Open City — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 24 October 1998
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 03159878
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £1,122,037
Latest expenditure: £1,206,044
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Unit 2, C1 Design District, 1a Cripps Yard

Website recorded by the regulator: www.open-city.org.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

To champion the value of well designed place and space in making a liveable and vibrant city and the role everyone play within it

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 23 January 2026
Date Accounts Received: 23 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £1,122,037
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,206,044

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 21 January 2025
Date Accounts Received: 21 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,033,055
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,088,685

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 30 January 2024
Date Accounts Received: 30 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £1,162,863
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,070,676

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 19 October 2022
Date Accounts Received: 19 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £898,362
Total Gross Expenditure: £784,319

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2020
Ar Cycle Reference: AR20
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2021
Date Annual Return Received: 26 October 2021
Date Accounts Received: 26 October 2021
Total Gross Income: £764,565
Total Gross Expenditure: £728,071

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 23 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £1,122,037
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,206,044
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 18
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Contracts: 94005
Income From Government Grants: £15,530
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 850

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 21 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,033,055
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,088,685
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 20
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Contracts: 85545
Income From Government Grants: £1,000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 820

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 30 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £1,162,863
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,070,676
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 31
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Contracts: 196159
Income From Government Grants: £20,000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 650

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Received Date: 19 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £898,362
Total Gross Expenditure: £784,319
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 27
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Income From Government Contracts: 116210
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 850

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR20
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2020
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2021
Ar Received Date: 26 October 2021
Total Gross Income: £764,565
Total Gross Expenditure: £728,071
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 854

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 23 January 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 424025
Income Other Trading Activities: 369974
Income Charitable Activities: 328038
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1122037
Income Legacies: 251270
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £45,740
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,160,304
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1206044
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 14098
Expenditure Support Costs: 168656
Expenditure Depreciation: 7930
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £257,133
Assets Total Fixed: 31396
Assets Own Use: 31396
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £511,691
Assets Total Liabilities: £285,954
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £257,133
Creditors One Year Total Current: 285954
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £445,086
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 257133
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 257133
Count Employees: 18
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 21 January 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 262038
Income Other Trading Activities: 536675
Income Charitable Activities: 234342
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1033055
Income Legacies: 100024
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £50,271
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,038,414
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1088685
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 11690
Expenditure Support Costs: 193038
Expenditure Depreciation: 12510
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £341,140
Assets Total Fixed: 39326
Assets Own Use: 39326
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £504,216
Assets Total Liabilities: £202,402
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £341,140
Creditors One Year Total Current: 202402
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £382,301
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 284681
Funds Restricted: 56459
Funds Total: 341140
Count Employees: 14
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 30 January 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 399663
Income Other Trading Activities: 325915
Income Charitable Activities: 437139
Income Investments: 146
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1162863
Income Legacies: 76296
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £49,920
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,020,756
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1070676
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 2500
Expenditure Support Costs: 115254
Expenditure Depreciation: 31094
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 20303
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £300,000
Assets Total Fixed: 42693
Assets Own Use: 42693
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £466,846
Assets Total Liabilities: £112,770
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £396,769
Creditors One Year Total Current: 112770
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £411,389
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 372270
Funds Restricted: 24499
Funds Total: 396769
Count Employees: 14
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Received Date: 19 October 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 380524
Income Other Trading Activities: 255135
Income Charitable Activities: 262703
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 898362
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £74,941
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £709,378
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 784319
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 2500
Expenditure Support Costs: 198216
Expenditure Depreciation: 35351
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: -35351
Gain Loss Other: 114043
Reserves: £274,582
Assets Total Fixed: 22390
Assets Own Use: 22390
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £453,117
Assets Total Liabilities: £170,925
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £304,582
Creditors One Year Total Current: 170925
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £320,209
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 274582
Funds Restricted: 30000
Funds Total: 304582
Count Employees: 14
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR20
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2020
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2021
Ar Received Date: 26 October 2021
Income Donations And Legacies: 112903
Income Other Trading Activities: 10000
Income Charitable Activities: 605281
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 36381
Income Total Income And Endowments: 764565
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £100,966
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £627,105
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 728071
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 728071
Expenditure Depreciation: 36667
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £190,539
Assets Total Fixed: 57741
Assets Own Use: 57741
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £314,762
Assets Total Liabilities: £181,964
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £190,539
Creditors One Year Total Current: 181964
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £290,080
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 190539
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 190539
Count Employees: 12
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Region
Geographic Area Description: Throughout London
Welsh Ind: No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code: 109
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Arts/culture/heritage/science

Classification Code: 308
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Sponsors Or Undertakes Research

Classification Code: 112
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Environment/conservation/heritage

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

Classification Code: 113
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Economic/community Development/employment

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: Open City
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1998-10-24T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 15TH FEBRUARY 1996 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 4TH SEPTEMBER 1998 AND BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 23 FEBRUARY 2010 as amended on 04 Nov 2022 as amended on 04 Dec 2023
Charitable Objects: To foster public appreciation of and advance public education in architecture.
Area Of Benefit: NOT DEFINED.

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 388116
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: OPEN CITY

Charity Name Id: 388121
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: OPEN CITY ARCHITECTURE

Charity Name Id: 388114
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: LONDON OPEN HOUSE

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investment