Open School East

Analysis

Open School East is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Kent. It was registered in October 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 08396177). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Open School East reported income of £170k and spending of £149k, spending 88% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £324k to £170k (-48%), an average of -15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income dropped by 29%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Open School East sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Northern Roots (£170k), The Moira Furnace Museum Trust Limited (£170k) and Bampton Classical Opera (£170k).