THE ALAN TURING INSTITUTE
Registered charity 1162533 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE INSTITUTE
THE ALAN TURING INSTITUTE IS INTERESTED IN RESEARCH WHICH TACKLES THE BIG CHALLENGES IN DATA SCIENCE WITH LASTING EFFECTS FOR SCIENCE, THE ECONOMY AND THE WORLD WE LIVE IN. CORE AREAS OF OUR RESEARCH RANGE FROM DATA-CENTRIC ENGINEERING, HIGH-PERFORMANCE COMPUTING AND CYBER-SECURITY, TO SMART CITIES, HEALTH, THE ECONOMY AND DATA ETHICS
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the Charity and Group made a deficit of £9.2m for the year ended 31 March 2025, funded by drawing on reserves. The Trustees confirm that there is a reasonable expectation that the Charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence, adopting the going concern basis for the financial statements.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Highest-paid employee band: £300,000 - £309,999 — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median £130k)
“£300,000 - £309,999 1”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: six months of anticipated operating costs (held: £11.1m)
“a minimum reserves threshold is set at £9.2m as at 31 March 2025, which is equivalent to six months of anticipated operating costs.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: Dr Douglas Gurr received remuneration totalling £45,000 during the year for his role as Chairman of the Charity.
“Douglas Gurr received remuneration totalling £45,000 during the year for his role as Chairman of the Charity. (2023/24: £45,000).”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Crowe UK LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Corporate structure
TURING INNOVATIONS LIMITED — per its own Companies House accounts
- Turnover: £14.4m
- Profit before tax: £298k
- Donated/gift-aided to the charity: £980k
- Staff and overhead cost recharges from parent charity
“A Gift Aid distribution of £980,109 was made to the parent charity in December 2024.”
Company officers (Companies House)
Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.
- GRAHAM, Catherine Ann — director, appointed 24/08/2026not on trustee list
- KAPOOR, Rakshit — director, appointed 24/08/2026not on trustee list
- RADWAN, Golestan Sally — director, appointed 16/06/2025on trustee list
- HILLSTON, Jane Elizabeth, Professor — director, appointed 28/11/2024on trustee list
- TREFETHEN, Anne Elizabeth, Professor — director, appointed 28/11/2024on trustee list
- REES, Geraint Ellis, Professor — director, appointed 13/10/2023on trustee list
- LAWRENCE, Vanessa Vivienne, Dr — director, appointed 01/08/2020on trustee list
- THAKRAR, Hitesh — director, appointed 01/08/2020on trustee list
- KIRWAN, Kerry Emmet Arthur, Professor — director, appointed 28/04/2020on trustee list
- FORSTER, Vanessa — secretary, appointed 09/09/2020
Official officers record.
Public-sector contracts awarded
From the official Contracts Finder and Find a Tender notices (supplier matched by exact registered name). Contract income is distinct from grants.
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£822k
Reserves (reported)
£28.3m
Reported reserves equal ~5.9 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (66% 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: 1.7% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.8%) (benchmarks).
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Throughout England And Wales
Income and spending
Common questions
Is THE ALAN TURING INSTITUTE financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the Charity and Group made a deficit of £9.2m for the year ended 31 March 2025, funded by drawing on reserves. The Trustees confirm that there is a reasonable expectation that the Charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence, adopting the going concern basis for the financial statements. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Crowe UK LLP.
What does the highest-paid employee of THE ALAN TURING INSTITUTE earn?
Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £300,000 - £309,999 band.
Who funds THE ALAN TURING INSTITUTE?
Funders whose own accounts filings name THE ALAN TURING INSTITUTE as a grant recipient include LLOYD'S REGISTER FOUNDATION, ALZHEIMER'S RESEARCH UK, THE BRITFORD BRIDGE TRUST, COOPERATIVE AI FOUNDATION.
Known funders
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