# Backup Tech

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1159168
- **Other names:** BEHIND THE SCENES UK, BTS UK, TECH: THE TECHNICAL ENTERTAINMENT CHARITY
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Nov. 11, 2014
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1159168


## Contact

- **Address:** Redoubt House, 1b Edward Road, Eastbourne
- **Postcode:** BN23 8AS
- **Phone:** 0300 302 0068
- **Email:** info@backuptech.uk
- **Website:** www.backuptech.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** To relieve persons who have worked in the Entertainment Technology Industry for at least five years, and/or their immediate family members, who are (i) in need by reason of ill-health or injury, (ii) experiencing unexpected financial distress or hardship.

**Activities:** Providing grants to entertainment technology professionals, or their immediate family, who are seriously ill or injured. Grants may be used for basic living costs, medical related expenses, transportation, retraining, or funerals. Anyone is eligible for assistance who has earned their living in the industry for at least five years working behind the curtain, behind the camera, or on the road.




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes
- **Who:** Other Defined Groups



## Areas of operation

- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £351894 | £192866 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £255431 | £221254 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £179009 | £225323 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £434624 | £367907 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £487115 | £292251 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **LEE DENNISON** (Chair) — appointed Nov. 11, 2014
- Koy Neminathan — appointed Dec. 6, 2022
- Michelle Burgess — appointed June 7, 2022
- Paul Robson — appointed June 29, 2017
- Peter Heath — appointed June 20, 2017
- RICK FISHER — appointed Nov. 11, 2014
- Sarah James — appointed Aug. 15, 2025
- Scott Arnold — appointed June 7, 2022
- Shane McGreevy — appointed Dec. 6, 2022