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The British Computer Society

A Registered Charity based in England

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The best identifier for this organisation is GB-CHC-292786 .
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Description

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.

Also known as

  • BCS
  • The British Computer Society
  • British Computer Society
  • The Chartered Institute for It

CCEW Charity number

292786

Registered

Postcode

SN1 1BY

Website

bcs.org

Domain

bcs.uk

Latest income

£22,246,000 (on )

This organisation record is based on data from Registered charities in England and Wales published by Charity Commission for England and Wales.

The British Computer Society

GB-CHC-292786

Locations

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Depending on the data source, location may describe the headquarters of the organisation rather than the area it operates in.

Areas of operation in the UK

Area of operation outside the UK

  • United Arab Emirates
  • Austria
  • Belgium
  • Canada
  • Switzerland
  • China
  • Germany
  • Egypt
  • Spain
  • France
  • Guernsey
  • Ghana
  • Greece
  • Hong Kong
  • Hungary
  • Ireland
  • Isle of Man
  • India
  • Iceland
  • Italy
  • Jersey
  • Japan
  • Sri Lanka
  • Malta
  • Mauritius
  • Malaysia
  • Nigeria
  • Netherlands
  • Norway
  • Nepal
  • Oman
  • Poland
  • Qatar
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Singapore
  • Taiwan, Province of China
  • United States
  • Zambia

Registered Office in the UK

The British Computer Society

GB-CHC-292786

Linked records

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This organisation record is part of a group of linked records that describe a single organisation. The organisation is linked to 2 active records and 0 inactive records, from 2 data sources.

The best identifier for this organisation is GB-CHC-292786 .
What is an organisation identifier?

An organisation identifier is a unique piece of text that definitively identifies an organisation.

Examples include charity numbers and company numbers.

Identifiers are usually assigned by an external body like a regulator.

Findthatcharity uses the Org ID scheme to create identifiers.

GB-CHC gives the scheme for this identifier (Charity Commission), while 292786 is the identifier for this organisation within the scheme.

The British Computer Society (this record)

Organisation record from Charity Commission for England and Wales
Last updated 2024-04-28

The British Computer Society

GB-CHC-292786

Themes and activities

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This organisation has been classified using different categories:

International Classification of Non-profit and Third Sector Organizations (ICNP/TSO)

ICNP/TSO categories have been automatically assigned from a machine learning model, as part of the UK Charity Classification project.

  • Professional associations J20

UK Charity Activity Tags

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  • Education ED

Theme (CCEW)

  • Education/training 102
  • Disability 104

Beneficiaries (CCEW)

  • Children/young People 201
  • People With Disabilities 203
  • Other Defined Groups 206
  • The General Public/mankind 207

Activities (CCEW)

  • Makes Grants To Individuals 301
  • Makes Grants To Organisations 302
  • Provides Services 306
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information 307

Scale of operation

  • National and Overseas

The British Computer Society

GB-CHC-292786

Charity financial history

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Year ending Income (£) Spending (£)
1985-12-10 Registered as a charity
2004-04-30 15,505,000 14,613,000
2005-04-30 16,929,000 15,823,000
2006-04-30 20,133,000 17,817,000
2007-04-30 21,294,006 19,774,151
2008-04-30 24,387,000 22,317,000
2009-08-31 30,254,000 33,765,000
2010-08-31 22,084,000 24,500,000
2011-08-31 20,883,000 21,369,000
2012-08-31 20,246,000 21,415,000
2013-08-31 21,299,000 21,844,000
2014-08-31 27,137,000 25,621,000
2015-08-31 35,165,000 32,400,000
2016-08-31 38,586,000 36,630,000
2017-08-31 35,110,000 36,464,000
2018-08-31 19,879,000 23,590,000
2019-08-31 20,915,000 21,066,000
2020-08-31 22,001,000 21,715,000
2021-08-31 22,330,000 21,481,000
2022-08-31 22,246,000 22,366,000
Income and Spending
Funds and Reserves

Data on funds and reserves are only available for financial years where the charity's income was more than £500,000.

The British Computer Society

GB-CHC-292786

Charity people

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2022
£
2021
£
Employees 252 244
Employees paid more than £60,000 27 30
Volunteers 945 800
Trustees 13
Employees
Volunteers

Data on employees is only available for financial years where the charity's income was more than £500,000.

The British Computer Society

GB-CHC-292786

Statement of Financial Activities

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Statement of financial activities for year ended .

Based on information provided to the Charity Commission for England and Wales in the charity's annual return. This may not exactly match the figures and categories supplied in the charity's annual accounts.

2022
£m
2021
£m
Incoming resources
Donations and other voluntary income - -
Legacies - -
Endowments - -
Donations and legacies - -
Income from charitable activities 22.0 21.1
Income from other trading activities - -
Income from investments 0.1 0.1
Other income 0.2 1.2
Total 22.2 22.3
Expenditure
Investment management - -
Other spending on raising funds - -
Spending on raising funds - -
Grants to institutions - -
Other charitable activities 22.4 21.5
Charitable activities 22.4 21.5
Other spending - -
Total 22.4 21.5
Net income / (expenditure) (0.1) 0.8

The British Computer Society

GB-CHC-292786

Balance sheet

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Balance sheet at .

Based on information provided to the Charity Commission for England and Wales in the charity's annual return. This may not exactly match the figures and categories supplied in the charity's annual accounts.

2022
£m
2021
£m
Fixed assets
Tangible and intangible assets 2.8 5.6
Investment assets 3.3 0.0
6.1 5.6
Current assets
Current investment assets - -
Cash 6.6 6.9
Other current assets 3.3 3.3
9.9 10.2
Creditors
Amounts falling due within one year (7.4) (6.9)
Net current assets 2.5 3.2
Total assets less current liabilities 8.6 8.8
Creditors
Amounts falling due after one year (0.2) (0.2)
Net assets 8.3 8.6
Funds
Endowment funds - -
Restricted funds 7.7 0.8
Unrestricted funds 0.7 7.8
8.3 8.6

The British Computer Society

GB-CHC-292786

Income from government

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2022
£
2021
£
Contracts with government
None recorded
Government grants
Income from government grants 161,969 131,000
Government grants as % of total income 0.7% 0.6%
Number of government grants 1 1

The British Computer Society

GB-CHC-292786

Grants received

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Date Funder Amount awarded Description
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Office of Artificial Intelligence 1819
£50,000 AI Masters Development

Data source

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GB-CHC-292786

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