# NOCN

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1079785
- **Other names:** NATIONAL OPEN COLLEGE NETWORK, NOCN, THE NATIONAL OPEN COLLEGE NETWORK
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** March 10, 2000
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1079785


## Contact

- **Address:** Acero Building, 1 Concourse Way, Sheaf Street, Sheffield
- **Phone:** 0300-999-1177
- **Email:** nocn@nocn.org.uk
- **Website:** www.nocn.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ARE THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING WAYS;1 BY PROMOTING AND WIDENING PARTICIPATION IN EDUCATION AND TRAINING, INCLUDING FOR THOSE PEOPLE WHO HAVE PREVIOUSLY BEEN EXCLUDED FROM EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES;2 BY IMPROVING THE QUALITY AND FLEXIBILITY OF EDUCATIONAL PROVISION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, INCLUDING FOR THOSE PEOPLE WHO HAVE PREVIOUSLY BEEN EXCLUDED FROM EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES; AND3 BY IMPROVING ACCESS TO LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES AND FACILITATING PROGRESSION TO FURTHER LEARNING, EMPLOYMENT AND HIGHER EDUCATION PARTICULARLY THROUGH THE AWARDS OF CREDITS AND CREDIT-BASED QUALIFICATIONS

**Activities:** Awarding Body Services in Scotland, Awarding Organisation Services in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and Network Partnerships in Europe and Worldwide. In addition it delivers Apprenticeship End Point Assessment services in England.

**Area of benefit:** NATIONAL




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body, Other Charitable Activities
- **What:** Education/training
- **Who:** Children/young People, People With Disabilities, People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Bahrain
- Bangladesh
- Botswana
- Ghana
- Greece
- India
- Italy
- Kenya
- Mauritius
- Nigeria
- Northern Ireland
- Scotland
- United States
- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 31, 2024 | £19082376 | £18401152 | £5146837 | 317 |
| July 31, 2023 | £16502142 | £16377514 | £4465613 | 290 |
| July 31, 2022 | £15341508 | £14941136 | £4340985 | 242 |
| July 31, 2021 | £14755135 | £11891243 | £2133411 | 184 |
| July 31, 2020 | £11412716 | £12985890 | £-1603558 | 157 |



## Trustees

- **Simon Charles Perryman** (Chair) — appointed April 29, 2025
- Adrian Toomey — appointed March 3, 2021
- Corrina Dale Hembury — appointed Sept. 15, 2017
- David Peter Wilkins — appointed Jan. 18, 2023
- Hannah Imogen Horne — appointed Jan. 30, 2024
- Kay Dickinson — appointed April 1, 2025
- Mark James Froud — appointed Sept. 7, 2023
- Michaela Joanne Wain — appointed June 5, 2025
- Paul John Allman — appointed April 1, 2025
- Stephen Evans — appointed Aug. 1, 2022
- Timothy Brownridge — appointed April 1, 2025