# OPEN COLLEGE NETWORK LONDON REGION

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; Wales
- **Charity number:** 1034750
- **Other names:** LONDON OPEN COLLEGE FEDERATION, LONDON OPEN COLLEGE NETWORK, OPEN COLLEGE NETWORK LONDON REGION, OCNLR
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** March 10, 1994
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&amp;p_p_lifecycle=0&amp;p_p_state=maximized&amp;p_p_mode=view&amp;_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1034750


## Contact

- **Address:** Open College Network London Region, 70 Gracechurch Street, LONDON
- **Postcode:** EC3V 0HR
- **Phone:** 020 7278 5511
- **Email:** finance@ocnlondon.org.uk
- **Website:** www.ocnlondon.org.uk



## Activities

**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 the regulatory requirements for the development, delivery and assessment of national qualifications;(f) 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;(g) by approving Access to Higher Education courses and awarding Quality Assurance Agency-recognised Access to Higher Education certificates to students;(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.

**Activities:** Supports learning and widening participation through offering qualifications and accreditation for courses for adults and young people.

**Area of benefit:** NOT DEFINED, BUT IN PRACTICE, LONDON




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services
- **What:** Education/training
- **Who:** Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Greece
- Kosovo
- Throughout England



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 31, 2025 | £2106401 | £1903055 | £1113685 | 21 |
| July 31, 2024 | £1940291 | £1938255 | £910339 | 25 |
| July 31, 2023 | £1747746 | £1682700 | £908297 | 25 |
| Sept. 30, 2022 | £1848309 | £1700730 | £843251 | 24 |
| Sept. 30, 2021 | £1657577 | £1469435 | £695677 | 21 |



## Trustees

- **James Jonathan Stockdale** (Chair) — appointed Sept. 25, 2025
- Alison May — appointed Feb. 13, 2024
- Ann-Marie Soyinka — appointed Feb. 13, 2024
- Charles Louis Tennant — appointed Feb. 13, 2024
- Christopher Rossiter — appointed April 23, 2026
- David Neil Crapnell — appointed April 23, 2026
- Gianina Harvey-Brewin — appointed April 23, 2026
- Kate Elizabeth Holt — appointed Dec. 8, 2022
- Natalie Mai Garner — appointed Dec. 8, 2022
- Natasha Vanessa Johnson — appointed April 23, 2026
- Varinder Paul Singh Ghuman — appointed Dec. 8, 2022


