FAROS FOUNDATION — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 2 May 2019
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 11849153
Financial period: 1 March 2024 – 28 February 2025
Latest income: £316,958
Latest expenditure: £291,051
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Courtenay House, Pynes Hill, Exeter, EX2 5AZ

Website recorded by the regulator: www.faros.org.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

The objects of the charity are, for the public benefit, to advance education, research and training in particular, but not limited to, in relation to the nature and uses of open source data and data management in the fields of security and public policy.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 March 2024
Fin Period End Date: 28 February 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 28 December 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 10 September 2025
Date Accounts Received: 10 September 2025
Total Gross Income: £316,958
Total Gross Expenditure: £291,051

Fin Period Start Date: 1 March 2023
Fin Period End Date: 29 February 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 29 December 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 7 February 2025
Date Accounts Received: 7 February 2025
Total Gross Income: £248,998
Total Gross Expenditure: £243,453

Fin Period Start Date: 1 March 2022
Fin Period End Date: 28 February 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 28 December 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 15 December 2023
Total Gross Income: £0
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,468

Fin Period Start Date: 1 March 2021
Fin Period End Date: 28 February 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 28 December 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 6 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £0
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,393

Fin Period Start Date: 1 March 2020
Fin Period End Date: 28 February 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 28 December 2021
Date Annual Return Received: 23 December 2021
Total Gross Income: £0
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,258

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 March 2024
Fin Period End Date: 28 February 2025
Ar Due Date: 28 December 2025
Ar Received Date: 10 September 2025
Total Gross Income: £316,958
Total Gross Expenditure: £291,051
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 March 2023
Fin Period End Date: 29 February 2024
Ar Due Date: 29 December 2024
Ar Received Date: 7 February 2025
Total Gross Income: £248,998
Total Gross Expenditure: £243,453
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Count Volunteers: 0

05 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Region
Geographic Area Description: Throughout England And Wales
Welsh Ind: No

06 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

Classification Code: 308
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Sponsors Or Undertakes Research

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

Classification Code: 205
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: FAROS FOUNDATION
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2019-05-02T00:00:00

08 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 27 FEB 2019
Charitable Objects: THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, TO ADVANCE EDUCATION, RESEARCH AND TRAINING IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IN RELATION TO THE NATURE AND USES OF OPEN SOURCE DATA AND DATA MANAGEMENT IN THE FIELDS OF SECURITY AND PUBLIC POLICY.