OPM: a public interest company

OPM is a public interest company, owned — through our employee share ownership trust (ESOT) — by all the people working in it at any one time. We are a not-for-profit company with binding commitments to our social purpose, and we use our profits to advance that purpose rather than for the private gain of shareholders (of whom there are none).

What is our Public Interest General Council?

OPM is governed by a 'Public Interest General Council' made up of representatives from other public interest organisations — such as public bodies, charities, and socially responsible business. The Council meets twice a year (June and December) with OPM's board of directors to review OPM activities and ensure that we are meeting our public interest commitment. Two outside expert advisers have also been appointed to the board of directors, both of whom serve on the general council. This ensures regular scrutiny and steering, and provides a direct link between the management of OPM as a public interest company and the oversight by the general council.