OPEN ARMS MALAWI — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: CIO
Registered: 20 February 2017
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 July 2024 – 30 June 2025
Latest income: £362,674
Latest expenditure: £310,423
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: Yes

Public contact address: Open Arms Malawi, Community House, 46-50 East Parade, HARROGATE, North Yorkshire, HG1 5LT

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

Open Arms Malawi is a charity that funds the relief of children in need in Malawi suffering from hardship, distress by reason of their social and economic circumstances by the provision of accommodation, support, education and love from birth to adulthood.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 30 April 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 9 March 2026
Date Accounts Received: 9 March 2026
Total Gross Income: £362,674
Total Gross Expenditure: £310,423

Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 30 April 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 12 March 2025
Date Accounts Received: 12 March 2025
Total Gross Income: £308,786
Total Gross Expenditure: £326,781

Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 30 April 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 9 February 2024
Date Accounts Received: 9 February 2024
Total Gross Income: £271,522
Total Gross Expenditure: £322,089

Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 30 April 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 23 February 2023
Date Accounts Received: 23 February 2023
Total Gross Income: £277,243
Total Gross Expenditure: £350,210

Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 30 April 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 15 March 2022
Date Accounts Received: 15 March 2022
Total Gross Income: £338,366
Total Gross Expenditure: £560,229

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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 July 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2025
Ar Due Date: 30 April 2026
Ar Received Date: 9 March 2026
Total Gross Income: £362,674
Total Gross Expenditure: £310,423
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
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 3

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2024
Ar Due Date: 30 April 2025
Ar Received Date: 12 March 2025
Total Gross Income: £308,786
Total Gross Expenditure: £326,781
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
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 4

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2023
Ar Due Date: 30 April 2024
Ar Received Date: 9 February 2024
Total Gross Income: £271,522
Total Gross Expenditure: £322,089
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
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 4

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2022
Ar Due Date: 30 April 2023
Ar Received Date: 23 February 2023
Total Gross Income: £277,243
Total Gross Expenditure: £350,210
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
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: 3

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2021
Ar Due Date: 30 April 2022
Ar Received Date: 15 March 2022
Total Gross Income: £338,366
Total Gross Expenditure: £560,229
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £10,000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 2

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Charity Area Of Operation

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

06 Official extract

Charity Classification

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

Classification Code: 202
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Elderly/old People

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

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

Classification Code: 203
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People With Disabilities

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

Classification Code: 104
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Disability

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

07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: OPEN ARMS MALAWI
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: CIO registration
Date Of Event: 2017-02-20T00:00:00

Charity Name: OPEN ARMS MALAWI
Charity Event Order: 2
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2022-05-17T00:00:00
Reason: Funds transferred (incor)
Assoc Organisation Number: 3976418
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 1090655
Assoc Charity Name: OPEN ARMS MALAWI

08 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 20 Feb 2017
Charitable Objects: FOR THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED IN MALAWI BY REASON OF YOUTH, AGE, ILL HEALTH, DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES OR OTHER DISADVANTAGE BY, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, THE PROVISION OF:(I) ACCOMMODATION, CARE, FOOD AND CLOTHING; (II) HOSPICE ACCOMMODATION, MEDICAL AND NURSING CARE AND FUNERAL EXPENSES, FOR THOSE SUFFERING FROM TERMINAL ILLNESSES; AND(III) SUCH EDUCATIONAL, SOCIAL, MORAL, SPIRITUAL AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING AS WILL ENABLE THEM TO LIVE TO FACE THE CHALLENGES OF LIFE.

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff