RASPBERRY PI FOUNDATION
The Raspberry Pi Foundation is an educational charity dedicated to promoting the study of computer science in schools, and is a major shareholder in the London Stock Exchange-listed technology manufacturer Raspberry Pi Holdings plc.
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Cash
£957k
+20.7% vs 2024
Net assets
£219m
+2.2% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
201
-13.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£1.1m
-99.1% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | £213,655,000 | £106,250,000 | — | — | |
| Operating profit | £14,123,000 | £110,972,000 | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | £14,195,000 | £115,149,000 | £1,074,000 | -99.1% | |
| Net profit | £10,713,000 | £114,714,000 | £1,056,000 | -99.1% | |
| Cash | £44,157,000 | £793,000 | £957,000 | +20.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £125,112,000 | £214,214,000 | £218,928,000 | +2.2% | |
| Net assets | £125,112,000 | £214,214,000 | £218,928,000 | +2.2% | |
| Equity | £125,112,000 | £214,214,000 | £218,928,000 | +2.2% | |
| Average employees | 244 | 232 | 201 | -13.4% | |
| Wages | £18,882,000 | £14,312,000 | £9,509,000 | -33.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £3,208,000 | £0 | £0 | — | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £684,000 | £489,000 | — | — |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 6.6% | 104.4% | — | |
| Net margin | 5.0% | 108.0% | — | |
| Return on capital employed | 11.3% | 51.8% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 36.6% | 3.7% | 4.5% | |
| Current ratio | 2.52x | 0.16x | 0.21x | |
| Interest cover | 53.29x | — | — |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Moore Kingston Smith LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“As the Foundation can draw upon the endowment, and its significant investment in Raspberry Pi Holdings plc, to support its planned activities, we believe the Foundation to be a going concern.”
Group structure
- RASPBERRY PI FOUNDATION · parent
- Hello World Foundation
- Raspberry Pi Foundation North America Inc.
- Raspberry Pi Educational Services Private Limited
- Raspberry Pi Mid Co Limited
- Raspberry Pi Foundation Kenya
Significant events
- “In April 2026, the Foundation completed a partial sell down of the shareholding, reducing the holding to 41.0% and realising net proceeds of £58.8m.”
- “In June 2026, the Foundation signed a Deed of Transfer with Ezrah Charitable Trust to initiate the transfer of the ECT shareholding over a 10 - 15 year period.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
12 active · 23 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ORME, Wendy, Dr. | Secretary | 2024-10-01 | — | — |
| ALEXANDER, Anna | Director | 2025-09-18 | Apr 1972 | British |
| ASTALL, Janet | Director | 2023-02-09 | Feb 1973 | British |
| DE ALWIS, Amali Chivanthi | Director | 2020-09-17 | Apr 1980 | British |
| GREENE, Stephen Blair | Director | 2024-06-20 | Jul 1966 | British,American |
| LAZAR, John Wilfred, Dr | Director | 2020-08-10 | Mar 1959 | British |
| LEADBEATER, Charles Richard | Director | 2020-09-17 | Jan 1959 | British |
| LEBUS, Simon David | Director | 2025-08-01 | Oct 1957 | British |
| QUALLO-WRIGHT, Marsha Maria, Dr | Director | 2025-09-18 | Mar 1983 | British |
| SLIWINSKI, Andrew Joseph | Director | 2024-06-20 | May 1983 | American |
| TURKINGTON, Laura | Director | 2024-06-20 | Dec 1976 | Irish |
| ZAHN, David | Director | 2022-09-22 | Dec 1970 | British,American |
Show 23 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACS, Eva | Secretary | 2018-08-03 | 2019-01-11 |
| COPLAND, Carol Gail | Secretary | 2020-02-13 | 2023-03-02 |
| GARNER, Anne-Marie | Secretary | 2017-11-27 | 2018-08-03 |
| HUNTLEY, Simon | Secretary | 2023-03-02 | 2023-06-19 |
| LANG, Jack Arnold | Secretary | 2008-11-25 | 2017-11-01 |
| MORTON, Andrew David Bridge | Secretary | 2023-07-06 | 2024-10-01 |
| WOOD, Louisa | Secretary | 2019-01-11 | 2020-01-31 |
| BLYTH, Matilda Phoebe, Dr | Director | 2016-11-29 | 2023-10-19 |
| BRABEN, David John | Director | 2008-11-25 | 2018-10-18 |
| BROWN, Caroline Anne, Dr | Director | 2018-10-18 | 2020-10-15 |
| CLEEVELY, David Douglas | Director | 2014-09-09 | 2020-10-15 |
| COUTU, Sherry Leigh, Cbe | Director | 2015-07-20 | 2021-09-23 |
| DRORI, Jonathan Ilan | Director | 2017-11-01 | 2024-10-17 |
| GLASS, Louis | Director | 2013-06-05 | 2018-07-06 |
| LABBAD, Daniel | Director | 2020-09-17 | 2024-06-10 |
| LANG, Jack Arnold | Director | 2008-11-25 | 2017-11-01 |
| LOMAS, Peter Barry | Director | 2008-11-25 | 2019-10-10 |
| MAIRS, Christopher John | Director | 2015-12-03 | 2021-09-23 |
| MULLINS, Robert David, Dr | Director | 2008-11-25 | 2014-02-03 |
| MYCROFT, Alan, Dr | Director | 2008-11-25 | 2015-12-03 |
| PLUMBLY-CLEGG, Richard, Prof | Director | 2019-09-19 | 2025-09-19 |
| SHILLINGLAW, Kim Danila | Director | 2019-09-19 | 2025-09-19 |
| UPTON, Eben Christopher, Dr. | Director | 2008-11-25 | 2012-12-18 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 122 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-07-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-07-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-11-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-09-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-08 | ANNOTATION | miscellaneous | Legacy | |
| 2024-12-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-10-02 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-10-02 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-24 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-06-24 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-06-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 10
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 2
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.