Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 1

Support Score: 8

Strong growth: +2
Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

Only 3 Trustees: -2
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +8

Overall GiG Score: 9

THE ITSA DIGITAL TRUST

THE CHARITY RUNS ITS PROGRAMME UNDER ITS MAXIM OF TRANSFORMING LIVES THROUGH ACCESS TO E-LEARNING BY PROVIDING COMPUTERS AND DIGITAL SKILLS TO SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES IN AFRICA AND THE UK.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity
There are only 3 trustees

Financial issues to consider:

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

Established: 12 years

www.itsadigitaltrust.org

contact@itsadigitaltrust.org

01242228800

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
31/05/23	*	£316	£415	£-99	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	49
31/05/22		£442	£494	£-52	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	31
31/05/21		£385	£276	£109	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	21
31/05/20		£286	£285	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	104
31/05/19	*	£274	£265	£8	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/05/18	*	£226	£266	£-39	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/05/17		£254	£243	£11	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/05/16		£264	£276	£-13	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/05/15		£204	£199	£6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/05/14		£204	£192	£12	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/05/13	*	£270	£207	£63	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training

How it operates

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

Where it operates

Cambridgeshire, Cardiff, Gloucestershire, Hampshire, Kenya, Malawi, Staffordshire, Worcestershire, Zambia, Zimbabwe,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
49 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.

Major supporters in last 5 years

National Lottery Community Fund	£60,000
DCMS	£35,082
Henry Smith Charity	£30,000
Garfield Weston Foundation	£30,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Barnwood Trust - Access Audits
£1,440	07/12/2022	ReciteMe accessibility software for website
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£20,000	02/09/2022	UK Community Programme
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to IT Schools Africa UK Community Programme
£20,000	23/09/2021 24	towards two years' running costs of the 'TECH Connect Community Programme', providing technology, digital participation and digital skills for people living in disadvantaged communities in ....more towards two years' running costs of the 'TECH Connect Community Programme', providing technology, digital participation and digital skills for people living in disadvantaged communities in Gloucestershire.
National Lottery Community Fund - Digibus Gloucestershire
£50,000	27/05/2021	The funding will be used over 18 months toward the outfitting and running costs of 'Gloucestershire Digibus' a mobile digital inclusion resource for rural remote and disadvantaged communities in ....more The funding will be used over 18 months toward the outfitting and running costs of 'Gloucestershire Digibus' a mobile digital inclusion resource for rural remote and disadvantaged communities in Gloucestershire.
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£10,000	02/10/2020	NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots ....more NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots and small organisations who can provide an on-the-ground community response to the crisis; and, support local charitable organisations to mobilise volunteers to enable better targeted support in communities through empowered local groups.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£25,082	04/09/2020	"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more "The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."
National Lottery Community Fund - Gloucestershire Community IT Outreach Programme
£10,000	12/02/2020 11	The funding will be used to deliver a community outreach programme focussed on digital skills and IT. The project helps people with disabilities, low income families, unemployed, the elderly, ....more The funding will be used to deliver a community outreach programme focussed on digital skills and IT. The project helps people with disabilities, low income families, unemployed, the elderly, refugees, and the isolated, have better access to digital technology and to be able to use it effectively.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£10,000	15/11/2019	UK Community Programme - TECH Connect
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to IT Schools Africa UK Community Programme
£10,000	12/06/2019 24	towards two years' salary costs of the IT Workshop Manager for the Gloucestershire Community Outreach Programme
National Lottery Community Fund - Glos. Community IT Outreach Programme
£10,000	25/01/2019 12	The funding will be used to run IT workshop training to community groups and projects. The project aims to increase digital inclusion.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£10,000	09/05/2018	UK COMMUNITY PROGRAMME
Woodward Charitable Trust - Towards salary costs of UK Operations Manager and IT Trainer
£1,000	16/11/2017	Towards the salary costs of the UK Operations Manager and IT Trainer..
Woodward Charitable Trust - Towards the prison workshops which refurbish computers
£1,000	13/07/2012	Towards the prison workshops which refurbish computers for export to Africa.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (3)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees:

EMILY FRASER Appointed: 2024

JOANNA SARAH HILL Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Trustee, Other trusteeships: THE ISBOURNE FOUNDATION, THE RATCLIFFE FOUNDATION,

MICHAEL RICHARDSON RATCLIFFE (Chair) Appointed: 2011, Occupation: Director

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 29/02/2012, number: 1146157
Registered at Companies House on 21/04/2011, number: 07611398

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
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
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

11 returns made; AR23: 3 days late, AR19: 49 days late, AR18: 36 days late, AR13: 315 days late,

Main office

1 WOLSELEY TERRACE
CHELTENHAM
GLOUCESTERSHIRE
GL50 1TH

Objectives

(A) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF SCHOOL CHILDREN AND THE WIDER PUBLIC IN THE SUBJECT OF THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN THE DEVELOPING COMMUNITIES OF THE WORLD AND IN PARTICULAR ON THE CONTINENT OF AFRICA AND(B) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF YOUNG PEOPLE, UNEMPLOYED PERSONS AND THOSE SEEKING RE-TRAINING IN THE SUBJECT OFINFORMATION TECHNOLOGY.

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