Registered charity (CIO) · London
Founders4Schools
3.1 The objects of the CIO are to advance and promote the education of: 3.1.1 young people under the age of 25, with a focus on those from under-represented, under-served and diverse communities; and 3.1.2 people of any age in digital skills,...
- 9 trustees
- Income £1.4m (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Sherry Leigh CoutuChair · since 2015
- Alexander David George MarshTrustee · since 2024
- Claire NoorialaTrustee · since 2020
- Janet CoyleTrustee · since 2020
- Joanne HannafordTrustee · since 2016
- Julian Philip PalmerTrustee · since 2024
- Lauren Von StackelbergTrustee · since 2020
- Paul RouseTrustee · since 2024
- Stuart WatsonTrustee · since 2024
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, Economic/community Development/employment
- Where
- Throughout England And Wales, Scotland
- Website
- www.founders4schools.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2015
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£1.4m£1.2m
- 2024£1.3m£1.3m
- 2023£1.2m£1.3m
Earlier years
- 2022£1.4m£1.5m
- 2021£1.3m£1.3m
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 13%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
3.1 The objects of the CIO are to advance and promote the education of: 3.1.1 young people under the age of 25, with a focus on those from under-represented, under-served and diverse communities; and 3.1.2 people of any age in digital skills, including those employed in micro, SME and large organisations, in such ways as the charity trustees from time to time think fit including by promoting, facilitating and assisting in the provision of careers and skills related education and advice with the intention of: (i) encouraging and enabling young people to leave formal education with a skill set that is appropriate for or consistent with future jobs; and (ii) encouraging and enabling people of any age to advance their skills, reduce the skills gap, and to support young people to develop their employability skills.3.2 The CIO will advance and promote its objects with particular reference to entrepreneurship in the fields of technology, applied sciences and related subjects; or other areas and fields as considered appropriate by the trustees from time to time.3.3 Nothing in this constitution shall authorise an application of the property of the CIO for a purpose which is not charitable in accordance with section 7 of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 and section 2 of the Charities Act (Northern Ireland) 2008.
Grants received
3 grants · £223,708 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £223,708 (2 grants)
- Nesta ·
Most recent
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
9 trustees on the board
- Sherry Leigh Coutu Chair since 2015
- Alexander David George Marsh since 2024
- Claire Nooriala since 2020
- Janet Coyle since 2020
- Joanne Hannaford since 2016
- Julian Philip Palmer since 2024
- Lauren Von Stackelberg since 2020
- Paul Rouse since 2024
- Stuart Watson since 2024
Trustees past 6 years
- Sherry Leigh Coutu Chair since 2015
- Claire Nooriala since 2020
- Janet Coyle since 2020
- Joanne Hannaford since 2016
- Lauren Von Stackelberg since 2020
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (8)
- Sherry Leigh Coutu Chair since 2015
- Alexander David George Marsh since 2024
- Claire Nooriala since 2020
- Janet Coyle since 2020
- Joanne Hannaford since 2016
- Lauren Von Stackelberg since 2020
- Paul Rouse since 2024
- Stuart Watson since 2024
Portfolio (1)
- Julian Philip Palmer since 2024
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
0.1 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.9 months · was 0.9 in 2021
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1162197
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - Foundation Registered 15 Jun 2015 as amended on 02 May 2023 as amended on 14 Aug 2025
- Contact on the register
- 07740534954 · sherry.coutu@founders4schools.org.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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