Financial Review

Open Doors With Brother Andrew

Statement of Financial Activities

For the year ended 31st December 2007

Distributing Bibles and Christian literature has been at the heart of Open Doors' ministry for over 50 years. However in 2007 much of Open Doors work revolved around developing performance internally in six key strategic areas:

1. To build a more relational link with core supporters
2. To improve transparency, accountability and synergy with Open Doors International, other development bases and fusion partners
3. To enhance organisational capacity
4. To establish a culture that prayerfully listens, learns and applies lessons from the Persecuted Church
5. To improve the responder reception process so as to establish long term relationships with supporters
6. To penetrate wider, targeted audiences in the Christian community, becoming their agency of choice.

Financial overview

In 2007 total income was £5,869k up from £4,988k in 2006, and expenditure totalled £5,743k against £5,008k in 2006. During the year £3.56 million was paid in grants and donations to Open Doors International in furtherance of Open Doors’ objectives overseas. This represented 61 per cent of total income. In partnership with Open Doors International programmes are being developed in approximately 50 nations in conjunction with both national and local churches. Largely, projects are managed by local people. Grants were made towards the costs of the following activities:

• The worldwide delivery of 5.8 million pieces of Christian literature including Bibles, children’s literature and training materials to strengthen churches
• Training for 100,000 Christian leaders designed to teach and encourage them in the face of persecution
• Practical support for 140,000 individuals involving projects such as free medical treatment to survivors of Cyclone Sidr in Bangladesh
• Vital supplies and literature for internally displaced Christians in Iraq
• The provision of safe houses and help with food and money for Muslims rejected by their families because they have become Christians.

£1.67million (28 per cent of total income) was allocated to charitable activities in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland.

• A major campaign was undertaken with Premier Radio as its 'Charity of the Year' generating over £84,000
• The Great Big Tea Party campaign attracted 470 parties and raised more than £60,000
• 7,400 individual letters and cards were forwarded from Open Doors’ supporters to persecuted Christians including thousands of cards of encouragement distributed to Christian refugees in Iraq. Additionally, 162 people travelled overseas with Open Doors to support and link up with the Persecuted Church
• The Ireland office initiated expanded activity in the Republic of Ireland. This focused on the development of church partnerships.

The following new objectives have been agreed for 2008:

• The Pan-European Directors Group will work on an innovative recruitment plan which will, in the United Kingdom and Ireland, seek to acquire additional supporters
• Open Doors UK and Ireland will invest significant time to work more closely with Open Doors International on both international and domestic matters
• Open Doors UK and Ireland will establish an Advocacy Department
• To begin the transition to becoming a more localised and grass roots ministry with pilot projects in a number of different regions through the refreshing and repositioning of its volunteer ministry
• The development of relationships with major supporters, including key individuals and influencers as well as trusts, is a significant priority
• Integrate web and database activities and introduce online strategies to increase web traffic
• Hope Academy, in partnership with Saltmine Trust, will pioneer the use of the creative arts in recruiting younger supporters into Underground and Youth & Student Ministries. Hope Academy will also focus on Open Doors' ministry in Egypt and seek to develop partnerships with local youth groups
• The Great Big Tea Party will become an annual event.

In 2007 Open Doors UK and Ireland experienced a 17.7 per cent growth in its incoming resources, compared to 2.5 per cent growth experienced in 2005. The organisation remains on track with its longer term projections and sees this as a highly positive situation. The principle item of expenditure will continue to be support for the Persecuted Church worldwide. However the ministry is also investing significant sums in informing and engaging the Christian community about issues of persecution.

£000s	2007	2006
Incoming resources
Incoming resources from generated funds
Gifts and donations	5,488	4,875
Legacies	336	52
Investment income	28	19
Incoming resources from charitable activities
Conference and other income	16	42
Other incoming resources
Profit on disposal of fixed assets	1	-
Total incoming resources	5,869	4,988
Resources expended
Cost of generating funds
Information, education and prayer resources	308	205
Supporter services	194	153
Charitable activities
Grants and donations	3,562	3,100
Information, education and prayer resources	731	597
Church relations and volunteer mobilisation	317	308
Youth ministry	29	93
Supporter services	583	506
Conferences	6	41
Governance
Governance expenditure	13	5
Total resources expended	5,743	5,008
Net incoming resources for the year	126	(20)

These figures are not the statutory accounts but are extracted from the full financial statements which received an unqualified audit report dated 30th June 2008.

Copies of the accounts which were approved by the Trustees on 12th June 2008, and which have been submitted to the Charity Commission, are available on request from Open Doors, PO Box 6, Witney, Oxon OX29 6WG.

Rachel Belshaw (Trustee)

A J Carter & Co, Chartered Accountants and Registered Auditors, confirm that the above extract is consistent with the full accounts dated 12th June 2008.