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Finance Score: -4
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 1
  • Low unrestricted reserves: -2
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +1
Overall GiG Score: -1 ?

THE BRITISH COMPUTER SOCIETY 

Professional Body and Learned Society to promote the study and practice of Computing and to advance knowledge and education therein worldwide for the benefit of the public.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from a grant maker
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are 13 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • Unrestricted reserves appear to be dangerously low at the latest year end
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
miles

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k		 Spending
£k		 Surplus/
Deficit		 Fundraising
Cost £k		 Total
Funds £k		 Unrestricted
Funds £k		 Mths
Rsrvs		 Staff Volun-
teers
31/08/22£22,246£22,366£-120£0£8,347£6700.4252945
31/08/21£22,330£21,481£849£0£8,595£7,7814.3244800
31/08/20£22,001£21,715£286£0£7,975£7,24442451,222
31/08/19£20,915£21,066£-151£0£7,933£7,4934.32281,222
31/08/18£19,879£23,590£-3,711£0£8,376£7,3013.72444,000
31/08/17£35,110£36,464£-1,354£0£12,096£10,8023.63090
31/08/16£38,586£36,630£1,956£0£13,643£12,22542730
31/08/15£35,165£32,400£2,765£448£11,881£10,2833.82400
31/08/14£27,137£25,621£1,516£453£9,010£7,8063.72510
31/08/13£21,299£21,844£-545£346£7,444£7,4444.12590
31/08/12£20,246£21,415£-1,169£520£7,964£7,9644.52500
31/08/11£20,883£21,369£-486£468£9,134£9,1345.12420
31/08/10£22,084£24,500£-2,416£632£9,627£9,6274.72670
31/08/09?£30,254£33,765£-3,511£507£12,043£12,0434.32660
30/04/08£24,387£22,317£2,070£342£15,554£15,5548.42420
30/04/07£21,294£19,774£1,520£326£13,484£13,4848.22230
30/04/06£20,133£17,817£2,316£0£0£0n/a00
30/04/05£16,929£15,823£1,106£0£0£0n/a00
30/04/04£15,505£14,613£892£0£0£0n/a00
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Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 14%
Highest pay band: £200,000-£250,000
Liabilities/Assets: 48%
Liabilities/Income: 34%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 8%
Reserves/Spending: 0.4 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 1 months
Quick Ratio: 0.9
Asset Split ?
Established: 38 years

www.bcs.org

Registrar@bcs.uk

01793417417

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Listed activities
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Professional associations
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Austria, Belgium, Canada, China, Egypt, France, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guernsey, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Ireland, Isle Of Man, Italy, Japan, Jersey, Malaysia, Malta, Mauritius, Nepal, Netherlands, Nigeria, Northern Ireland, Norway, Oman, Poland, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Scotland, Singapore, Spain, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Taiwan, United Arab Emirates, United States, Zambia,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 252 employees
  • 945 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months		 To be used for
DCMS - AI Masters Development
£50,000 01/11/2018
Support development of AI Masters Programme as per the AI Sector Deal under the Industrial Strategy

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (13)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 12/13 persons

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 10/12/1985, number: 292786
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; all on time
Main office

3 Newbridge Square
Swindon
SN1 1BY

Objectives

TO PROMOTE THE STUDY AND PRACTICE OF COMPUTING AND THE ADVANCE KNOWLEDGE AND EDUCATION THEREIN FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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