OpenCharities

Open College Network West Midlands

Open College Network West Midlands Region

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
1113382
Status
Registered
Registered
March 21, 2006
Legal form
Charitable company
Area of benefit
England And Wales

Address

Address
ALDERSLEY HOUSE
OVERSTRAND
PENDEFORD BUSINESS PARK
WOLVERHAMPTON
WV9 5HA

Activities

Promotion of lifetime learning, increasing social inclusion and widening participation, supporting the providers of education and training, improving the quality and flexibility of education provision and access to learning opportunities by facilitating progression to further learning, employment and higher education particularly through the award of credits and credit-based qualifications.

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 All Or Any Regulatory Requirements Considered By The Trustees To Be Necessary Or Desirable For The Development, Delivery And Assessment Of National Qualifications;(f) By Operating As A Qualifications Wales-Approved Awarding Organisation And Complying With All Or Any Regulatory Requirements Considered By The Trustees To Be Necessary Or Desirable For The Development, Delivery And Assessment Of National Qualifications;(g) 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;(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.

Classification

How
Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
What
Education/training, Economic/community Development/employment
Who
The General Public/mankind

Areas of operation

Region
Throughout England And Wales

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure Assets Employees
Aug. 31, 2025 — — — —
Aug. 31, 2024 — — — —
Aug. 31, 2023 £584,353 £860,186 — —
Aug. 31, 2022 £1,637,251 £4,586,597 £275,833 23
Sept. 30, 2021 £1,823,782 £1,382,125 £3,316,016 24

Trustees

Name Appointed
Owen Everton Burke June 10, 2019