Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 7

Support Score: 3

No volunteer policy: -2
Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Gov Income
Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 10

THE DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION

The Design and Technology Association is the recognised professional organisation for all design and technology educators and aims to inspire, develop and support excellence in the subject. The Association helps to improve the quality of planning, teaching, management and leadership of the subject and, therefore, contributes to a better and more effective learning experience for children.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received Government grants
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy

Established: 27 years

www.data.org.uk

info@data.org.uk

01789473907

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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	£1,118	£1,082	£36	£0	£1,071	£1,063	11.8	14	22
31/12/21	£863	£852	£10	£0	£1,035	£990	13.9	12	33
31/12/20	£660	£742	£-82	£0	£1,025	£972	15.7	12	33
31/12/19	£817	£858	£-40	£0	£1,107	£1,055	14.8	13	30
31/12/18	£889	£951	£-62	£0	£1,147	£1,107	14	13	30
31/12/17	£920	£1,049	£-129	£0	£1,209	£1,137	13	15	0
31/12/16	£1,009	£1,373	£-364	£0	£1,339	£1,221	10.7	16	0
31/12/15	£1,038	£1,519	£-481	£51	£1,703	£1,482	11.7	15	0
31/12/14	£1,281	£1,609	£-329	£71	£2,306	£1,263	9.4	15	0
31/12/13	£780	£1,492	£-712	£102	£2,635	£1,601	12.9	19	0
31/12/12	£1,322	£1,543	£-221	£85	£3,347	£2,059	16	19	0
31/12/11	£1,672	£1,885	£-213	£63	£3,568	£2,257	14.4	20	0
31/12/10	£2,252	£2,377	£-124	£60	£3,781	£2,320	11.7	26	0
31/12/09	£2,551	£2,771	£-220	£27	£3,905	£2,379	10.3	26	0
31/12/08	£2,969	£2,918	£51	£38	£4,125	£2,272	9.3	24	0
31/12/07	£2,903	£2,059	£844	£30	£4,074	£2,014	11.7	18	0
31/12/06	£2,429	£2,277	£152	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/05	£2,527	£1,913	£614	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/04	£2,353	£1,757	£596	£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: 12%
Highest pay band: £100,000-£110,000
Liabilities/Assets: 27%
Liabilities/Income: 35%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 99%
Reserves/Spending: 11.8 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 12 months
Quick Ratio: 3.4

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Education/Training

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Other Defined Groups
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

14 employees
22 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
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Towards Skills for Industry programme
£11,847	02/12/2016	Towards Skills for Industry programme

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 9/10 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 35-63

CHRISTOPHER HATHERALL Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Principal

CLIVE ANTONY GRINYER Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Design Consultant

DREW ROBERT ERIC WICKEN Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Director Of Design & Technology And Vocational Edu

FELICITY MILTON Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Global Senior Director Of Team Sport Tech

HANNAH BIRCH Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Research Engineer

MARK WILLIAMS Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Chief Executive

MATTHEW NORMAN MCLAIN Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Lecturer

PAUL DAVID CALVER Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Company Chairman, Other trusteeship: WEYMOUTH SAILING CLUB CIO,

SEVRA DAVIS Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Director Of Architecture Design And Fashion

SOPHIE ADAMS-FOSTER Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Business And Strategy Director

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 08/05/1997, number: 1062270
Registered at Companies House on 08/08/1995, number: 03089012

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

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

Filing Record

19 returns made; all on time

Main office

11 Manor Park
Banbury
OX163TB

Objectives

THE ADVANCEMENT OF PUBLIC EDUCATION THROUGH THE SUPPORT, PROMOTION AND DEVELOPMENT OF DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY AND RELATED AREAS IN ALL ITS BRANCHES BY THE COLLECTION, PUBLICATION AND DISSEMINATION OF MATERIAL CALCULATED TO PROVIDE PUBLIC EDUCATION AND ACCESS TO APPROPRIATE MATERIAL, AND BY THE MOUNTING OF CONFERENCES, SEMINARS, EXHIBITIONS, AWARDS SCHEMES AND EDUCATIONAL COURSES IN DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY AND ITS DEVELOPMENT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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