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The Oxford Open Centre for the Cambridge Examinations in English AS A Foreign Language

The Oxford Open Centre for the Cambridge Examinations in English AS A Foreign Language is a registered charity (number 288863) based in Oxford, governed by 2 trustees and chaired by Colin David Lockhart since 2013. Latest income £19k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.

Also known as The Oxford Open Centre (Charity Commission)

  • 2 trustees
  • Income £19k (2025)

Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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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
Bracknell Forest, West Berkshire, Reading, Slough and more
Website
www.oxfordopencentre.org (opens in a new tab)
Registered
1984

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2025£19k£21k
  • 2024£29k£26k
  • 2023£28k£27k
Earlier years
  • 2022£35k£32k
  • 2021£36k£41k

Income trend, 2021 to 2025.

Income source mix, 2022: Government grants 16%. From the charity's annual return.

Charitable objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF PERSONS STUDYING ENGLISH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE IN OXFORD AND ITS SURROUNDING AREA BY THE PROVISION OF EXAMINATION FACILITIES IN OXFORD TO ESTABLISH A DEGREE OF PROFICIENCY IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE BY MEANS OF THE RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE LOCAL EXAMINATIONS SYNDICATE OR OTHERWISE AS THE ASSOCIATION MAY DETERMINE.

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.

2 trustees on the board

12.5y median 12.5y
average tenure
13y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

13y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (2)

0
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Education/training 2

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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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
incomespending£19k latest income

Sources

Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Registered charity number
288863
Status
Registered
Governing document
CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 19TH JANUARY 1984 AS AMENDED BY A SCHEME DATED 4 NOVEMBER 1998 AND JANUARY 2000
Contact on the register
07534 017013 · oxfordopencentre1@hotmail.com
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
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