01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 29 April 2020
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 12566700
- Financial period
- 1 October 2024 – 30 September 2025
- Latest income
- £998,786
- Latest expenditure
- £958,810
- Gift Aid
- No
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: 215 EUSTON ROAD, LONDON, NW1 2BE
Website recorded by the regulator: okre.org (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
1. Research: a) Undertaking work into representations of issues and communities in media; b) Supporting research to benefit from media innovations. 2. Networks: facilitating connections across research, media and social impact sectors. 3. Events: that inspire ideas around social, scientific and health-related issues. 4. Funding: providing grants to support early cross-sector collaborations.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 July 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 1 July 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 1 July 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £998,786
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £958,810
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 July 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 11 July 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 11 July 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £1,108,417
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,034,046
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 July 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 30 July 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 30 July 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £789,612
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £651,765
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 July 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 10 July 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 10 July 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £608,331
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £603,316
- Fin Period Start Date
- 21 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 July 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 7 April 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 7 April 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £646,471
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £367,038
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 October 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 30 July 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 1 July 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £998,786
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £958,810
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- Yes
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 30 July 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 11 July 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £1,108,417
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,034,046
- 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
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 30 July 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 30 July 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £789,612
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £651,765
- 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
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 1
- 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
- 30 September 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 30 July 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 10 July 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £608,331
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £603,316
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- 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 90001 100000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 21 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 30 July 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 7 April 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £646,471
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £367,038
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- 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 80001 90000
- 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 October 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 30 July 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 1 July 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 931920
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 100
- Income Charitable Activities
- 65945
- Income Investments
- 821
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 998786
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £1,176
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £957,634
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 958810
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 158628
- Expenditure Governance
- 14400
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 236389
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 128
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £273,648
- Assets Total Fixed
- 8779
- Assets Own Use
- 8779
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £512,235
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £116,455
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £404,559
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 116455
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £394,095
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 273648
- Funds Restricted
- 130911
- Funds Total
- 404559
- Count Employees
- 8
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 30 July 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 11 July 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 999621
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 107360
- Income Investments
- 1015
- Income Other
- 421
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1108417
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £69,332
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £964,714
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1034046
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 191567
- Expenditure Governance
- 22250
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 290802
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 106
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £214,996
- Assets Total Fixed
- 18957
- Assets Own Use
- 18957
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £436,476
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £90,850
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £364,583
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 90850
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £410,651
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 214996
- Funds Restricted
- 149587
- Funds Total
- 364583
- Count Employees
- 7
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 30 July 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 30 July 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 789167
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 0
- Income Investments
- 445
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 789612
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £651,765
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 651765
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 181798
- Expenditure Governance
- 5750
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 127451
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 0
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £120,078
- Assets Total Fixed
- 28475
- Assets Own Use
- 28475
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £475,055
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £81,235
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £422,295
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 81235
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £336,344
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 148553
- Funds Restricted
- 273742
- Funds Total
- 422295
- Count Employees
- 6
- 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
- 30 September 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 30 July 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 10 July 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 603466
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 4746
- Income Investments
- 119
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 608331
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £603,316
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 603316
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 116840
- Expenditure Governance
- 6502
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 103951
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 0
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £106,883
- Assets Total Fixed
- 38525
- Assets Own Use
- 38525
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £298,884
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £52,961
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £284,448
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 52961
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £228,821
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 145408
- Funds Restricted
- 139040
- Funds Total
- 284448
- Count Employees
- 4
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 21 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 30 July 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 7 April 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 636445
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 10000
- Income Investments
- 26
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 646471
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £367,038
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 367038
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 26411
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 113241
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 0
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £87,828
- Assets Total Fixed
- 0
- Assets Own Use
- 0
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £629,327
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £349,894
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £279,433
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 349894
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £556,107
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 87828
- Funds Restricted
- 191605
- Funds Total
- 279433
- Count Employees
- 4
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- United States
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- North America
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- France
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Europe
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Region
- Geographic Area Description
- Throughout England And Wales
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 308
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 309
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- Classification Code
- 302
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Makes Grants To Organisations
- Classification Code
- 109
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Classification Code
- 117
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Other Charitable Purposes
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- OKRE: OPENING KNOWLEDGE ACROSS RESEARCH AND ENTERTAINMENT
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 2020-04-29T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 21 APR 2020 as amended on 21 Mar 2023
- Charitable Objects
- 1 THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE:1.1 TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN SOCIAL, SCIENTIFIC AND HEALTH-RELATED ISSUES BY MAKING ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE EXCHANGE OF KNOWLEDGE BETWEEN CHARITIES, ACADEMICS, THOSE WITH LIVED EXPERIENCE OF SUCH ISSUES AND INDIVIDUALS WORKING IN THE CREATIVE INDUSTRIES (AND BY SUCH OTHER MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT) SUCH THAT PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF THESE ISSUES IS IMPROVED;1.2 TO ADVANCE THE ARTS AS REGARDS SOCIAL, SCIENTIFIC AND HEALTH-RELATED ISSUES BY MAKING ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE EXCHANGE OF KNOWLEDGE BETWEEN CHARITIES, ACADEMICS, THOSE WITH LIVED EXPERIENCE OF SUCH ISSUES AND INDIVIDUALS WORKING IN THE CREATIVE INDUSTRIES (AND BY SUCH OTHER MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT) SUCH THAT THE QUALITY OF CREATIVE OUTPUT WHICH TACKLES SUCH ISSUES IS IMPROVED;1.3 TO PROMOTE RESEARCH AND MAKE AVAILABLE THE USEFUL RESULTS, AND IN PARTICULAR:(A) TO PROMOTE RESEARCH INTO THE ROLE OF THE CREATIVE INDUSTRIES IN SHAPING ATTITUDES TO SOCIAL, SCIENTIFIC AND HEALTH-RELATED ISSUES AND EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION REGARDING SUCH ISSUES; (B) TO MAKE ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE EXCHANGE OF KNOWLEDGE REGARDING, AND ACCESS TO, TOOLS, TECHNOLOGIES AND SKILLS WHICH ADVANCE RESEARCH.1.4 TO PROMOTE THE EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF CHARITIES BY ENABLING THEM TO IMPROVE THEIR COMMUNICATION REGARDING SOCIAL, SCIENTIFIC AND HEALTH-RELATED ISSUES THROUGH ENGAGEMENT WITH INDIVIDUALS WORKING IN THE CREATIVE INDUSTRIES
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 628633
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- OKRE
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures