Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 11
  • No PartB
    • Overall weighted support: +11
    Overall GiG Score: 11 ?

    COMMUNITY TECHAID

    CTA reduces the digital divide, and e-waste, by providing technology, connectivity and skills to those in need. We refurbish donated computers, tablets & mobile phones, and distribute them through referrals from over 150 community organisations in south London such as schools, refuges, food banks, disability and refugee groups. We're developing a sustainable, scalable model for use across the UK
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers

    Financial issues to consider:

    • 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 Spending Surplus/
    Deficit
    Volun-
    teers
    31/03/24£290£262£28n/a
    31/03/23£189£182£7n/a
    31/03/22£228£173£55n/a
    Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
    Established: 4 years

    https://www.communitytechaid.org.uk/

    contact@CommunityTechAid.org.uk

    02034887742

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    Listed activities
    • Economic/Community Development/Employment
    • Education/Training
    • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
    • General Charitable Purposes
    • Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
    • Other Charitable Purposes
    • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
    • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
    GiG Classification
    • Other welfare services
    How it operates
    • Other charitable activities
    • Provides advocacy/advice/information
    • Provides services
    Where it operates
    • Throughout London,
    Who it helps
    • Children/Young People
    • 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 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
    Guy's and St Thomas' Charity£347,538
    National Lottery Community Fund£339,532
    Walcot Foundation£88,000
    Power to Change£40,000
    The Fore£30,000
    WCIT Charity£9,783
    The Clothworkers Foundation£7,000
    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Community TechAid
    £7,000 13/12/2023
    Refurbishment of the kitchen and bathroom for a charity which works with disadvantaged and vulnerable people in Lambeth
    The Fore - Grant to Community TechAid
    £30,000 01/08/2023
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    As lockdown turned digital access into an everyday necessity, people without were left especially isolated. Community TechAid creates access and digital inclusion by repairing old, donated devices and providing them to those who need them ....more
    National Lottery Community Fund - Digital Community Hub
    £329,960 06/07/2023
    The funding will be used to minimise digital exclusion and reduce e-waste in the London boroughs of Lambeth and Southwark. The project aims to become a central resource for the local community to provide them with access to technology and the skills ....more
    Power to Change - COM-TECH - Community TechAid
    £40,000 13/12/2022
    Grant to COM-TECH - Community TechAid
    Walcot Foundation - Cost of Living Top-Up Grant
    £3,000 18/11/2022
    Cost of Living Top Up Grant awarded to support small/medium-size organisations with additional costs incurred due to the cost of living crisis.
    WCIT Charity - Grant to Community TechAid
    £9,783 24/11/2021
    Funding for providing foundation digital skills to a broad range of Quickstart Support beneficiaries in south London.
    National Lottery Community Fund - Community TechAid Surgery Workshops
    £9,572 22/10/2021
    The funding will be used to provide one to one user led IT training sessions & group IT drop in sessions for vulnerable people including those who have experienced homelessness ex-offenders older people & refugees. The project aims to ....more
    Guy's and St Thomas' Charity - Supporting Community Tech Aid
    £322,538 30/06/2021
    The funding will be used to hire key staff as well as provide grants plus support focussed on strategy development. Funding will cover hire of full-time staff to continue meeting the need for hardware, and support the expansion of reach from Lambeth ....more
    Guy's and St Thomas' Charity - Supporting Community TechAid
    £25,000 28/05/2021
    This project will support the salary costs of the COO and Hub Manager for 6 months, alongside matched funding from Walcot Foundation. This will help the team continue to collect donated tech devices, remove data, refurbish and distribute to ....more
    Walcot Foundation - Chief Operating Officer
    £75,000 25/05/2021
    Community TechAid (previously known as Lambeth TechAid) was organised on a voluntary basis in late March 2020 in response to the Covid-19 lockdown, which amplified the digital divide. They are a group of volunteers aiming to help bridge the digital ....more
    Walcot Foundation - COVID19 - Tackling Lambeth Digital Exclusion
    £10,000 09/10/2020
    Lambeth TechAid was organised on a voluntary basis in late March 2020 in response to the Covid-19 lockdown, which amplified the digital divide. They are a group of volunteers aiming to help bridge the digital divide in Lambeth by supplying smart ....more
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    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees (8)
    Current Trustees appointed
    Gender Split
    Based on 7/8 persons

    • ASHLEY HORSFORD Appointed: 2021
    • BENJAMIN ROBACK Appointed: 2023
    • IVAN BECKLEY Appointed: 2021
    • JASON SCOTT-TAGGART Appointed: 2023
    • LINDA HEIDEN (Chair) Appointed: 2020
    • PHILIP SHOESMITH Appointed: 2021
    • SHAMIMA AKHTAR Appointed: 2023
    • SOHA ADAMS Appointed: 2023
    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in England & Wales on 22/01/2021, number: 1193210
    Gift Aid
    • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
    Policies in force
    • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
    • Complaints handling
    • Complaints policy and procedures
    • Financial reserves policy and procedures
    • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
    • Internal risk management policy and procedures
    • Paying staff
    • Risk management
    • Safeguarding policy and procedures
    • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
    • Social media policy and procedures
    • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
    • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
    • Volunteer management
    Filing Record
    3 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    Community TechAid
    336 Brixton Road
    LONDON
    SW9 7AA

    Objectives

    THE FOLLOWING OBJECTS ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT OF THOSE LIVING IN LONDON:-TO RELIEVE NEED OF THOSE WHOSE ABILITY TO ACCESS THE INTERNET AND OTHER DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES IS LIMITED BY REASON OF THEIR AGE, ILL-HEALTH, DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR OTHER SOCIAL OR ECONOMIC DISADVANTAGE, WITH A VIEW TO REDUCING SOCIAL ISOLATION OR EXCLUSION FOR THESE BENEFICIARIES BY ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF ACCESS TO DIGITAL EDUCATION AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES, PROVIDING RECYCLED / DONATED LAPTOPS, OTHER COMPUTER EQUIPMENT, SUPPORT, EDUCATION AND TRAINING THAT THE TRUSTEES DEEM APPROPRIATE.

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    360 Giving

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