Independent profile · Charity Commission for England and Wales data
Open College of the Arts is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science.
Open College of the Arts (number 327446) 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 College of the Arts do?
Open access educational charity
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Open College of the Arts
Answers Open College of the Arts gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 July 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.
How much are Open College of the Arts's highest-paid staff paid?
Open College of the Arts's annual return for the year ending 31 July 2025 reports 1 employee paid more than £60,000, including 1 employee paid more than £100,000. The highest reported pay band is £100,001–£110,000 (1 employee).
Employees paid over £60,000, by salary band
£100,001–£110,000
1
The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.
Where does Open College of the Arts's money come from?
Open College of the Arts reported £3.1m total income for the year ending 31 July 2025. The largest sources were trading and fundraising events £3m (96%), other income £130k (4%).
Trading and fundraising events£3m · 96%
Other income£130k · 4%
Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?
The register does not record Open College of the Arts as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Open College of the Arts's annual return for the year ending 31 July 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
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 College of the Arts registered for?
Education/trainingArts/culture/heritage/science
Why is there no Clarity Score for Open College of the Arts yet?
Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Open College of the Arts.
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The register data used for this profile lists Open College of the Arts as a registered charity (number 327446) 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 College of the Arts's charity number?
Open College of the Arts's charity number is 327446. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 327446?
Search 327446 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 College of the Arts do?
Open access educational charity
Does Open College of the Arts have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Open College of the Arts. 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 College of the Arts?
Open College of the Arts's website listed in our register data is http://www.open.ac.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 College of the Arts's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Open College of the Arts's annual return for the year ending 31 July 2025 reports 1 employee paid more than £60,000, including 1 employee paid more than £100,000. The highest reported pay band is £100,001–£110,000 (1 employee). 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 College of the Arts's money come from?
Open College of the Arts reported £3.1m total income for the year ending 31 July 2025. The largest sources were trading and fundraising events £3m (96%), other income £130k (4%).
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Open College of the Arts?
The register does not record Open College of the Arts as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Are Open College of the Arts's trustees paid?
Open College of the Arts's annual return for the year ending 31 July 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
What was Open College of the Arts previously called?
The register lists this previous name for Open College of the Arts: The Arts and Crafts Educational Trust.
When was Open College of the Arts registered as a charity?
Open College of the Arts was entered on the register on 13 May 1987. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 02125674).