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Registered charity (CIO) · London

Society of Research Software Engineering

Society of Research Software Engineering is a registered charity (number 1182455) based in London, governed by 14 trustees and chaired by David Beavan since 2022. Latest income £226k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.

Also known as Society of RSE, SOC RSE (Charity Commission)

  • 14 trustees
  • Income £226k (2025)
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Who leads it

Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.

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About

What it does
Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science
Where
Throughout England And Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland
Website
society-rse.org (opens in a new tab)
Registered
2019

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2025£226k£196k
  • 2024£120k£145k
  • 2023£202k£138k
Earlier years
  • 2022£51k£32k
  • 2021£10k£18k

Income trend, 2021 to 2025.

Charitable objects

THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS TO ADVANCE THE PRACTICE OF RESEARCH SOFTWARE ENGINEERING FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN SUCH WAYS AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES CONSIDER APPROPRIATE.

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.

14 trustees on the board

2.3y median 2.5y
average tenure
4y
longest tenure
0
trustees past 6 years
2.4y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (14)

0
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Arts/culture/heritage/science 14Education/training 14

Gaps to watch

  • No commercial or business experience on the board
  • Narrow spread of causes across the board
  • Mostly recent joiners - limited long-term continuity

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.

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Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours

Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
incomespending£226k latest income

Sources

Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Registered charity number
1182455
Status
Registered
Governing document
CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 13 Mar 2019 as amended on 15 Oct 2021 as amended on 15 Oct 2021 as amended on 15 Oct 2021 as amended on 15 Oct 2021 as amended on 15 Oct 2021 as amended on 15 Oct 2021 as amended on 15 Oct 2021 as amended on 18 Jul 2022 as amended on 10 Sept 2026
Contact on the register
02038623324 · info@society-rse.org
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
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