OPEN WAY — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Other
Registered: 19 December 2007
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 August 2024 – 31 July 2025
Latest income: £47,360
Latest expenditure: £102,407
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: 26 Spring Road, ABINGDON, Oxfordshire, OX14 1AQ

Website recorded by the regulator: www.openway.org.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

We are working to alleviate extreme poverty in Ethiopia. Current activities include: enabling access to medical help for those who otherwise can not obtain it; enabling poor children to gain access to free early years education; providing assistance for elderly and vulnerable people who have no help from any other source; providing food aid and long-term support when needed due to emergencies.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 August 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 July 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 May 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 3 April 2026
Date Accounts Received: 3 April 2026
Total Gross Income: £47,360
Total Gross Expenditure: £102,407

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: 8 March 2025
Date Accounts Received: 8 March 2025
Total Gross Income: £133,404
Total Gross Expenditure: £129,501

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: 10 March 2024
Date Accounts Received: 10 March 2024
Total Gross Income: £163,736
Total Gross Expenditure: £121,011

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: 13 March 2023
Date Accounts Received: 13 March 2023
Total Gross Income: £53,041
Total Gross Expenditure: £50,371

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: 8 March 2022
Date Accounts Received: 8 March 2022
Total Gross Income: £41,746
Total Gross Expenditure: £47,346

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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 July 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 May 2026
Ar Received Date: 3 April 2026
Total Gross Income: £47,360
Total Gross Expenditure: £102,407
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
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
Count Volunteers: 2

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: 8 March 2025
Total Gross Income: £133,404
Total Gross Expenditure: £129,501
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
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
Count Volunteers: 2

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: 10 March 2024
Total Gross Income: £163,736
Total Gross Expenditure: £121,011
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
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
Count Volunteers: 2

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: 13 March 2023
Total Gross Income: £53,041
Total Gross Expenditure: £50,371
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 5

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: 8 March 2022
Total Gross Income: £41,746
Total Gross Expenditure: £47,346
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 5

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Ethiopia
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Africa
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

Classification Code: 301
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Individuals

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

Classification Code: 310
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Other Charitable Activities

Classification Code: 105
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

Classification Code: 303
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Other Finance

Classification Code: 103
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

Classification Code: 106
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Overseas Aid/famine Relief

Classification Code: 305
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: OPEN WAY
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2007-12-19T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: DECLARATION OF TRUST DATED 2 DECEMBER 2007
Charitable Objects: A) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND SUFFERING RELATED TO THE LACK OF BASIC NEEDS FOR PEOPLE OF ANY AGE OR CULTURAL BACKGROUND IN POOR COUNTRIES WITH THE AIM OF BETTERING THEIR PRESENT SITUATION AND IMPROVE THEIR CHANCES OF FUTURE SELF-RELIABILITY.B) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN POOR COUNTRIES IN THE SUBJECTS OF: HEALTH; AND THE CONSERVATION OF THE NATURAL AND PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT.
Area Of Benefit: NOT DEFINED IN PRACTICE WORLD-WIDE

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures