Registered charity (CIO) · Oxford
The Oxford School of Thought
The Oxford School of Thought is a registered charity (number 1161778) based in Oxford, governed by 3 trustees and chaired by Peter Cansell since 2017. Latest income £0 (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
Also known as OST (Charity Commission)
- 3 trustees
- Income £0 (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training
- Where
- Throughout England And Wales, Guernsey, Isle Of Man, Jersey
- Website
- www.oxfordschoolofthought.org (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2015
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£0£1k
- 2024£5k£1k
- 2023£0£230
Earlier years
- 2022£0£4k
- 2021£5k£167
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Charitable objects
THE OBJECTS OF THE OXFORD SCHOOL OF THOUGHT ARE:TO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN THE EDUCATIONAL AND SOCIAL EFFECTS OF EXISTING EDUCATIONAL SYSTEMS AND PUBLIC POLICY ON EDUCATION IN THE UNITED KINGDOM OR ELSEWHERE BY PROMOTING ON A NON-POLITICAL BASIS RESEARCH AND DISCUSSION OF THE SAME AND TO PUBLISH THE USEFUL RESULTS.
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
3 trustees on the board
- Peter Cansell Chair since 2017
- Philip Marples since 2020
- Xander Cansell since 2015
Trustees past 6 years
- Peter Cansell Chair since 2017
- Philip Marples since 2020
- Xander Cansell since 2015
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (2)
- Philip Marples since 2020
- Xander Cansell since 2015
Portfolio (1)
- Peter Cansell Chair since 2017
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
- Small board - little cover if a trustee leaves
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1161778
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - Foundation Registered 21 May 2015
- Contact on the register
- 01865421135 · info@oxfordschoolofthought.org
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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