478,833
Assets Total Liabilities
£57,563
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£435,306
Creditors One Year Total Current
57563
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£319,366
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
157400
Funds Restricted
277906
Funds Total
435306
Count Employees
16
Charity Only Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Cornwall
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Devon
Welsh Ind
No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
102
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Education/training
Classification Code
304
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Human Resources
Classification Code
108
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Religious Activities
Classification Code
207
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
The General Public/mankind
Classification Code
201
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Children/young People
Classification Code
305
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
Classification Code
306
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Services
Classification Code
105
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Classification Code
307
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Advocacy/advice/information

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
OPEN DOORS INTERNATIONAL LANGUAGE SCHOOL
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
2002-07-01T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 9 OCTOBER 2001
Charitable Objects
A) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION INCLUDING BUT NOT BY WAY OF LIMITATION THE TEACHING OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE TO THOSE WHO ARE DISADVANTAGED, MARGINALISED AND ISOLATED BY LANGUAGE OR CULTURE IN PLYMOUTH AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FITB) TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF BELIEFS APPEARING IN THE SCHEDULE HERETO IN THE SAID PLYMOUTH AND IN SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT AND OTHER SUCH PURPOSES WHICH ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES AND ARE CONNECTED WITH THE CHARITABLE WORK OF THE CHARITY.
Area Of Benefit
N PLYMOUTH AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT

10 Official extract

Charity Other Regulators

Regulator Order
1
Regulator Name
Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Complaints handling
Policy Name
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Policy Name
Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Policy Name
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Policy Name
Social media policy and procedures
Policy Name
Paying staff
Policy Name
Volunteer management
Policy Name
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Policy Name
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Policy Name
Complaints policy and procedures
Policy Name
Risk management
Policy Name
Conflicting interests
Policy Name
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Policy Name
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Policy Name
Safeguarding policy and procedures