01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 5 April 2006
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 05462874
- Financial period
- 1 August 2024 – 31 July 2025
- Latest income
- £2,698,569
- Latest expenditure
- £2,653,514
- Gift Aid
- No
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: Open Awards, 17 De Havilland Drive, Speke, LIVERPOOL, L24 8RN
Website recorded by the regulator: www.openawards.org.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
Education / Training
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 May 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 12 May 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 12 May 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £2,698,569
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,653,514
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 May 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 28 April 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 28 April 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £3,100,787
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,189,728
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 May 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 10 June 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 10 June 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £2,443,042
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,627,248
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 May 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 23 May 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 23 May 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £3,127,892
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,425,691
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 May 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 23 May 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 23 May 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £2,853,209
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,806,239
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 August 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 12 May 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £2,698,569
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,653,514
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 1
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Income From Government Contracts
- 45572
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- 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
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 28 April 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £3,100,787
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,189,728
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 2
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Contracts
- 567850
- Income From Government Grants
- £9,721
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- 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
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 10 June 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £2,443,042
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,627,248
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 1
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Contracts
- 96800
- Income From Government Grants
- £3,000
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- 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
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 23 May 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £3,127,892
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,425,691
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 1
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Contracts
- 1406108
- Income From Government Grants
- £13,509
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 23 May 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £2,853,209
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,806,239
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 1
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Contracts
- 1416707
- Income From Government Grants
- £3,365
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
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 August 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 12 May 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 0
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 230151
- Income Charitable Activities
- 2347831
- Income Investments
- 120587
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 2698569
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £242,253
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £2,411,261
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 2653514
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 267
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 5000
- Expenditure Governance
- 15526
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 154971
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 17422
- Gain Loss Investment
- 90394
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £2,773,121
- Assets Total Fixed
- 3399000
- Assets Own Use
- 673452
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 2725548
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,741,343
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £440,426
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £4,699,917
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 440426
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,351,508
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 4699917
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 4699917
- Count Employees
- 45
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 28 April 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 9721
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 324547
- Income Charitable Activities
- 2657428
- Income Investments
- 109091
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 3100787
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £280,317
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £2,909,411
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 3189728
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 338
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 14855
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 167018
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 20725
- Gain Loss Investment
- 240889
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £2,865,512
- Assets Total Fixed
- 3314867
- Assets Own Use
- 759552
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 2555315
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,733,957
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £484,356
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £4,564,468
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 484356
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,367,554
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 4564468
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 4564468
- Count Employees
- 53
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 10 June 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 76393
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 2280677
- Income Investments
- 85972
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 2443042
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £266
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £2,626,982
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 2627248
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 266
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 7662
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 78597
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 22243
- Gain Loss Investment
- -50524
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £2,665,802
- Assets Total Fixed
- 3164458
- Assets Own Use
- 211584
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 2952874
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,847,355
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £553,508
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £4,458,305
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 478508
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 75000
- Assets Cash
- £1,260,580
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 4458305
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 4458305
- Count Employees
- 57
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 23 May 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 13509
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 3091872
- Income Investments
- 22511
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 3127892
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £12,734
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £2,412,957
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 2425691
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 12734
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 2000
- Expenditure Governance
- 43296
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 115768
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 19245
- Gain Loss Investment
- -87721
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £3,246,164
- Assets Total Fixed
- 2447463
- Assets Own Use
- 218084
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 2229379
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £2,709,543
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £463,971
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £4,693,035
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 463971
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £2,129,354
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 4693035
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 4693035
- Count Employees
- 50
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 23 May 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 14247
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 2791898
- Income Investments
- 23783
- Income Other
- 23281
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 2853209
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £14,599
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,779,637
- Expenditure Other
- 12003
- Expenditure Total
- 1806239
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 14599
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 20000
- Expenditure Governance
- 10501
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 76161
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 17897
- Gain Loss Investment
- 176787
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £2,659,770
- Assets Total Fixed
- 2542805
- Assets Own Use
- 228536
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 2314269
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,804,915
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £269,165
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £4,078,555
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 267773
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 1392
- Assets Cash
- £1,419,811
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 4078555
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 4078555
- Count Employees
- 41
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Region
- Geographic Area Description
- Throughout England
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Northern Ireland
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Europe
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 205
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- OPEN AWARDS
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 2006-04-05T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 25 MAY 2005AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 07 MAR 2014NOW ARTICLES ADOPTED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 21 MAY 2014 as amended on 08 Jul 2022 as amended on 23 Jun 2022 as amended on 18 Jun 2026
- Charitable Objects
- TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC AND IN PARTICULAR BY:- A) PROMOTING AND WIDENING PARTICIPATION IN EDUCATION, LEARNING AND TRAINING PARTICULARLY BY THOSE WHO HAVE PREVIOUSLY BENEFITED LEAST FROM EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES; B) IMPROVING THE QUALITY AND FLEXIBILITY OF EDUCATION, LEARNING AND TRAINING PROVISION PRIMARILY FOR THOSE WHO HAVE PREVIOUSLY BENEFITED LEAST FROM EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES; C) IMPROVING ACCESS TO LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES AND FACILITATING PROGRESSION TO FURTHER LEARNING AND EMPLOYMENT AND IN PARTICULAR THROUGH THE AWARD OF CREDIT AND CREDIT BASED QUALIFICATIONS.
- Area Of Benefit
- NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE MERSEYSIDE, LANCASHIRE, CHESHIRE, GREATER MANCHESTER, CUMBRIA, ISLE OF MANN.
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 356043
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- OPEN COLLEGE NETWORK NORTH WEST REGION
- Charity Name Id
- 592330
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- OPEN REWARDS
- Charity Name Id
- 356030
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- OPEN COLLEGE NETWORK
- Charity Name Id
- 356016
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- OCNNWR
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures