THE BCS FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1202785 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Provides funding and support from BCSs industrywide network, helping to ensure the next generation of tech specialists is diverse and inclusive

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:1. TO PROMOTE THE STUDY AND PRACTICE OF COMPUTING AND THE ADVANCEMENT OF KNOWLEDGE AND EDUCATION THEREIN FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT;2. TO PROMOTE EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY WITHIN THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SECTOR THROUGH THE PROVISION OF EDUCATION, TRAINING, GRANTS AND SUCH OTHER RESOURCES AND OPPORTUNITIES AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR DISCRETION DETERMINE; AND3. FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED BY REASON OF YOUTH, ILL-HEALTH, DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR OTHER DISADVANTAGE THROUGH THE PROVISION OF EDUCATION, BURSARIES, COACHING, AND MENTORING TO EQUIP AND ENTHUSE BENEFICIARIES TO PURSUE CAREER OPPORTUNITIES WITHIN THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SECTOR.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · Disability · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Swindon, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted funds of £60,867 at the end of the financial year, representing a net movement from incoming donations of £113,808 against charitable expenditure of £52,941. The trustees confirmed that there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern for at least 12 months from the date of signing. The charity operates with no employees and is run entirely by its Board of Trustees.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints policy and procedures
• 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
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The BCS Foundation (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Carl David Harris
• Julia Elizabeth Adamson MBE
• Sharron Elizabeth Scott

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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