Digital Xtra Fund

What Digital Xtra Fund does

Digital Xtra Fund is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation (SCIO), registered with OSCR under charity number SC047272 and headquartered in Linlithgow, Scotland. Founded in 2016, it is dedicated to ensuring every young person in Scotland aged 16 and under has access to innovative, creative, and meaningful extracurricular computing and AI activities, with particular focus on underrepresented groups and geographically excluded areas. The charity operates a portfolio of four programmes: Grant Awards (the flagship funding mechanism, through which £1,189,000 has been awarded to 210 extracurricular computing initiatives from 2016 to 2026), Code Like Kids (an industry engagement programme requiring no prior coding experience), Ethics in Tech (an educational curriculum on ethical design in digital services), and Code Xtra (announced January 2026, a new strategic direction to build a network of community coding and AI hubs across Scotland).

The organisation does not develop proprietary software platforms; its technology footprint is its network of funded initiatives and (from 2026) physical community hubs. Its operating model is hybrid: grant funding flows inward from the Scottish Government, Skills Development Scotland, and named industry sponsors (Baillie Gifford, Skyscanner, Adobe, CGI, Cirrus Logic, Heriot-Watt University, ScotlandIS), supplemented by individual donations and in-kind support, and flows outward as grant disbursements and direct programme delivery to grassroots computing initiatives serving Scottish youth. Revenue is not commercially priced; the charity sells no products or services and operates a community-led go-to-market motion.

Growth signals include the January 2026 launch of Code Xtra, the awarding of 27 grants in the 2025 round, ongoing trustee recruitment, and an active industry-engagement positioning campaign. Constraints include single-geography focus (Scotland only), small headcount (1-10), no disclosed annual income, and concentrated funding sources.

Name

Digital Xtra Fund

Legal name

Digital Xtra

Website

https://digitalxtrafund.scot

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Digital Xtra Fund is a Scottish charity that funds and supports extracurricular computing and AI activities for young people aged 16 and under across Scotland, through grant awards, community coding hubs, and industry engagement programmes.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Youth STEM Education Charity

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710), Grantmaking and Giving Services (8132)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

STEM Assessment, Badging & Competition Platforms (EDAFANAJ)

Keywords

• Charity grants funding
• Computing education programs
• Youth tech outreach
• Coding clubs Scotland
• AI learning initiatives

Headquarters

HQ city

Linlithgow

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Charitable Grants from Government: Digital Xtra receives direct grant funding from government bodies such as the Scottish Government and Skills Development Scotland to support extracurricular tech activities. Example: £100,000 secured in 2022 to finance 35-40 new initiatives in 2022/23.
2. Industry Sponsorship and Donations: Charity relies on contributions from industry partners (Baillie Gifford, Skyscanner, Adobe, CGI, Cirrus Logic, Heriot-Watt University, ScotlandIS) and individuals to achieve its charitable aims. Accepts one-off donations and in-kind support.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Digital Xtra Fund is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation that funds and supports extracurricular computing and AI activities for young people aged 16 and under across Scotland. From 2016 to 2026 it awarded £1,189,000 to 210 grassroots initiatives through its Grant Awards programme, supplemented by Code Like Kids workshops for industry professionals, an Ethics in Tech curriculum, and the new Code Xtra strategy building a national network of community coding and AI hubs.

Product overview

Digital Xtra is a Scottish charity offering a portfolio of programmes rather than a single software product. Its core offering is the Grant Awards programme, which funds extracurricular computing initiatives for young people aged 16 and under (from 2016 to 2026 it awarded £1,189,000 to 210 initiatives). Around this core it operates complementary programmes: Code Like Kids (a hands-on learning experience for industry professionals featuring popular coding devices), Ethics in Tech (an educational programme on the ethics of digital services), and the newest strategic initiative, Code Xtra, which from 2026 will develop a network of community coding and AI hubs across Scotland to support grassroots computing initiatives. Together these programmes combine grant funding, industry engagement, ethics education, and community-hub development to drive digital skills among Scotland's young people.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Code Xtra Digital Xtra's strategic programme launched in January 2026 that develops a national network of community coding and AI hubs across Scotland to support grassroots computing initiatives for young people.
• Grant Awards The flagship funding programme that awards grants to extracurricular computing initiatives across Scotland; from 2016 to 2026 it awarded £1,189,000 to 210 initiatives, including 27 grants in the 2025 round.
• Code Like Kids A learning opportunity aimed at industry professionals that features several popular coding devices and activities, requires no previous coding experience, and connects tech professionals with the charity's mission.
• Ethics in Tech An educational programme that enlightens young people about the importance of ethics in digital services and teaches them how to incorporate ethical values into the design process.

Quantifiable outcome

• £1,189,000 awarded to 210 extracurricular computing initiatives (2016-2026)
• +4 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Heriot-Watt UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as an OUR PARTNER. Academic institution supporting Digital Xtra's mission to inspire the next generation in technology through extracurricular initiatives.
• ScotlandIScoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as an OUR PARTNER. Scotland's trade body for the tech industry, supporting Digital Xtra's mission to grow interest in computing science and AI among young people.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Code.org: US-headquartered nonprofit dedicated to expanding access to computer science in schools worldwide. Comparable mission around increasing participation in CS, but at a vastly larger global scale and with proprietary curriculum/IP.
• BCS (British Computer Society): UK professional body for computing with a significant education and outreach arm. Comparable on the UK computing-education mandate and works alongside Skills Development Scotland and other public partners.
• CoderDojo: Global volunteer-led community of free coding clubs for young people, founded in Ireland and now operating internationally. Comparable grassroots coding-club model but at much greater international scale than Digital Xtra.

Direct peers

• Apps for Good: UK-based education charity offering free technology courses for young people through schools and partners. Comparable as a UK charity funding extracurricular tech programmes with corporate sponsorships (e.g., Dell, BT).
• Stemettes: UK social enterprise inspiring girls and non-binary young people into STEM. Comparable on the inclusion-in-tech angle, with extracurricular programmes and corporate sponsorship similar to Digital Xtra's model.
• Computing at School (CAS): BCS-affiliated UK community supporting computing education for young people. Comparable mission around increasing access to computing activities and teacher/educator enablement, often partnering with Scottish Government.
• Raspberry Pi Foundation (Code Club): UK-based nonprofit running Code Club, the largest volunteer-led network of free coding clubs for young people. Directly comparable as a UK/Scotland-eligible extracurricular computing charity with government and corporate backing.
• Tech She Can: UK charity focused on increasing the number of girls and women in tech roles through education and industry engagement. Directly comparable diversity-and-inclusion mandate targeting under-16s in the UK.

Others

• ScotlandIS: Scotland's trade body for the tech industry and a Digital Xtra partner. Listed as a 'core' mutual partner — relevant as a Scottish ecosystem enabler rather than a direct competitor, but addressing overlapping audiences (industry + young people in tech).

Emerging players

• Generation Code: Smaller charity focused on coding education for young people with workshops and teacher training. Comparable extracurricular CS education focus but with a narrower geographic and programme footprint than Digital Xtra.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/digital-xtra-fund

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors2 records

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M&A

Investments1 record

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