--- title: "Open Access Book Collective — charity 1206287 | CharityCompare" description: "Open Access Book Collective (charity 1206287): income £375k (2025). Check registration, accounts, Gift Aid and official sources on an independent UK profile." source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/open-access-book-collective retrieved: 2026-10-06T23:30:49.994Z date_note: "Retrieval time is not the filing, register-extract or editorial-review date; cite those dates from the content." license: "Charity data © Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0" --- Registered charity · No. 1206287Charitable company OA # Open Access Book Collective Independent profile · Charity Commission for England and Wales data Open Access Book Collective is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include education/training. Register extract 2026-10-04 · Not yet rated [Visit charity website](https://openbookcollective.org/) [Check official registration](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=1206287&subId=0) Work at Open Access Book Collective? [Claim this profile free](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=open-access-book-collective&type=claim&name=Open%20Access%20Book%20Collective) to add your own description, logo and links. At a glance · official register ## What are the key facts about Open Access Book Collective? Reported income · year ending 2025-10-31 £374,547 Reported spending · year ending 2025-10-31 £282,347 Registered charity number 1206287 Status in source extract Registered Charity type Charitable company Register contact address detail (not service area) One Bartholomew Close Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC) Not recorded Website [openbookcollective.org](https://openbookcollective.org/) Quick answer Open Access Book Collective (number 1206287) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation. ## What does Open Access Book Collective do? 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. Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04. From the annual return ## Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Open Access Book Collective Answers Open Access Book Collective gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 October 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”. ### How much are Open Access Book Collective's highest-paid staff paid? Open Access Book Collective's annual return for the year ending 31 October 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000. The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report. ### Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid? The register does not record Open Access Book Collective as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided. Open Access Book Collective's annual return for the year ending 31 October 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity. ### Registration details Registered as a charity 19 December 2023 Company number [14118614](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/14118614) (Companies House) Also known as Open Book Collective Where it says it operates Throughout England and Wales · Scotland · Northern Ireland · Germany · France · Sweden · Denmark · Belgium ## Who it supports and how it works **Reported beneficiaries:** Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies; The General Public/mankind. **Reported activities:** Makes Grants To Organisations; Provides Services; Provides Advocacy/advice/information; Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body. Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area. ## What causes is Open Access Book Collective registered for? Education/training ## Why is there no Clarity Score for Open Access Book Collective yet? Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Open Access Book Collective. An unrated profile is a gap in our assessment, not a negative judgement about the charity. The register facts and available annual-return disclosures above remain useful. Payment never influences a rating. [How scoring works](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology) ## What should you check before donating to Open Access Book Collective? - Match the registered name and number to the appeal. A real charity number can be copied by someone impersonating the organisation. - Open the current register entry to check status, contact details and available accounts. 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The register data used for this profile lists Open Access Book Collective as a registered charity (number 1206287) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating. What is Open Access Book Collective's charity number? Open Access Book Collective's charity number is 1206287. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate. How do I check charity number 1206287? Search 1206287 on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register or on CharityCompare. Confirm the registered name matches the organisation asking for money — scammers sometimes reuse real charity numbers. What does Open Access Book Collective do? 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. Does Open Access Book Collective have reviews and complaints? CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Open Access Book Collective. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate. How can I donate to Open Access Book Collective? Open Access Book Collective's website listed in our register data is https://openbookcollective.org/. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees. How much is Open Access Book Collective's chief executive paid? The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Open Access Book Collective's annual return for the year ending 31 October 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000. Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts. Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Open Access Book Collective? The register does not record Open Access Book Collective as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided. Are Open Access Book Collective's trustees paid? Open Access Book Collective's annual return for the year ending 31 October 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity. When was Open Access Book Collective registered as a charity? Open Access Book Collective was entered on the register on 19 December 2023. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 14118614). Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register extract dated 2026-10-04, used under the [Open Government Licence v3.0](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/). Always verify current details on the [official register entry](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=1206287&subId=0).