01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 21 March 2006
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 05479207
- Financial period
- 1 September 2024 – 31 August 2025
- Latest income
- £0
- Latest expenditure
- £0
- Gift Aid
- No
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: ALDERSLEY HOUSE, OVERSTRAND, PENDEFORD BUSINESS PARK, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV9 5HA
Website recorded by the regulator: www.opencollnet.org.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
Promotion of lifetime learning, increasing social inclusion and widening participation, supporting the providers of education and training, improving the quality and flexibility of education provision and access to learning opportunities by facilitating progression to further learning, employment and higher education particularly through the award of credits and credit-based qualifications.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 June 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 5 December 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £0
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £0
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 June 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 10 June 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £0
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £0
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 June 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 23 May 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 23 May 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £584,353
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £860,186
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 June 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 20 March 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 20 March 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £1,637,251
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,586,597
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 July 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 15 February 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 15 February 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £1,823,782
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,382,125
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Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 23 May 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £584,353
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £860,186
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- 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
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 20 March 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £1,637,251
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,586,597
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- 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
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 30 July 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 15 February 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £1,823,782
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,382,125
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £2
- Income From Government Grants
- £8,175
- 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
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Charity Annual Return Partb
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 23 May 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 0
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 584353
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 584353
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £860,186
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 860186
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 0
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 0
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £0
- Assets Total Fixed
- 0
- Assets Own Use
- 0
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £0
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £0
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £0
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 0
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £0
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 0
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 0
- Count Employees
- 0
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 20 March 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 0
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1601646
- Income Investments
- 35605
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1637251
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £4,586,597
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 4586597
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 148332
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 51292
- Gain Loss Investment
- -90837
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,637,251
- Assets Total Fixed
- 20140
- Assets Own Use
- 20140
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £344,789
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £89,096
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £275,833
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 89096
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £100,100
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 275833
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 275833
- Count Employees
- 23
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 30 July 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 15 February 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 0
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1792267
- Income Investments
- 31515
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1823782
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,382,125
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1382125
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 60261
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 45151
- Gain Loss Investment
- 72505
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,823,782
- Assets Total Fixed
- 1701808
- Assets Own Use
- 970413
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 731395
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,807,729
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £193,521
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £3,316,016
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 193521
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,507,414
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 3316016
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 3316016
- Count Employees
- 24
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Region
- Geographic Area Description
- Throughout England And Wales
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 113
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Economic/community Development/employment
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- OPEN COLLEGE NETWORK WEST MIDLANDS
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 2006-03-21T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 13 JUNE 2005 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 27 MARCH 2007.AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 08/01/2015 as amended on 12 Oct 2020
- Charitable Objects
- THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING WAYS:(A) BY PROMOTING LIFELONG LEARNING, INCREASING SOCIAL INCLUSION THROUGH EDUCATIONAL ADVANCEMENT AND WIDENING PARTICIPATION IN EDUCATION AND TRAINING, PARTICULARLY BY THOSE PERSONS WHO HAVE PREVIOUSLY BEEN EXCLUDED FROM OR HAD LIMITED ACCESS TO EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES;(B) BY IMPROVING THE QUALITY AND FLEXIBILITY OF EDUCATION PROVISION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT;(C) BY IMPROVING ACCESS TO LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES AND FACILITATING PROGRESSION TO FURTHER LEARNING, EMPLOYMENT AND HIGHER EDUCATION PARTICULARLY THROUGH THE AWARD OF CREDITS AND CREDIT-BASED QUALIFICATIONS;(D) BY OPERATING AS AN ACCESS VALIDATING AGENCY FOR THE QUALITY ASSURANCE AGENCY FOR HIGHER EDUCATION OR THE APPROPRIATE AGENCY ACTING ON BEHALF OF THE DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION OR ITS SUCCESSOR;(E) BY OPERATING AS AN OFQUAL-APPROVED AWARDING ORGANISATION AND COMPLYING WITH ALL OR ANY REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS CONSIDERED BY THE TRUSTEES TO BE NECESSARY OR DESIRABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT, DELIVERY AND ASSESSMENT OF NATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS;(F) BY OPERATING AS A QUALIFICATIONS WALES-APPROVED AWARDING ORGANISATION AND COMPLYING WITH ALL OR ANY REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS CONSIDERED BY THE TRUSTEES TO BE NECESSARY OR DESIRABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT, DELIVERY AND ASSESSMENT OF NATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS;(G) BY OPERATING WITH FULL COMMITMENT TO THE DISTINCTIVE MISSION OF ACCESS TO HIGHER EDUCATION BY WIDENING PARTICIPATION AND RECOGNISING THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULTS THROUGH HIGH QUALITY, RESPONSIVE AND FLEXIBLE ACCREDITATION;(H) BY ENCOURAGING AND ASSISTING ORGANISATIONS TO PROVIDE A WIDER RANGE OF ACCREDITED AND QUALITY ASSURED LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES;(I) BY OPERATING AS A PROACTIVE, INNOVATIVE AND RESPONSIVE ORGANISATION WITH RESPECT TO CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT;(J) BY SUPPORTING PUBLIC POLICY AGENDAS FOR RAISING EDUCATIONAL STANDARDS, IMPROVING LEVELS OF ACHIEVEMENT, WIDENING PARTICIPATION AND PROMOTING NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT;(K) BY PROVIDING A PERSONALISED QUALITY ASSURED SERVICE TO USERS THAT IS COST EFFICIENT AND TAKES ACCOUNT OF COMPETITION FROM OTHER AWARDING ORGANISATIONS;(L) BY PROVIDING A NETWORK WITH EXPERTISE AND INTELLIGENCE OF THE EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENT WITHIN WHICH THE CHARITY OPERATES IN ORDER TO PROVIDE STAFF DEVELOPMENT, INFORMATION, GUIDANCE AND NETWORKING TO STAKEHOLDER ORGANISATIONS IN ALL SECTORS; AND(M) BY OPERATING A HIGH QUALITY, EFFICIENT ORGANISATION WITH A COMMITMENT TO CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT OFFERING ALL ASPECTS OF THE SERVICE WITHIN A QUALITY ASSURED AND TRANSPARENT FRAMEWORK.
- Area Of Benefit
- ENGLAND AND WALES
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 360842
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- OPEN COLLEGE NETWORK WEST MIDLANDS REGION
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Investment