01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC051487
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Cross Border
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- UK and overseas
- Volunteers
- Not supplied
- Staff
- 254
- Postcode
- SN1 1BY
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
Beneficiaries
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
- It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
Constitutional objectives
The objects for which the Society is hereby constituted shall be to promote the study and practice of Computing and to advance knowledge and education therein for the benefit of the public. In this Our Charter and the Bye-laws the expressions 'Computing' shall include matters concerned with the furtherance of computer science and technology and the design and development of computing systems and applications. and 'computer' shall include any form of computing system. Provided that, in pursuing these objects, insofar as they may be similar to those of existing organisations, the Society shall use its best endeavours to co-operate with them and to ensure that its activities are complementary to those of such organisations. Throughout Our Charter 'charitable' means charitable in accordance with the law of England and Wales provided that it will not include any purpose which is not charitable in accordance with any statutory provision regarding the meaning of the word 'charitable' in force in any part of the United Kingdom. For the avoidance of doubt, the system of law governing the constitution of the charity is the law of England and Wales.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 August 2025 | £21,881,000 | £23,991,000 | 254 | 21 April 2026 |
| 31 August 2024 | £25,243,000 | £25,690,000 | 254 | 15 May 2025 |
| 31 August 2023 | £23,551,000 | £24,216,000 | 254 | 14 May 2024 |
| 31 August 2022 | £22,118,000 | £22,366,000 | 254 | 4 May 2023 |
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
- 3 Newbridge Square, Swindon
- Website supplied to OSCR
- https://www.bcs.org/
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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