NATIONAL COLLEGE FOR DIGITAL SKILLS

Registered charity 1158399 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CODE COLLEGE, CODE COLLEGE LTD.

The College aims to advance the education of the public on the subject of computing and related disciplines, including establishing and supporting educational institutions which teach computing and related disciplines. Working with industry to design and deliver an institution that provides the education and support needed for its students to progress into highly skilled computing-related roles.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £51,753 for the year ended 31 July 2025, resulting in total funds of £663,872. The trustees confirmed that accumulated free reserves and future budgeted income are sufficient to continue as a going concern, with no material uncertainties identified by the independent auditor.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Buzzacott Audit LLP. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

In the news

Recent coverage mentioning this charity by name (automated match; headlines belong to their publishers).

• Ada, the National College for Digital Skills, opens new campus in London, creating new opportunities for women tech fenews.co.uk · 10/10/2023
• Ada, the National College for Digital Skills, recognised with The King’s Award for Enterprise fenews.co.uk · 21/04/2023
• Ada, the National College for Digital Skills announces expansion to site in the heart of Victoria fenews.co.uk · 01/09/2022

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Ada, the National College for Digital Skills (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• Bank of America — “Bank of America is a founding partner of Ada, having provided nearly £1 million in donations over the duration of the partnership.” (source page)
• King — “King has been a founding partner since 2016, providing significant annual unrestricted donations totaling over £700,000.” (source page)

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/07/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~1.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other (63% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Nicholas Wilcockchair · trustee of 1 other charity
• Christopher Cherry
• Gillian Lancaster
• MARK SMITH

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Throughout London

Income and spending

Common questions

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE CHARTERED COLLEGE OF TEACHING.

• THE CHARTERED COLLEGE OF TEACHING income £2.5m
• THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF COMPUTING income £955k
• COLLEGES WALES / COLEGAU CYMRU income £2.4m
• The Jones Community and Education Trust income £365k
• Digital Poverty Alliance income £1.8m
• DIGITAL ADVANTAGE income £1.3m

Side by side with its peers

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.