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Open City
Independent profile · Charity Commission for England and Wales data
Open City is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science, environment/conservation/heritage.
Open City (number 1072104) 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 City do?
To champion the value of well designed place and space in making a liveable and vibrant city and the role everyone play within it
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Open City
Answers Open City gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 March 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.
How much are Open City's highest-paid staff paid?
Open City's annual return for the year ending 31 March 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.
Where does Open City's money come from?
Open City reported £1.1m total income for the year ending 31 March 2025. The largest sources were donations and legacies £424k (38%), trading and fundraising events £370k (33%), charitable activities £328k (29%). Legacies (gifts in wills) contributed £251k.
Donations and legacies£424k · 38%
Trading and fundraising events£370k · 33%
Charitable activities (fees and contracts)£328k · 29%
Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?
The register records Open City as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration. Work out your Gift Aid
Open City's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
Reported beneficiaries: Children/young People; The General Public/mankind.
Reported activities: Provides Services; Provides Advocacy/advice/information; Sponsors Or Undertakes Research.
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.
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The register data used for this profile lists Open City as a registered charity (number 1072104) 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 City's charity number?
Open City's charity number is 1072104. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1072104?
Search 1072104 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 City do?
To champion the value of well designed place and space in making a liveable and vibrant city and the role everyone play within it
Does Open City have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Open City. 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 City?
Open City's website listed in our register data is http://www.open-city.org.uk. 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 City's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Open City's annual return for the year ending 31 March 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.
Where does Open City's money come from?
Open City reported £1.1m total income for the year ending 31 March 2025. The largest sources were donations and legacies £424k (38%), trading and fundraising events £370k (33%), charitable activities £328k (29%). Legacies (gifts in wills) contributed £251k.
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Open City?
The register records Open City as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration.
Are Open City's trustees paid?
Open City's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
What was Open City previously called?
The register lists these previous names for Open City: London Open House; Open City Architecture.
When was Open City registered as a charity?
Open City was entered on the register on 24 October 1998. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 03159878).