# OPEN DOOR (OXFORD)

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1150626
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Trust
- **Registered:** Jan. 30, 2013
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1150626


## Contact

- **Address:** 15 THIRD ACRE RISE, OXFORD
- **Postcode:** OX2 9DA
- **Phone:** 01865862715
- **Email:** jo.moffett-levy@virginmedia.com
- **Website:** https://opendooroxford.org.uk



## Activities

**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

**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.




## 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



## Areas of operation

- Oxfordshire



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept. 30, 2024 | £8074 | £8162 | — | — |
| Sept. 30, 2023 | £9322 | £6400 | — | — |
| Sept. 30, 2022 | £8110 | £11607 | — | — |
| Sept. 30, 2021 | £3822 | £5812 | — | — |
| Sept. 30, 2020 | £12229 | £8438 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Dr Melanie Griffiths** (Chair) — appointed Jan. 29, 2013
- Dr Maggie Guy — appointed Jan. 30, 2024
- JO MOFFETT-LEVY — appointed Jan. 29, 2013
- Jo Barber — appointed March 14, 2024
- Niran Altahhan — appointed April 27, 2023
- Shahin Shaghaghi — appointed May 24, 2023