# THE BRITISH COMPUTER SOCIETY

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 292786
- **Other names:** BCS, THE CHARTERED INSTITUTE FOR IT
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** Dec. 10, 1985
- **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=292786


## Contact

- **Address:** 3 Newbridge Square, Swindon
- **Postcode:** SN1 1BY
- **Phone:** 01793417417
- **Email:** Registrar@bcs.uk
- **Website:** www.bcs.org



## Activities

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

**Activities:** 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.

**Area of benefit:** NOT DEFINED




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Makes Grants To Organisations, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** Education/training, Disability
- **Who:** Children/young People, People With Disabilities, Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- 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



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug. 31, 2025 | £21881000 | £23991000 | £5237000 | 254 |
| Aug. 31, 2024 | £25243000 | £25690000 | £7446000 | 271 |
| Aug. 31, 2023 | £23611000 | £24216000 | £7682000 | 246 |
| Aug. 31, 2022 | £22246000 | £22366000 | £8347000 | 252 |
| Aug. 31, 2021 | £22330000 | £21481000 | £8595000 | 244 |



## Trustees

- **Sarah Winmill** (Chair) — appointed March 12, 2025
- Daljit Rehal FBCS — appointed March 13, 2024
- Dr Kevin Fraser Chalmers — appointed March 13, 2024
- Dr Stephen Robert Pettifer — appointed March 11, 2026
- Dr William Peter Robin Mitchell OBE — appointed March 11, 2026
- Eliot George Thomas Smith — appointed May 1, 2025
- Emma Charlotte Logan — appointed March 11, 2026
- Jo Stansfield MBCS — appointed May 4, 2023
- Nicola Jane Granger — appointed March 12, 2025
- Robert Thompson FBCS, FIET — appointed March 13, 2024
- Samuel Keith Achampong — appointed March 11, 2026
- Sharon Anne Moore MBE — appointed May 6, 2021
- William Stephen Charlie Houston-Brown — appointed May 2, 2024