# OPEN SCHOOL EAST

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1154104
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** Oct. 4, 2013
- **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=1154104


## Contact

- **Address:** Open School East, 39 Hawley Square, MARGATE, Kent
- **Postcode:** CT9 1NY
- **Phone:** 01843606925
- **Email:** info@openschooleast.org
- **Website:** www.openschooleast.org



## Activities

**Objects:** THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ("OBJECTS") ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING: TO ADVANCE EDUCATION OF ARTISTS AND THE PUBLIC IN GENERAL IN THE SOUTH EAST IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PROVISION OF (A) TRAINING, ADVICE AND SUPPORT FOR ARTISTS; (B) SPACE AND FACILITIES FOR THE CREATION AND APPRECIATION OF ART; AND (C) THE EXCHANGE OF KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS BY WAY OF ART CONFERENCES, WORKSHOPS AND OTHER FACILITATED LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES.

**Activities:** Open School East (OSE) supports: (1) The artistic and professional development of artists through tuition, mentorship, studio provision and exhibition opportunities; (2) The development of life and creative skills, and confidence, among local young people; (3) The delivery of events, workshops, short courses and collective projects devised by and with the OSE community and partner organisations.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science
- **Who:** Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Kent



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £169664 | £148803 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £175504 | £177784 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £218540 | £208418 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £229439 | £279014 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £324436 | £259999 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Sarah Griffin** (Chair) — appointed Jan. 15, 2015
- Dr Michael Lent — appointed Jan. 23, 2026
- Dr Patricia Scott-Cumming — appointed Jan. 23, 2026
- Hicham Gardaf — appointed Jan. 23, 2026
- Lois Stonock — appointed Jan. 19, 2024
- Michael Justin O'Shaughnessy — appointed June 19, 2014
- Owen Watson — appointed Nov. 17, 2017
- SANJIVAN KOHLI — appointed June 17, 2020
- Samuel Martin Causer — appointed Jan. 28, 2022
- Susan van Schalkwyk — appointed Oct. 13, 2023