Open College Network London Region

Analysis

Open College Network London Region is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in March 1994, 32 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02876147). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending July 2025, Open College Network London Region reported income of £2.1m and spending of £1.9m, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £1.7m to £2.1m (+27%), an average of +6.2% a year. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Open College Network London Region sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Greenwich Waldorf School Initiative (£2.1m), Jewish Lads' and Girls' Brigade (£2.1m) and Islamia Schools Limited (£2.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 99%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £500k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 21 people.