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33-663: The Raspberry Pi Foundation is a charitable organisation registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales . The board of trustees was assembled by 2008, and the Raspberry Pi Foundation was founded as a registered charity in May 2009 in Caldecote , England. In 2016, The foundation moved its headquarters to Station Road , Cambridge, moving again in 2018, to Hills Road , Cambridge. The foundation

66-643: A $ 1 million grant to support the program and further train teachers in the field of computer science. By 2022, there were two and a half million global participants. The "Bebras Computing Challenge" is organized by the University of Oxford and backed by the Raspberry Pi Foundation in the United Kingdom and has more than 300,000 annual participants. Students with a score in the top 10% of their relative age group are invited to sit

99-592: A 92-year-old poppy seller who allegedly committed suicide due to overwhelming requests for donations from charities, sparked widespread public fear and media attention across England and Wales. This scandal prompted a review of the self-regulation of fundraising practices in England and Wales, as well as Scotland, subsequently leading to the introduction of self-regulatory reforms in both jurisdictions. In 2021, The Guardian reported that Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden "had instructed officials to ensure candidates for

132-674: A charity in Scotland and Northern Ireland. Some charities are not subject to regulation by or registration with the Charity Commission, because they are already regulated by another body, and are known as exempt charities . Most exempt charities are listed in Schedule 3 to the Charities Act 2011 , but some charities are made exempt by other acts. However exempt charities must still comply with charity law and may approach

165-478: A fundraising preference service. This service allows the public to control how charities contact them. The commission carries out general monitoring of charities as part of its regular casework. In serious cases of abuse and regulatory concern, the commission has powers outlined in the Charities Acts to conduct statutory investigations. Before taking the decision to open a statutory inquiry , it will take

198-442: Is a 45-minute multiple-choice test with 15 problems. The problems are divided into three pairs of 5, and classified as "easy", "medium" and "hard". In most countries, the competition is administered through a web system that automatically scores each participant's work. The pool of Bebras problems is agreed upon during the annual international "Bebras Task Workshop" by the representatives of all member countries. Originally founded by

231-565: Is responsible for the charitable and educational activities; and Raspberry Pi (Trading) Ltd, responsible for the engineering and trading activities. Raspberry Pi (Trading) Ltd is a wholly owned subsidiary of Raspberry Pi Foundation, with the money earned from sales of Raspberry Pi products being used to fund the charitable work of the Foundation. Eben Upton was initially CEO of both divisions, but in September 2013 Lance Howarth became CEO of

264-473: Is supported by the University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory and Broadcom . Its aim is to "promote the study of computer science and related topics, especially at the school level, and to put the fun back into learning computing." Project co-founder Eben Upton is a former academic, currently employed by Broadcom as a system-on-chip architect and associate technical director. Components, albeit in small numbers, were able to be sourced from suppliers, due to

297-776: The Central Register of Charities . Its counterparts in Scotland and Northern Ireland are the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator and the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland . Orlando Fraser succeeded interim chair, Ian Karet, who succeeded Baroness Stowell of Beeston . The commission has four sites in London , Taunton , Liverpool and Newport . Its website lists the latest annual reports submitted by charities in England and Wales. During

330-521: The Charitable Trusts Act 1853 . There had been several attempts at reforming charities before that which had been opposed by various interest groups including the church, the courts, the companies, and the universities. The power of the commission was strengthened by amendments to the act in 1855, 1860, and 1862. The Charity Commission was substantially reconstituted by the Charities Act 1960 ( 8 & 9 Eliz. 2 . c. 58), which replaced

363-656: The International Bebras Computing competition , together with the University of Oxford . The foundation publishes Hello World , a "computing and digital making" magazine. From 2018 to early 2023, the foundation published Wireframe , a video game development magazine. Charity Commission for England and Wales The Charity Commission for England and Wales is a non-ministerial department of His Majesty's Government that regulates registered charities in England and Wales and maintains

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396-482: The National Coal Board refused to pay for the work. It also proposed asking parents 'exactly how close were you to your child?'; those found not to have been close to their children would not be compensated. The Charities Act 2006 established its current structure and name. As of 31 March 2015 the commission had 288 employees and 19 agency staff in post. The Olive Cooke case, involving

429-654: The University of Vilnius and first administered in Lithuania in 2004, the Bebras competition is named after Lithuanian word "Bebras" which translates to "beaver". The competition has been subject of research and several dozen publications. In 2015, the Bebras organization was awarded the Microsoft -sponsored "Best Practices in Education Award" by Informatics Europe . In 2019 Google awarded Bebras Indonesia

462-888: The Voluntary and Community Unit of the Department for Social Development , part of the Northern Ireland Executive . The Charities Act 2006 requires the Commission to be operationally independent of ministerial influence or control. Members of the commission, including the chair, are appointed by the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport . The Finance Act 2010 extended charitable tax benefits (for example Gift Aid ) to charities within EU member states, Norway and Iceland, rather than those just inside

495-423: The 1980s – is undermining the supply of eighteen-year-olds who know how to program, so that's a problem for universities, and then it's undermining the supply of 21 year olds who know how to program, and that's causing problems for industry. Co-founder Eben Upton in 2012 The founders of the organisation were: In early 2013, the organisation split into two parts: Raspberry Pi Foundation, which

528-533: The Charitable Trusts Acts (1853-1891). This introduced new duties to determine charitable status, and to maintain a public register of charities. The commission was criticised after the Aberfan disaster in 1966 for its intransigence and decisions on what it allowed money from the disaster fund to be spent on. It sanctioned the use of £150,000 to remove remaining spoil tips from the area after

561-575: The Charity Commission Bebras Competition The International Bebras Challenge on Informatics is an annual computer science competition for primary and secondary school students around the world. With 87 member countries and more than 2.5 million participating students in 2024, the competition is the largest computer science competition in the world. The Bebras competition adds new countries every year. The Bebras

594-404: The Charity Commission chair role were "tested" on how they would use the watchdog's powers to rebalance charities by "refocusing" them on their founding missions", in response to what he described as "a worrying trend in some charities that appear to have been hijacked by a vocal minority seeking to burnish their woke credentials." Orlando Fraser was appointed as chair of the Charity Commission by

627-585: The Charity Commission for advice. Some charities are 'excepted' from charity registration. This means they do not have to register or submit annual returns, but are in all other respects subject to regulation by the Charity Commission. A charity is excepted if its income is £100,000 or less and it is in one of the following groups: churches and chapels belonging to certain Christian denominations (until 2031); charities that provide premises for some types of schools; Scout and Guide groups; charitable service funds of

660-605: The Raspberry Pi Foundation, with Eben Upton remaining as CEO of Raspberry Pi (Trading) Ltd. Philip Colligan took over from Lance Howarth as CEO of Raspberry Pi Foundation in July 2015. In 2021 Raspberry Pi (Trading) Ltd changed its name to Raspberry Pi Ltd. Its newly-formed holding company, Raspberry Pi Holdings , was the subject of an initial public offering on the London Stock Exchange in June 2024. In October 2011,

693-675: The Secretary of State on a three-year term commencing from 25 April 2022. This appointment was not without controversy, including the refusal of the Digital, Culture, Media and Sports Committee to endorse the appointment. Prior to restructuring in 2006, the equivalent of the Chair was the Chief Charity Commissioner. From 2006 the role of chief charity commissioner was replaced with those of chair and chief executive of

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726-742: The UK. In 2016, following the Olive Cooke scandal, the British fundraising regulatory landscape underwent a review, leading to the establishment of the Fundraising Regulator. The Fundraising Regulator is an independent oversight body without statutory authority. It serves as the regulatory authority for charitable fundraising, responsible for defining and promoting fundraising standards. Additionally, it investigates cases, addresses public complaints related to fundraising practices, and operates

759-472: The administration must select an official name and decide on a structure for the charity that will impact aspect such as who runs the charity and how does the charity is run. Subsequently, the creation of a governing document that explain how the charity is run is required. Finally, an electronic application must be completed if the charity’s income is at £5,000 per year, or it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). There are different rules for creating

792-409: The approach set out in its Regulatory and Risk framework. The commission, therefore, began around 2007 to carry out an intermediate form of action described as regulatory compliance investigations. In 2010 it opened over 140 of these cases, compared to just three full statutory investigations. However, the legality of these actions was debatable as they lacked a statutory basis . A high-profile example

825-440: The armed forces; and students' unions . Registration of a charity in England and Wales does not endow that status elsewhere, thus further registration has to be made before operating in Scotland or Northern Ireland. Charities in Scotland are regulated by the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator . In Northern Ireland the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland was established in 2009 to replace earlier regulation by

858-502: The charitable status of the organisation. When the decline in numbers and skills of students applying for Computer Science became a concern for a team that included Eben Upton , Rob Mullins, Jack Lang and Alan Mycroft at the University of Cambridge’s Computer Laboratory in 2006, a need for a tiny and affordable computer came to their minds. Several versions of the early Raspberry Pi prototypes were designed but were very limited by

891-405: The financial year 2022–2023, the Commission regulated £88   billion of charity income and £85   billion of charity spend. To establish a charity, an organisation must first find at least three trustees whom will be responsible for the general control and management of the administration of the charity. The organisation needs to have a charitable purpose that helps the public. Afterwards,

924-436: The foundation's logo was selected from a number submitted from open competition. A shortlist of six was drawn up, with the final judging taking several days. The chosen design was created by Paul Beech and depicts a raspberry , in the style of a buckminsterfullerene molecule. In April 2014, the foundation announced a £1   million education fund to support projects that enhance the understanding of computing and to promote

957-582: The high cost and low power processors for mobile devices at that time. In 2008, the team started a collaboration with Pete Lomas, MD of Norcott Technologies and David Braben , the co-author of the seminal BBC Micro game Elite , and formed the Raspberry Pi Foundation. Three years later, the Raspberry Pi Model B was born and it had sold over two million units within two years of mass production. [T]he lack of programmable hardware for children – the sort of hardware we used to have in

990-465: The use of technology in other subjects, particularly STEM and creative arts for children. They offered to provide up to 50% of the total projected costs to successful applicants. Carrie Anne Philbin was the Director of Education. In 2015, the Raspberry Pi Foundation merged with Code Club . In 2017, it merged with CoderDojo . The Raspberry Foundation is an active sponsor of the British edition of

1023-462: Was later reversed by the Commission. Between 2022 and 2023, the commission removed 4,146 charities from the register and concluded 5,726 regulatory action cases (includes 68 statutory inquiries). Prior to the 1840s, a body of commissioners had been established by the Statute of Charitable Uses 1601 ( 43 Eliz. 1 . c. 4), but these proved ineffective. The Charity Commission was first established by

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1056-468: Was the commission's report into The Atlantic Bridge , after which that body was dissolved in September 2011. The commission announced in October 2011, in the context of cost-cutting and a re-focussing of its activities, that it would no longer carry out regulatory compliance investigations. In 2012, the commission refused to grant charitable status to Plymouth Brethren Christian Church , stating that it

1089-491: Was unclear whether the body's aims were compatible with the requirement for charities to have a public benefit. The commission stated that this was called into doubt as a result of the "exclusivity" of the body. The decision was discussed at a session of the Public Accounts Committee , during which MP Charlie Elphicke accused the commission of being "committed to the suppression of religion". The decision

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