OpenCharities

The Open College Network South East Region Limited

Ocnser

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
1114460
Status
Registered
Registered
June 1, 2006
Legal form
Charitable company
Area of benefit
The South East

Address

Address
Laser Learning Awards Open College Network SER Ltd
Cobb House
2-4 Oyster Lane
Byfleet
Surrey
KT14 7DU

Activities

- to promote and widen participation in education and training, particularly by those adults who have previously been excluded from educational opportunities- to improve the quality and flexibility of educational provision for the public benefit, primarily for those people who have previously been excluded from educational opportunities- to improve access to learning opportunities

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 awarding organisation with the approval of any relevant regulatory authority, including but not necessarily restricted to• 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;• operating as an Ofqual-approved awarding organisation and complying with the regulatory requirements for the development, delivery and assessment of national qualifications;• operating as a Scottish Qualifications Authority -approved awarding organisation and complying with the regulatory requirements for the development, delivery and assessment of national qualifications;• operating as an awarding organisation approved by the Security Industry Authority to provide qualifications for the security sector; as and when required, to further the Objects of the Charity.(e) 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;(f) by encouraging and assisting organisations to provide a wide range of accredited and quality assured learning opportunities;(g) by operating as a proactive, innovative and responsive organisation with respect to curriculum development;(h) by supporting public policy agendas for raising educational standards, improving levels of achievement, widening participation and promoting new opportunities for community involvement;(i) by providing a personalised quality assured service to users that is cost efficient and takes account of competition from other awarding organisations;(j) by providing a network with expertise in, 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(k) 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, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
What
Education/training
Who
The General Public/mankind

Areas of operation

Country
India, Isle Of Man
Region
Throughout England

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure Assets Employees
July 31, 2025 £2,010,762 £1,932,772 £1,706,019 31
July 31, 2024 £2,008,342 £1,881,981 £1,628,029 31
July 31, 2023 £1,947,667 £1,900,888 £1,501,668 33
July 31, 2022 £1,904,286 £1,702,635 £1,454,889 32
July 31, 2021 £1,795,138 £1,551,283 £1,253,238 32

Trustees

Name Appointed
Fiona Morag Morey (Chair) Nov. 26, 2014
Christopher Thomason May 13, 2025
Dr Rebecca Conway Dec. 1, 2022
Eddie Playfair July 1, 2019
Katy Lennon Dec. 10, 2024
Lesley Elizabeth Classick March 19, 2026
Peter Herman March 19, 2026
Sharon Baxter Dec. 1, 2022