01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC007315
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- A specific local point, community or neighbourhood
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 5
- Postcode
- EH10 5HY
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The objects for which the Company is established are to promote the benefit and relieve the needs of elderly people, people with mental health problems and other persons who are in conditions of need, hardship or distress by providing a drop in centre in Morningside, Edinburgh or elsewhere and other appropriate facilities for such persons to meet together in a place of relaxation and recreation.
Charitable purposes
- the provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended
- the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Beneficiaries
- Older People
- People with disabilities or health problems
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The objects for which the Company is established are to promote the benefit and relieve the needs of elderly people, people with mental health problems and other persons who are in conditions of need, hardship or distress by providing a drop in centre in Morningside, Edinburgh or elsewhere and other appropriate facilities for such persons to meet together in a place of relaxation and recreation.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £206,958 | £243,680 | 5 | 8 October 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £205,927 | £267,079 | 5 | 23 November 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £190,615 | £259,901 | 5 | 7 November 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £192,619 | £197,513 | 5 | 2 December 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | £157,367 | £169,123 | 5 | 30 November 2021 |
Figures are those reported by the charity and supplied in the OSCR bulk download. Blank facts remain distinct from zero.
04 Contact record
Principal office or trustees address
- Address supplied to OSCR
- The Open Door, 420 Morningside Road, Edinburgh
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.theopendoor.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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