# OPEN COLLEGE OF THE ARTS

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; Wales
- **Charity number:** 327446
- **Other names:** THE ARTS AND CRAFTS EDUCATIONAL TRUST, O C A, OCA
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** May 13, 1987
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&amp;p_p_lifecycle=0&amp;p_p_state=maximized&amp;p_p_mode=view&amp;_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=327446


## Contact

- **Address:** The Michael Young Arts Centre, Room 301, Digital Media Centre 02, County Way, Barnsley
- **Postcode:** S70 2AG
- **Phone:** 01908 858277
- **Email:** asad.arif@open.ac.uk
- **Website:** www.open.ac.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** TO PROMOTE AND PROVIDE EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN THE FIELD OF ARTS AND CRAFTS AND RELATED SKILLS AND DISCIPLINES IN ALL COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD.

**Activities:** Open access educational charity

**Area of benefit:** WORLDWIDE




## Classification

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



## Areas of operation

- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 31, 2025 | £3093598 | £3290844 | £-875407 | 142 |
| July 31, 2024 | £2703890 | £3187478 | £-678161 | 138 |
| July 31, 2023 | £1886751 | £2729614 | £-194573 | 136 |
| July 31, 2022 | £2618351 | £2468146 | £648290 | 136 |
| July 31, 2021 | £2597616 | £2054350 | £498085 | 35 |



## Trustees

- Asad Arif — appointed Sept. 1, 2024
- Ceri Rose — appointed Aug. 1, 2023
- Ian Fribbance — appointed Aug. 1, 2023
- James Blake — appointed Feb. 27, 2026
- John Boyle — appointed Feb. 27, 2026
- Marie-Claire Isaaman — appointed Dec. 1, 2023
- Simon Fenne — appointed Aug. 31, 2024
- William Atkinson — appointed Aug. 1, 2023


