OPEN COLLEGE NETWORK CREDIT4LEARNING

Charity number: 1097093
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Promoting widening participation in education & training. Providing a supportive moderation service by supporting the whole accreditation process. Promoting quality, flexibility, inclusiveness & responsiveness of educational provision. Facilitating the improvement of access to learning opportunities & progression to further learning, employment & education.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 July 2024

Total income: £207,446
Total expenditure: £225,479

People

2 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

Number of employees
£110k to £120k 1

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Northern Ireland
  • Scotland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 16 April 2003: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • OPEN COLLEGE NETWORK OXFORD AND CHILTERN REGION (Previous name)
  • OPEN COLLEGE NETWORK OXFORD, THAMES AND CHILTERN (Previous name)
  • THE CHILTERN REGION OPEN COLLEGE NETWORK AND ACCESS CONSORTIUM (Previous name)
Company number:
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Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

2 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Paul Rixon Chair 14 September 2022
None on record
Rachel Bishop Trustee 14 September 2022
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/07/2020 31/07/2021 31/07/2022 31/07/2023 31/07/2024
Total gross income £257.51k £278.97k £266.80k £199.59k £207.45k
Total expenditure £260.14k £208.06k £254.56k £265.81k £225.48k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 July 2024 30 May 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2024 30 May 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2023 17 May 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2023 17 May 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2022 18 April 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2022 18 April 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2021 27 April 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2021 27 April 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2020 30 May 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2020 30 May 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 19 MARCH 2003 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION 15 JULY 2004 AND 7 JULY 2005 AND BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME 15 APRIL 2010, AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION 28 APRIL 2010

Charitable objects

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ('THE OBJECTS') ARE THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND ELSEWHERE ("REGION") IN ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING WAYS - 1. BY RECOGNISING THE EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS OF LEARNERS, IN PARTICULAR THOSE WHO HAVE BENEFITED LEAST FROM TRADITIONAL EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES OR WHO ARE CURRENTLY UNDER REPRESENTED IN EDUCATION AND TRAINING. 2. BY PROMOTING THE WIDENING OF PARTICIPATION IN EDUCATION AND TRAINING ESPECIALLY BY ADULTS WHO HAVE PREVIOUSLY BEEN EXCLUDED FROM EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES. 3. BY RECOGNISING AND PROMOTING ACCESS TO HIGHER EDUCATION IN THE REGION AND TO GUARANTEE THE STANDARD OF THE ACCESS TO HIGHER EDUCATION AWARD. 4. BY WORKING WITH MEMBERS OF THE CHARITY TO PROMOTE THE QUALITY, FLEXIBILITY, INCLUSIVENESS AND RESPONSIVENESS OF EDUCATIONAL PROVISION IN THE REGIONS. 5. BY FACILITATING THE IMPROVEMENT OF ACCESS TO LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES AND PROGRESSION TO FURTHER LEARNING, EMPLOYMENT AND HIGHER EDUCATION. 6. BY PROMOTING CREDIT-BASED LEARNING THROUGH THE AWARD OF CREDITS AND CREDIT-BASED QUALIFICATIONS. 7. BY DEVELOPING AND PROMOTING THE PROVISION AND QUALITY OF ACCESS TO HIGHER EDUCATION PROGRAMMES AND AWARDING ACCESS TO HIGHER EDUCATION DIPLOMAS UNDER LICENCE FROM THE QUALITY ASSURANCE AGENCY FOR HIGHER EDUCATION. 8. BY CONTRIBUTING TO AND SUPPORTING THE AIMS AND ACTIVITIES OF THE NATIONAL OPEN COLLEGE NETWORK.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

THE UNITED KINGDOM AND ELSEWHERE.

Contact information

Address:
O C N
Office 6b
Amity House
5-7 Coniscliffe Road
Darlington
County D
Phone:
07586541870
Email:
enquiries@ocncredit4learning.com
Website:

www.ocncredit4learning.com Open in new window