# THE OPEN UNIVERSITY STUDENTS' EDUCATIONAL TRUST

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 285189
- **Other names:** OUSET
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** Aug. 13, 1982
- **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=285189


## Contact

- **Address:** OUSET, Walton Hall, Walton Hall, Milton Keynes
- **Postcode:** MK7 6BE
- **Phone:** 01908652026
- **Email:** ouset@open.ac.uk
- **Website:** https://www.oustudents.com/support-and-advice/ouset/



## Activities

**Objects:** TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC BY ASSISTING OPEN UNIVERSITY STUDENTS WHO ARE PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED OR IN CONDITION OF NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS BY THE PROVISION OF AIDS, GRANTS, LOANS OR OTHER MEANS THAT SHALL ASSIST THEIR EDUCATION WITHIN THE UNIVERSITY.

**Activities:** We give grants for course fees and essential study costs to OU students who are in financial difficulty and unable to receive financial assistance from government and university sources.

**Area of benefit:** NOT DEFINED




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals
- **What:** Education/training
- **Who:** Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Northern Ireland
- Scotland
- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 31, 2024 | £198769 | £296250 | — | — |
| July 31, 2023 | £811304 | £134488 | £1666556 | 0 |
| July 31, 2022 | £492470 | £323481 | — | — |
| July 31, 2021 | £121562 | £179383 | — | — |
| July 31, 2020 | £76638 | £158450 | — | — |



## Trustees

- Beth Pacey — appointed July 13, 2022
- Danielle Smith — appointed Aug. 1, 2022
- Jessica Hannington — appointed July 1, 2025
- Julia McDougall — appointed Aug. 1, 2022
- Kimberley Kennedy — appointed July 1, 2025
- Louise Robinson — appointed Aug. 1, 2024
- Sarah Jones — appointed March 14, 2025
- Sharon O'Kelly — appointed Oct. 1, 2023