Finance Score: 3
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 0
  • Poor Liquidity: -1
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 6 ?

COMPUTERAID INTERNATIONAL 

Computer Aid International works with education, health and other non-profit organisations in developing countries to improve the effectiveness of their development interventions through IT. By providing low-cost equipment and software, and working with partners to provide training and support, we aim to reduce poverty through cost-effective, practical and locally relevant IT solutions.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are low relative to funds raised
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end

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
31/03/23£1,906£1,851£55£142£717£1711.170
31/03/22£1,345£1,358£-13£91£662£820.770
31/03/21£1,092£818£275£38£675£0080
31/03/20£1,685£1,397£288£93£400£-30-0.380
31/03/19£1,118£1,119£-1£73£113£-37-0.470
31/03/18£1,153£1,149£4£64£-57£-57-0.680
31/03/17£1,264£1,436£-172£36£-60£-62-0.5110
31/03/16£1,270£1,297£-27£17£112£1121140
31/03/15£1,235£1,267£-32£38£139£1391.3140
31/03/14£1,873£1,827£46£49£171£1711.1170
31/03/13£1,539£1,631£-92£55£125£1250.9180
31/03/12£2,110£2,051£59£79£217£2171.3170
31/03/11£1,570£2,013£-443£115£158£1120.7240
31/03/10£2,353£2,017£337£129£601£5073240
31/03/09£1,762£1,878£-116£153£240£1871.2240
31/03/08£1,643£1,629£14£98£356£3462.6230
31/03/07£1,679£1,624£55£105£341£3252.4210
31/03/06£1,203£1,092£111£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£1,045£1,025£20£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£789£763£26£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 7.5%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 7.7%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 4%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 20%
Liabilities/Income: 10%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 24%
Reserves/Spending: 1.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 5 months
Quick Ratio: 0
Asset Split ?
Established: 26 years

www.computeraid.org

info@computeraid.org

02083615540

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • International education & child welfare
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Burkina Faso, Chile, Colombia, Congo (Democratic Republic), Ethiopia, Germany, Greece, Kenya, Malawi, Namibia, Nigeria, Poland, Sierra Leone, Switzerland, Togo, United States, Zambia, Zimbabwe,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 7 employees

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 30-60
  • LAURA ROUND Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Associate Director
  • RYAN BALDRY Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Senior Communications Manager
  • DAVID MILLS Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Managing Director
  • DOMINIC MCVEY Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Self Employed, Other trusteeship: ODI,
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 22/04/1998, number: 1069256
  • Registered at Companies House on 01/10/1997, number: 03442679
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; all on time
Main office

Studio 33
Containerville Studios
35 Corbridge Crescent
LONDON
E2 9EZ

Objectives

THE COMPANY IS ESTABLISHED TO PROMOTE ALL OR ANY PURPOSES WHICH ARE DEEMED TO BE CHARITABLE BY LAW, PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY FACILITATING THE RECYCLING AND DISTRIBUTION OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY EQUIPMENT AND TRAINING TO VARIOUS PARTS OF THE WORLD WHERE IT IS NEEDED, AND CAN BE USED, TO BENEFIT THE COMMUNITY.

Defined Area of Benefit:

WORLDWIDE

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