The Governance RegisterEdition 2026 · Compiled 12th July 2026

Open Access Book Collective

Registered charity 1206287 Registered since 2023

Operates: Australia, Cyprus, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Zimbabwe, Throughout England And Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Germany, France, Sweden

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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.

9 trustees on the board

3.1y median 4y
average tenure
4y
longest tenure
0
trustees past 6 years
4.6y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (9)

2
company-linked trustees

Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.

Tech and media 4Education 1Professional services 1

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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 2 years.
2024
2025
incomespending£375k latest income · income exceeded spending in 2024 and 2025

Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more trustees with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or sister charity. Connected through a shared trustee share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group. A board with no shared trustee at all may still appear here when it is active in the same charitable field.

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Contact

Websitehttps://openbookcollective.org/
Emailinfo@openbookcollective.org
Phone020 8191 2026
AddressBDB PITMANS LLP, One Bartholomew Close, London, EC1A 7BL

Finances

£374,547 latest income

YearIncomeSpending
2024£273,963£180,745
2025£374,547£282,347

What it does

What

Education/training

Who

Other Charities Or Voluntary BodiesThe General Public/mankind

How

Makes Grants To OrganisationsProvides ServicesProvides Advocacy/advice/informationActs As An Umbrella Or Resource Body

Charitable objects

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ARE TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN GENERAL BY SUCH MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT, INCLUDING BY INCREASING ACCESS TO RESEARCH AND ACADEMIC MATERIALS THROUGH THE SUPPORT OF OPEN-ACCESS BOOKS AND INFRASTRUCTURES.

Governing document: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 19 MAY 2022AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 08 SEP 2023

Trustees (9)

9trustees
49median age
0aged 70+

Linked company (Companies House)

Open Access Book Collective · 14118614 · Active

PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption) · incorporated 19/05/2022

4 governing document(s) held from Companies House.

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