THE BRITISH COMPUTER SOCIETY
Activities
As described by the charity on the register
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.
Latest income
£21.9m
Expenditure
£24.0m
Financial year end
2025-08-31
Income & spending history
As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-08-31 | £22.3m | £21.5m | |
| 2022-08-31 | £22.2m | £22.4m | |
| 2023-08-31 | £23.6m | £24.2m | |
| 2024-08-31 | £25.2m | £25.7m | |
| 2025-08-31 | £21.9m | £24.0m |
Latest detailed return
Year end 2025-08-31 · consolidated (group) figures
Income mix
| Donations & legacies | £103k |
| Charitable activities | £21.5m |
| Trading | £0 |
| Investment income | £186k |
| Total income | £21.9m |
Spending
| Charitable spend | £24.0m |
| Raising funds | £0 |
| Grants to institutions | £0 |
| Governance | £890k |
| Total expenditure | £24.0m |
Balance sheet
| Reserves | £5.2m |
| Total funds | £5.2m |
| — restricted | £1.0m |
| — unrestricted | £4.2m |
| — endowment | £0 |
| Total assets | £5.2m |
| Cash | £3.2m |
People
| Employees | 254 |
Classification
The charity's own register classification
What it does
- Education/training
- Disability
Who it helps
- Children/young People
- People With Disabilities
- Other Defined Groups
- The General Public/mankind
How it works
- Makes Grants To Individuals
- Makes Grants To Organisations
- Provides Services
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register, 2026-07-28. Detailed figures as filed in the charity's annual return. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.