OpenCharities

Open Access Book Collective

Open Book Collective

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
1206287
Status
Registered
Registered
Dec. 19, 2023
Legal form
Charitable company

Address

Address
BDB PITMANS LLP
One Bartholomew Close
London
EC1A 7BL

Activities

Bringing together open access publishers, publishing service providers, librarians, and other supporters to collectively bring about a fairer, more sustainable model of open book publishing, to increase the volume and diversity of academic knowledge available for free, to anyone.

Objects: The Charity's Objects Are To Advance The Education Of The Public In General By Such Means As The Trustees Think Fit, Including By Increasing Access To Research And Academic Materials Through The Support Of Open-Access Books And Infrastructures.

Classification

How
Makes Grants To Organisations, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
What
Education/training
Who
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, The General Public/mankind

Areas of operation

Country
Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Northern Ireland, Norway, Portugal, Scotland, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United States, Zimbabwe
Region
Throughout England And Wales

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure
Oct. 31, 2025 £374,547 £282,347
Oct. 31, 2024 £273,963 £180,745

Trustees

Name Appointed
Dr Joseph Edward Deville (Chair) May 19, 2022
Amanda De Souza Ramalho Sept. 8, 2022
Dr Demmy Ronald Verbeke Sept. 8, 2023
Dr John Rupert James Gatti Sept. 8, 2023
Dr Lidia Uziel PhD., MLIS May 19, 2022
Dr Reggie Raju Sept. 8, 2022
Kevin John Sanders Dec. 3, 2025
Niels Saaby Stern Sept. 8, 2022
Zoe Wake Hyde Dec. 3, 2025