Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 1

Good trustee age range: +3

Grant maker support: +1

Overall GiG Score: 4

ABILITYNET

Providing support and help to people of all ages with physical motor sensory or mental disabilities to develop their capabilities by the use of computers, tablets and mobile devices and associated equipment and software. Providing online resources to the public in the use of computers, tablets and mobile devices for people with disabilities and by promoting and undertaking relevant research.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received modest backing from several prominent grant makers recently
Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E	Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/12/22	£5,728	£5,583	£145	£0	£2,304	£2,296	4.9	84	378
31/12/21	£5,882	£4,981	£900	£0	£2,159	£2,155	5.2	75	375
31/12/20	£4,884	£4,321	£562	£0	£1,259	£1,251	3.5	66	334
31/12/19	£4,443	£4,378	£66	£0	£697	£694	1.9	61	300
31/12/18	£4,079	£4,335	£-256	£0	£631	£627	1.7	57	280
31/12/17	£3,938	£3,959	£-21	£0	£887	£887	2.7	54	0
31/12/16	£3,650	£3,511	£139	£0	£907	£900	3.1	53	0
31/12/15	£2,664	£2,798	£-134	£25	£768	£758	3.3	45	0
31/12/14	£2,597	£2,807	£-210	£37	£908	£908	3.9	49	0
31/12/13	£3,708	£3,359	£349	£129	£1,119	£1,119	4	51	0
31/12/12	£3,492	£3,193	£299	£96	£770	£770	2.9	49	0
31/12/11	£3,397	£3,102	£295	£81	£471	£471	1.8	42	0
31/12/10	£2,362	£2,362	£0	£112	£176	£176	0.9	41	0
31/12/09	£2,553	£2,619	£-66	£127	£176	£176	0.8	42	0
31/12/08	£2,904	£2,763	£141	£156	£242	£242	1	43	0
31/12/07	£2,330	£2,507	£-177	£143	£100	£100	0.5	42	0
31/12/06	£2,936	£2,956	£-20	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/05	£2,692	£2,740	£-47	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/04	£2,937	£2,913	£24	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 17%
Highest pay band: £120,000-£130,000
Liabilities/Assets: 37%
Liabilities/Income: 24%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 4.9 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 5 months
Quick Ratio: 2.1

Asset Split ?

Established: 26 years

www.abilitynet.org.uk

enquiries@abilitynet.org.uk

0800 048 7642

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Disability
Education/Training
Other Charitable Purposes

GiG Classification

Scientific research and testing services

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Northern Ireland, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

84 employees
378 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to AbilityNet
£1,048	21/10/2023	Funding helps us provide more free tech support and advice for older and disabled people, so they can be part of the digital world and stay connected to friends, family and support.
National Lottery Community Fund - AbilityNet
£7,000	20/11/2020 6	The funding will be used to train additional volunteers to deliver technical support for disabled and older people in the community via telephone video link and remote access enabling service users ....more The funding will be used to train additional volunteers to deliver technical support for disabled and older people in the community via telephone video link and remote access enabling service users to stay connected to friends family and services with the aim of reducing isolation.
National Lottery Community Fund - AbilityNet
£7,500	22/04/2020 9	This group will use the funding to provide technical support to third sector organisations delivering digitally across Highland.
Nesta - AS10070
£60,000	22/04/2014	Digital Education programme grant to British Computing Society Grant Ref AS10070

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 41-76

IBM UK LTD Appointed: 1998

THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGISTS' COMPANY Appointed: 2010

ALISON ORSI Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Chief Marketing Officer

NICKY-JANE RUMSEY Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Managing Partner

ALAN BROOKS (Chair) Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Principal/Director

DR GRAEME GEORGE PEDLINGHAM Appointed: 2020, Occupation: University Lecturer

MRS SUZIE WOODHAMS Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Hr Director

OWEN GERARD PURCELL Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Partner Ey Llp

DOUGLAS SILVERSTONE Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Head Of Data, Other trusteeship: SCHOOLS OF CHESHAM CARNIVAL,

DR KUSH KANODIA Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Advisor Of Corporate Affairs, Other trusteeships: CENTRE FOR ACCESS TO FOOTBALL IN EUROPE (CAFE), INCLUSION LONDON,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 23/01/1998, number: 1067673
Registered at Companies House on 21/11/1997, number: 03469653

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

19 returns made; all on time

Main office

C/O MICROSOFT LTD
MICROSOFT CAMPUS
THAMES VALLEY PARK
READING
BERKSHIRE
RG6 1WG

Objectives

1) PROMOTE RELIEF OF PERSONS WITH PHYSICAL, SENSORY OR MENTAL DISABILITIES, TO DEVELOP THEIR PHYSICAL AND MENTAL CAPABILITIES IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE USE OF COMPUTERS. 2) ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE USE OF COMPUTERS IN PARTICULAR FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES 3) PROMOTE AND UNDERTAKE RESEARCH AND TO DISSEMINATE THE USEFUL RESULTS INTO THE USE OF COMPUTERS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY FOR DISABLED PERSONS

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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