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Open Door (Oxford)

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
1150626
Status
Registered
Registered
Jan. 30, 2013
Legal form
Trust

Address

Address
15 Third Acre Rise
Oxford
OX2 9DA

Activities

Open Door is a weekly drop-in for refugees and asylum seekers in East Oxford. Around a hundred people use our service, with a weekly attendance of between 35-45. We provide a friendly, informal setting for people to meet, relax and have hot meal. We help with basic advice and signposting and enable our users to meet workers from other agencies. We work with the other local refugee groups.

Objects: 1) The Provision Of Facilities For Recreation Or Other Leisure Time Occupation With The Object Of Improving The Conditions Of Life Of Those Refugees And People Seeking Asylum In The Oxford Area Who Have Need Of Such Facilities By Reason Of Their Social And Economic Circumstances2) To Preserve And Protect The Physical And Mental Health Of Refugees And Those Seeking Asylum In The Oxford Area3) To Advance Education And Relieve Financial Hardship Amongst Those Seeking Asylum And Those Granted Refugee Status In The Oxford Area Particularly By The Provision Of Advice About Organisations That Provide Relevant Services4) To Advance The Education Of The Public In General About The Issues Relating To Refugees And Those Seeking Asylum In Order To Advance The Integration Of Asylum Seekers And Refugees Into The Local Community

Classification

How
Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
What
Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Economic/community Development/employment, Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity, Recreation
Who
Other Defined Groups

Geography

Local Authority
Oxfordshire

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure
Sept. 30, 2025 £7,084 £8,288
Sept. 30, 2024 £8,074 £8,162
Sept. 30, 2023 £9,322 £6,400
Sept. 30, 2022 £8,110 £11,607
Sept. 30, 2021 £3,822 £5,812
Sept. 30, 2020 £12,229 £8,438

Trustees

Name Appointed
Dr Margaret Paula Guy (Chair) Jan. 30, 2024
David Bryan Nicholls May 1, 2026
Dr Melanie Griffiths Jan. 29, 2013
Jo Moffett-Levy Jan. 29, 2013
Jo Barber March 14, 2024
Niran Altahhan April 27, 2023
Shahin Shaghaghi May 24, 2023