Idea Foundation

Registered charity 1189865 Registered since 2020

Operates: Ireland, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Throughout England And Wales

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Board DNA

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trustees on the board

2.4y median 0y

average tenure

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

10.6y

average years in governance

2 vs 1 portfolio

first-time trustees

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Education/training 5Religious Activities 1The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 1

Commercial experience

Education 8Arts and leisure 1Business services 1

Boards that share trustees

The Battersea Fellowship Trust 1 shared trustee
Yorkshire Universities 1 shared trustee
The Rothes Charitable Trust 1 shared trustee
Balliol College Educational Trust 1 shared trustee
The Institution of Engineering and Technology 1 shared trustee

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Related organisations

Yorkshire Universities 1 shared trustee
The Institution of Engineering and Technology 1 shared trustee
The City of London Endowment Trust for ST Paul's Cathedral 1 shared trustee
The Rothes Charitable Trust 1 shared trustee
The Battersea Fellowship Trust 1 shared trustee
Balliol College Educational Trust 1 shared trustee

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Contact

Website	https://idea.org.uk
Email	support@idea.org.uk
Phone	07392091597
Address	66 LINCOLN'S INN FIELDS, LONDON, WC2A 3LH

Finances

£389,476 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2021	£621,623	£251,882
2022	£560,412	£374,349
2023	£191,110	£357,488
2024	£105,785	£321,179
2025	£389,476	£286,901

What it does

What

Education/training

Who

The General Public/mankind

How

Provides Advocacy/advice/information

Charitable objects

THE OBJECT OF THE CHARITY IS TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN GENERAL, IN PARTICULAR IN THE SUBJECTS OF DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, ENTERPRISE AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN SUCH WAYS AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES THINK FIT, INCLUDING BY PROVIDING ONLINE TOOLS TO DEVELOP SKILLS IN THESE AND RELATED SUBJECTS.

Governing document: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 06 MAY 2020

Trustees (5)

5trustees

53median age

1aged 70+

Professor Robert Anthony Cryan CBE Fiet Chair since 2020
Dr Paul Michael Needhamage 57 since 2026
Puja Patelage 47 since 2026
Richard William James Parryage 74 since 2020
Toni Claire Allenage 48 since 2026

Linked company (Companies House)

Idea Foundation · 12588358 · Active

PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption) · incorporated 06/05/2020

1 governing document(s) held from Companies House.

Connected charities (6)

Balliol College Educational Trust 1 shared trustee
The City of London Endowment Trust for ST Paul's Cathedral 1 shared trustee
The Institution of Engineering and Technology 1 shared trustee
Yorkshire Universities 1 shared trustee
The Battersea Fellowship Trust 1 shared trustee
The Rothes Charitable Trust 1 shared trustee

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