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It is a company limited by guarantee, first incorporated in 1975 as the Computing Services Association and renamed several times before taking the name techUK Ltd in July 2020. In November 2023 it said it represented over 1,000 members, more than 600 of them small and medium-sized firms. Julian David is its chief executive. Its AI programme connects \"developers, deployers and policymakers\"; it lists Kir Nuthi as Head of AI and Data Policy. In November 2026 it is running a series of AI adoption events in Bristol and London. It was one of the partners named when the Ada Lovelace Institute was set up in 2018. [Round 4, 30 Oct 2026] event: AI Adoption Conference 2027, 26 January 2027, central London [Round 4, 30 Oct 2026] event: AI Leader's Series: AI for Science – from strategy to delivery, 26 November 2026, 14:00–17:00, London [Round 4, 30 Oct 2026] event: Three Bristol AI events 10–12 November 2026 (two workshops and \"Building Trust in AI\" conference); \"AI in social care\" day 16 Nov and \"Voice AI in Education\" panel 17 Nov, London [Round 4, 30 Oct 2026] event: Online sessions: Ambient Voice Technology (AVT) briefing 3 Nov 2026; Sovereign AI & Open Models 24 Nov 2026", "uk_status": "uk", "company": { "ch_number": "01200318", "registered_office": "10 St. Bride Street, London, EC4A 4AD", "incorporated": "1975-02-14", "legal_form": "non-profit (private company limited by guarantee without share capital)", "owner_or_acquirer": null, "headcount": null, "ch_number_clean": "01200318", "companies_house_url": "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/01200318", "ch_note": null }, "place": { "text": "London (EC4A 4AD)", "postcode": "EC4A 4AD", "lat": 51.515041, "lng": -0.105161, "region": "England: London", "admin_district": "City of London", "geocoded": "postcodes.io" }, "people": [ { "name": "Julian David", "role": "Chief executive", "from": "null (director since 2006-03-01 per Companies House)", "source": "https://www.techuk.org/insights/news/a-new-decade-for-techuk-what-comes-next" }, { "name": "Kir Nuthi", "role": "Head of AI and Data Policy", "from": null, "source": "https://www.techuk.org/topics/artificial-intelligence" }, { "name": "Tess Buckley", "role": "Senior Programme Manager, Digital Ethics & AI Safety", "from": null, "source": "https://www.techuk.org/topics/artificial-intelligence" } ], "money": [], "site": null, "product": null, "dsit_domains": [ "AI implementation" ], "sectors": [ "National trade, policy and professional bodies" ], "confidence": "verified", "checked": "2026-10-29", "as_of": "2026-10-29", "applied": null, "held": [], "same_as": null, "package1_id": null, "type": "Networks, bodies, events and media", "category": "National trade, policy and professional bodies", "function": "The main trade association for UK technology companies; 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Gillian Docherty OBE led it as chief executive for six years until early 2022, when deputy chief executive Brian Hills became interim chief executive. FutureScot later reported Heather Thomson confirmed as chief executive \"with immediate effect\" (article undated). The Data Lab hosts the Scottish AI Alliance, which delivered Scotland's 2021–2026 AI strategy. Whether Heather Thomson remains chief executive on 29 October 2026 was not confirmed. 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Its membership numbers, chief executive and events were not confirmed on a page opened in this pass. 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[Networks and media Round 1, 31 Oct 2026] Alex's Networks and media file (row NM03-16, line 116, as 'Cambridge Network'): Founded by University of Cambridge and local tech founders (1,000+ members) linking academic AI research, Arm/DeepTech spinouts, and global R&D centres.", "uk_status": "uk", "company": { "ch_number": "03400152", "registered_office": "Hauser Forum, 3 Charles Babbage Road, Cambridge, United Kingdom, CB3 0GT", "incorporated": "1997-07-08", "legal_form": "ltd", "owner_or_acquirer": null, "headcount": null, "ch_number_clean": "03400152", "companies_house_url": "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/03400152", "ch_note": null }, "place": { "text": "Hauser Forum, Cambridge (CB3 0GT)", "postcode": "CB3 0GT", "lat": 52.208806, "lng": 0.089891, "region": "England: East of England", "admin_district": "Cambridge", "geocoded": "postcodes.io" }, "people": [], "money": [], "site": null, "product": null, "dsit_domains": [ "AI implementation" ], "sectors": [ "Regional tech networks and devolved clusters" ], "confidence": "verified", "checked": "2026-10-29", "as_of": "2026-10-29", "applied": null, "held": [], "same_as": null, "package1_id": null, "type": "Networks, bodies, events and media", "category": "Regional tech networks and devolved clusters", "function": "A membership organisation linking businesses and academia in the Cambridge area.", "affiliation": "Networks and media", "sources": [ "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/03400152", "https://www.cambridgenetwork.co.uk/tags/artificial-intelligence?page=7" ], "source_quotes": [ { "url": "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/03400152", "quotes": [ "CAMBRIDGE NETWORK LIMITED\" \"Hauser Forum, 3 Charles Babbage Road, Cambridge, United Kingdom, CB3 0GT\" \"Active\" \"8 July 1997\" \"94110 - Activities of business and employers membership organisations" ], "accessed": "2026-10-29", "trade": false, "amendment": false }, { "url": "https://www.cambridgenetwork.co.uk/tags/artificial-intelligence?page=7", "quotes": [ "Cambridge Network Limited is a company registered in England under company No. 3400152" ], "accessed": "2026-10-29", "trade": false, "amendment": false } ], "website": [], "colleges": [], "topics": [ "AI implementation" ], "one_source": false, "confidence_raw": "verified", "depts": [ { "dept": "Regional tech networks and devolved clusters", "div": "regional-tech-networks-and-devolved-clusters" } ], "div_label": "Regional tech networks and devolved clusters", "location": "Hauser Forum, Cambridge (CB3 0GT)", "status_group": "active", "ext_links": [], "label_links": [], "degree": 0, "related_ids": [] }, { "id": "BIZ-NET-022", "name": "Cambridge Tech Week", "bucket": "org", "status": "active", "status_date": null, "status_detail": "Cambridge Tech Week Ltd is listed at Companies House (incorporated 25 March 2021, not dissolved); company page not opened.", "one_line": "A yearly week of technology events in Cambridge.", "description": "Companies House lists Cambridge Tech Week Ltd, company 13292525, incorporated on 25 March 2021 at Salisbury House, Station Road, Cambridge. Dates of the next edition, organisers and attendance were not confirmed in this pass.", "uk_status": "uk", "company": { "ch_number": "13292525", "registered_office": "Salisbury House, Station Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, CB1 2LA", "incorporated": "2021-03-25", "legal_form": "ltd", "owner_or_acquirer": null, "headcount": null, "ch_number_clean": "13292525", "companies_house_url": "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/13292525", "ch_note": null }, "place": { "text": "Cambridge (CB1 2LA)", "postcode": "CB1 2LA", "lat": 52.194995, "lng": 0.134061, "region": "England: East of England", "admin_district": "Cambridge", "geocoded": "postcodes.io" }, "people": [], "money": [], "site": null, "product": null, "dsit_domains": [ "AI implementation" ], "sectors": [ "Conferences, summits and events" ], "confidence": "single_source", "checked": "2026-10-29", "as_of": "2026-10-29", "applied": null, "held": [], "same_as": null, "package1_id": null, "type": "Networks, bodies, events and media", "category": "Conferences, summits and events", "function": "A yearly week of technology events in Cambridge.", "affiliation": "Networks and media", "sources": [ "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/search?q=london+tech+week" ], "source_quotes": [ { "url": "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/search?q=london+tech+week", "quotes": [ "CAMBRIDGE TECH WEEK LTD\" \"13292525\" \"25 Mar 2021\" \"Salisbury House, Station Road, Cambridge" ], "accessed": "2026-10-29", "trade": false, "amendment": false } ], "website": [], "colleges": [], "topics": [ "AI implementation" ], "one_source": true, "confidence_raw": "single_source", "depts": [ { "dept": "Conferences, summits and events", "div": "conferences-summits-and-events" } ], "div_label": "Conferences, summits and events", "location": "Cambridge (CB1 2LA)", "status_group": "active", "ext_links": [], "label_links": [], "degree": 0, "related_ids": [] }, { "id": "BIZ-NET-023", "name": "Manchester Digital", "bucket": "org", "status": "active", "status_date": null, "status_detail": "Active at Companies House.", "one_line": "The trade association for digital and technology businesses in Greater Manchester.", "description": "Manchester Digital Limited is a company limited by guarantee incorporated on 20 March 2002 and registered at Circle Square, Oxford Road, Manchester; Companies House classes it as a business membership organisation. 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Companies House classes it under IT services and business membership organisations. Its members, leaders and events were not confirmed in this pass. The North East AI Growth Zone (Blyth and Cobalt Park) is recorded on the Government site. [Networks and media Round 1, 31 Oct 2026] Alex's Networks and media file (row NM03-06, line 106, as 'Dynamo North East'): Industry-led tech network growing the North East tech economy across AI, FinTech, and shared services.", "uk_status": "uk", "company": { "ch_number": "09197080", "registered_office": "Hoults Yard, Walker Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne And Wear, NE6 2HL", "incorporated": "2014-08-31", "legal_form": "non-profit (community interest company limited by guarantee)", "owner_or_acquirer": null, "headcount": null, "ch_number_clean": "09197080", "companies_house_url": "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/09197080", "ch_note": null }, "place": { "text": "Newcastle upon Tyne (NE6 2HL)", "postcode": "NE6 2HL", "lat": 54.970149, "lng": -1.581302, "region": "England: North East", "admin_district": "Newcastle upon Tyne", "geocoded": "postcodes.io" }, "people": [], "money": [], "site": null, "product": null, "dsit_domains": [ "AI implementation" ], "sectors": [ "Regional tech networks and devolved clusters" ], "confidence": "single_source", "checked": "2026-10-29", "as_of": "2026-10-29", "applied": null, "held": [], "same_as": null, "package1_id": null, "type": "Networks, bodies, events and media", "category": "Regional tech networks and devolved clusters", "function": "A community interest company that acts as a membership network for technology businesses in the North East of England.", "affiliation": "Networks and media", "sources": [ "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/09197080" ], "source_quotes": [ { "url": "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/09197080", "quotes": [ "DYNAMO NORTH EAST C.I.C.\" \"Active\" \"31 August 2014\" \"94110 - Activities of business and employers membership organisations" ], "accessed": "2026-10-29", "trade": false, "amendment": false } ], "website": [], "colleges": [], "topics": [ "AI implementation" ], "one_source": true, "confidence_raw": "single_source", "depts": [ { "dept": "Regional tech networks and devolved clusters", "div": "regional-tech-networks-and-devolved-clusters" } ], "div_label": "Regional tech networks and devolved clusters", "location": "Newcastle upon Tyne (NE6 2HL)", "status_group": "active", "ext_links": [ { "kind": "located_in", "id": "GOV-BIST-027", "name": "AI Growth Zone: North East (Cobalt Park / Blyth, Northumberland)", "page": "government", "href": "../../government/bist/#org=GOV-BIST-027", "page_label": "UK Government AI Universe" } ], "label_links": [], "degree": 0, "related_ids": [] }, { "id": "BIZ-NET-026", "name": "Tech East", "bucket": "org", "status": "active", "status_date": null, "status_detail": "Active at Companies House; credited as sponsor of UKTN's Norfolk and Suffolk tech report.", "one_line": "A membership organisation for technology businesses in Norfolk and Suffolk.", "description": "Tech East Limited was incorporated on 10 February 2016, is registered in Ipswich and is classed as a business membership organisation. UKTN credits Tech East as sponsor of its regional tech report on Norfolk and Suffolk. Leaders and members were not confirmed in this pass. 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