Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: -3

Support Score: 8

Deficit latest year: -2
No PartB

No volunteer policy: -2
No conflicts policy: -1

Large volunteers +5
Gov Income
Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 3

COMPUTER FRIENDLY ST ALBANS

provides free and subsidised basic introductory computer training in public access venues to meet the needs of people of all ages and abilities, including the disadvantaged (whether through disability, homelessness, social exclusion, or unemployment). This basic training is available to anyone over the age of 16 living in St Albans and District and very suitable for older people.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received Government grants
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Income was significantly lower than spending in the latest year

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		£13	£17	£-4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	44
31/03/22		£9	£8	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/03/21		£12	£10	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	61
31/03/20		£15	£11	£4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	55
31/03/19		£12	£11	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	35
31/03/18		£27	£10	£17	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17		£20	£21	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16		£16	£18	£-2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£20	£18	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14		£17	£14	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13		£16	£19	£-3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12		£7	£11	£-4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11		£29	£18	£12	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10		£19	£19	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09		£27	£33	£-6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08		£30	£54	£-25	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/07		£56	£58	£-3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/06	*	£50	£49	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05		£34	£30	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04	*	£86	£75	£11	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 21 years

www.computerfriendlystalbans.org.uk

info@computerfriendlystalbans.org.uk

01727617359

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Education/Training

GiG Classification

Technical, vocational and continuing education

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Hertfordshire,

Who it helps

Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Other Defined Groups
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
44 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (11)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 56-82

CHRISTOPHER JOSEPH O'LOUGHLIN Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Trustee

DIANA MARY RHODES Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Volunteer Coordinator

JEREMY STUART EDBROOK Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Finance Director

JOHN DOUGLAS ELVIDGE Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Trustee

ALISON CROSSLEY GIBNEY Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Trustee

ANTHONY LAWRENCE BOURKE (Chair) Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Secretary

CAROL ANNE ELLIOTT Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Trustee

CHRISTOPHER BLANDFORD Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Trustee

IAN MALCOLM HERBERT WILLIAMSON Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Trustee

AKHTAR ZAMAN Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Software Engineer, Other trusteeships: ISLAMIC CENTRE ST ALBANS (HERTS), ST ALBANS DISTRICT CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU, ST ALBANS PAKISTAN WELFARE AND CULTURAL ASSOCIATION,

RICHARD ROWLAND BRETT Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Retired, Other trusteeship: WHEATHAMPSTEAD U3A,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 07/03/2003, number: 1096433
Registered at Companies House on 19/03/2002, number: 04398683

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR06: 298 days late, AR04: 25 days late,

Main office

Computer Friendly St Albans
2 Victoria Road
HARPENDEN
AL5 4EA

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING OF PERSONS AGED 16 AND OVER, PARTICULARLY THOSE IN NEED WHO ARE DISADVANTAGED BY REASON OF MENTAL OR PHYSICAL DISABILITY, ETHNICITY, UNEMPLOYMENT, SOCIAL EXCLUSION, HOMELESSNESS, LONE PARENTING OR BEING OVER THE RETIREMENT AGE RESIDING IN THE ST. ALBANS DISTRICT BY THE PROVISION OF ICT TRAINING AND SUPPORT WITH A VIEW TO IMPROVING TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES.

Defined Area of Benefit:

ST ALBANS DISTRICT.

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