# THE INSTITUTION OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY BENEVOLENT FUND

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 208925
- **Other names:** IET CONNECT, THE INCORPORATED BENEVOLENT FUND OF THE INSTITUTION OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS, THE INSTITUTION OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS BENEVOLENT FUND, FOOTHOLD
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** Sept. 22, 1962
- **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=208925


## Contact

- **Address:** Unit 82A, James Carter Road, Mildenhall Industrial Estate, Suffolk
- **Postcode:** IP28 7DE
- **Phone:** +447923257087
- **Email:** contact.us@myfoothold.org
- **Website:** www.myfoothold.org



## Activities

**Objects:** TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL OR OTHER ASSISTANCE TO PERSONS OF ALL AGES WHO ARE IN NEED WHO ARE BENEFICIARIES OF THE FUND IN ANY MANNER WHICH THE TRUSTEES CONSIDER EXPEDIENT

**Activities:** Welfare work that falls into 5 main areas in the form of advice, personal contact, financial assistance, unemployment support and care support. It is primarily provided for members and former members of the Institution of Engineering & Technology & their dependants.  Each person approaching the Charity receives support individually tailored to meet their specific needs.

**Area of benefit:** NATIONAL




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Provides Human Resources, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Disability, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, Other Defined Groups



## Areas of operation

- Australia
- Canada
- Ghana
- Greece
- Hong Kong
- India
- Jordan
- Lebanon
- New Zealand
- Nigeria
- Pakistan
- Scotland
- South Africa
- Spain
- Sri Lanka
- Sweden
- United Arab Emirates
- United States
- Zambia
- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | £1575480 | £1214615 | £24571206 | 13 |
| June 30, 2024 | £1159379 | £2054421 | £24444215 | 14 |
| June 30, 2023 | £2236407 | £2436204 | £23599148 | 13 |
| June 30, 2022 | £1473732 | £2486576 | £24062813 | 14 |
| June 30, 2021 | £1297315 | £2917710 | £26863872 | 15 |



## Trustees

- **Thomas Budd** (Chair) — appointed Oct. 1, 2020
- ALAN WATTS — appointed Oct. 1, 2023
- ANDY ROGERS — appointed Oct. 1, 2023
- Dale Melvyn Briscoe — appointed Nov. 13, 2024
- Dr Ines Tunga — appointed Feb. 18, 2026
- Dr Kenny Chukwunwike Otiaba — appointed May 21, 2025
- Gareth Rutherford Price — appointed April 29, 2020
- John Gleeson — appointed Oct. 1, 2022
- Lynn Isabell Henderson — appointed April 29, 2026
- Wolf Byttner — appointed Oct. 1, 2022