CLOUDY FOUNDATION
Cloudy Foundation was established by the Cloudy IT group and the Foundation provides support and opportunity for (especially disadvantaged) young people to develop their digital skills and towards employment. The Charity provides the Enterprise Academy alongside Tech Lab projects, including designing, producing and marketing their own apps and other digital initiatives and skills development.
Objects
TO PROMOTE THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION THROUGH THE PROVISION OF PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE PRIMARILY, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY YOUNG PEOPLE UNDER 25, TO DEVELOP THEIR DIGITAL SKILLS, TO SUPPORT THEM IN THEIR EDUCATION AND INCREASE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES PRIMARILY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, IN THE UNITED KINGDOM.
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Investment
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2025
- Volunteers: 10
- Grant-making is its main activity
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2024
- Volunteers: 25
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2023
- Volunteers: 15
- Government income: £9,000 — grants £9,000 (1); 26% of the £34,293 total gross income on the same return
Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)
Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 3 were received after the due date: year ending 31/08/2025 (received 09/07/2026, 9 days after the 30/06/2026 due date); year ending 31/08/2024 (received 09/09/2025, 71 days after the 30/06/2025 due date); year ending 31/08/2021 (received 18/10/2022, 110 days after the 30/06/2022 due date).
Trustees
- David Hallchair
- John Mitchell
- Stephen Paul McNay
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/08/2025 | £16k | £16k |
| 31/08/2024 | £50k | £53k |
| 31/08/2023 | £34k | £32k |
| 31/08/2022 | £26k | £29k |
| 31/08/2021 | £23k | £19k |
Common questions
Who funds CLOUDY FOUNDATION?
Funders whose own accounts filings name CLOUDY FOUNDATION as a grant recipient include BUCKINGHAMSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, ANSON CHARITABLE TRUST, THE CARRINGTON CHARITABLE TRUST.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| BUCKINGHAMSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | FY2024 | £10k | Education and skills |
| ANSON CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2025 | £1k | Charitable Donation |
| THE CARRINGTON CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2025 | £1k |