01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC043940
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Scotland and other parts of the UK
- Volunteers
- 101-250 volunteers
- Staff
- 12
- Postcode
- GL2 1AL
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The UK Electronics Skills Foundation (UKESF) was founded in 2010 as the only STEM organisation in the UK devoted exclusively to Electronics and semiconductors. It undertakes skills advocacy and consultancy work on behalf of the UK’s ‘deep tech’ sector. A key aspect of the UKESF’s work is focussed on connecting Higher and Further Education, industry and secondary education. The UKESF has partnerships with 30 leading universities right across the UK. They offer a Scholarship Scheme for undergraduates, which has benefited over 900 students, preparing them for industry and providing a valuable skills pipeline to UK organisations. The Scheme received external recognition, winning a Princess Royal Training Award in both 2022 and 2025. In support of its charitable purpose, the UKESF has an extensive programme of schools’ outreach and engagement activities, these include Primary Electronics and Girls into Electronics.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
Beneficiaries
- Other defined groups
Activities
- It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
- It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The company's objects are:- To advance education in the field of electronics design and manufacture, and in particular: (1) through engagement of industry & academia to attract UK students to study degree courses of relevance to the electronics industry (2) through the engagement of industrial sponsorships for under-graduates.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 June 2025 | £973,918 | £784,816 | 12 | 30 January 2026 |
| 30 June 2024 | £572,055 | £568,066 | 12 | 20 December 2024 |
| 30 June 2023 | £512,753 | £511,745 | 12 | 2 January 2024 |
| 30 June 2022 | £414,057 | £393,351 | 12 | 10 October 2022 |
| 30 June 2021 | £298,071 | £290,033 | 12 | 5 October 2021 |
Figures are those reported by the charity and supplied in the OSCR bulk download. Blank facts remain distinct from zero.
04 Contact record
Principal office or trustees address
- Address supplied to OSCR
- 1 George Square, Glasgow
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.ukesf.org
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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