Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: -2
Support Score: 9
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Latest return overdue -5
  • Large volunteer base +5
  • Overall weighted support: +4
Overall GiG Score: 2 ?

CHARITY IT ASSOCIATION

The Charity IT Association is a registered charity (1168721) and we have a passion for helping charities get the most from their IT. We currently offer three services to charities to empower them through the use of IT.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity only provides its support via other charities

Financial issues to consider:

  • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending
  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/12/22*£34£24£11n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/21£18£21£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/20£19£32£-13n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/19£19£40£-21n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/18£73£42£32n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/17£151£140£12n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 8 years

https://www.cita.org.uk/

contact@cita.org.uk

020 8148 6390

Charity Commission for England and WalesFacebookX
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Provides financial or material assistance
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Northern Ireland, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

Major supporters in last 5 years
National Lottery Community Fund£9,970
The Foyle Foundation£5,000
Garfield Weston Foundation£3,000
The Leathersellers' Company Charitable Fund£1,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£3,000 09/12/2022
The Charity IT Association
The Foyle Foundation - Small Grants
£5,000 11/07/2022
towards core costs over the next 12 months (awarded grant in response to coronavirus)
National Lottery Community Fund - Digital Inclusion Project
£9,970 04/03/2022
This project will provide advice and practical support for small and local charities who are facing technological barriers in providing support services. It will help small charities with issues understanding their existing IT infrastructure ....more
The Leathersellers' Company Charitable Fund - Grant to Charity IT Association
£1,000 23/02/2022
Small Grant Unrestricted Core Costs

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees:
  • DOMINIC ASLAN (Chair) Appointed: 2019
  • DONNA LEE CHIVERS Appointed: 2022
  • ELIZABETH WOODLEY Appointed: 2021
  • HARINDER GREWAL Appointed: 2021
  • IAN HENDERSON MBCS CITP Appointed: 2019, Occupation: It Consultant
  • STEPHEN CANT Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Management Consultant
  • STEPHEN SMITH Appointed: 2018
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 11/08/2016, number: 1168721
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
6 returns made; AR22: 16 days late,
Main office

3rd Floor
86-90 Paul Street
EC2A 4NE

Objectives

TO PROMOTE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT THE EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF CHARITIES AND NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANISATIONS THROUGH THE PROVISION OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND THE IMPLEMENTATION OF RELATED PROJECTS.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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