CODE YOUR FUTURE
Registered charity 1174929 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also registered in Scotland as SC050753 (OSCR)
We offer a 6-month training program to help every single refugee and disadvantaged person with the dream of becoming a software developer
Causes: Education/training · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Economic/community Development/employment · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts
The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £683,066 at year-end, which is above its stated reserves policy target of £300,000. The charity reported a net income surplus of £146,915 for the year, driven by total incoming resources of £1,152,314 against expenditure of £1,005,399. The trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.
Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Fundraising cost ratio: 18.0% of fundraised income, as disclosed
“£207,498 was spent on fundraising (2023: £247,731).” — page 11
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: £300k (held: £683k)
“The current reserve policy is set at £300k.” — page 11
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustee connected business gift in kind
“Stephen Grant, a trustee, is also a director of Cititec Group Limited (Cititec). During the year Cititec allowed CYF use of office space free of charge. This has been included as a gift in kind, with £26,000 (2023: £52,000) being recognised as income and expenditure in the year. No amounts were outstanding at year end in the current or prior period.” — page 38
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: CodeYourFuture Labs Limited
“The consolidated financial statements include the results of CodeYourFuture Labs Limited, the trading arm of the charity which undertakes student programmes and recruitment of trainees.” — page 33
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Godfrey Wilson Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Code Your Future (matched by registered charity number).
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- German Bencci — CEO (source)
- Liliana Bermudes — Chief Strategy Officer (source)
- Karen Klein — Chief Operating Officer (source)
- Daniel Wagner-Hall — Director (source)
- Stephen Grant — Executive Chairman (source)
Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.
Funders the charity credits
Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).
- Capgemini — “Since 2021, Capgemini has been dedicated to sponsoring trainees and helped to run four CodeYourFuture courses in London, Birmingham and Manc…” (source page)
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)
Cost of raising funds
£207k
Reported reserves equal ~8.2 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (62% 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: 18.0% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2%) (benchmarks).
- Joy Maitland MBEchair
- Barath Vignarajah
- Christopher Bond
- Daniela Maria Sozzi
- Rosemary Hitchcock
- Rustum Rau
- STEPHEN GRANT
- Syed Raza
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Scotland · Throughout England And Wales
Income and spending
Common questions
Is CODE YOUR FUTURE financially healthy?
Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £683,066 at year-end, which is above its stated reserves policy target of £300,000. The charity reported a net income surplus of £146,915 for the year, driven by total incoming resources of £1,152,314 against expenditure of £1,005,399. The trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Godfrey Wilson Limited.
Who funds CODE YOUR FUTURE?
Funders whose own accounts filings name CODE YOUR FUTURE as a grant recipient include SANTANDER UK FOUNDATION LIMITED, BELVEDERE TRUST, THE GSR FOUNDATION.
Known funders
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