Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: 2

Support Score: 6

Strong growth: +2
No PartB

Only 4 Trustees: -1
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 10

PCREFURB

Refurbishing and repairing donated computers and other IT equipment to give or loan to approved individuals, charities, schools and community groups, locally and overseas, without means to buy new equipment. Providing IT working and training opportunities for vulnerable and other volunteers in a supportive workshop environment. Providing informal training and support to older and other people

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
There has been strong growth in spending since inception
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are only 4 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

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E	Income	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit	Volun- teers
31/03/23	£140,703	£144,789	£-4,086	69
31/03/22	£217,915	£127,708	£90,207	97
31/03/21	£111,541	£68,462	£43,079	25
31/03/20	£9,963	£7,003	£2,960	10

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 5 years

www.pcrefurb.org.uk

info@pcrefurb.org.uk

01457 865722

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Disability
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage
General Charitable Purposes
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Community services

How it operates

Other charitable activities
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Derbyshire, Manchester City, Tameside,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Other Defined Groups
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
69 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	£97,109
CAF	£2,000
Co-Operative Group	£1,763

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to PCrefurb
£1,763	23/10/2021	Our aim is to bridge the digital divide by providing iPads and internet access to help people connect with their community, and encourage the ease of social isolation.
CAF - Grant to PCrefurb
£2,000	11/06/2020	Grant to PCrefurb to support the organisation through COVID19
National Lottery Community Fund - PC Refurb
£97,109	07/01/2020 60	This project aims to bridge the digital divide between people who have internet knowledge, skills and access and those who do not. The funding will provide weekly workshops on how to use computers, ....more This project aims to bridge the digital divide between people who have internet knowledge, skills and access and those who do not. The funding will provide weekly workshops on how to use computers, tablets and mobile phones, train volunteers to support people and refurbish computers. It will also enable the group to focus on further developing their services and strengthening their organisation organisational development.
National Lottery Community Fund - PC Refurb
£8,320	20/12/2018 12	The project aims to help local people to develop their skills and confidence, and also reduce social isolation. The funding will be used to provide opportunities for members of the community to ....more The project aims to help local people to develop their skills and confidence, and also reduce social isolation. The funding will be used to provide opportunities for members of the community to refurbish computers that will subsequently be donated to local community groups, charities and after school clubs, as well as provide training to the community on the use of technology. Money from funding will go towards the salary for the coordinator.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

EMILY BROOK Appointed: 2021

KIRSTIN POSTLETHWAITE-THOMAS Appointed: 2022

OLLIE CROSS Appointed: 2021

DANIEL OLIVER MCLOUGHLIN Appointed: 2023, Other trusteeships: GLOSSOP AND DISTRICT VOLUNTEER BUREAU, GLOSSOPDALE FOODBANK,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 28/06/2019, number: 1184155

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
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

4 returns made; all on time

Main office

The Bureau
Bank House
20-22 Henry Street
GLOSSOP
Derbyshire
SK13 8BW

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:1) FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION IN THE USE OF COMPUTERS AND OTHER INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (IT) EQUIPMENT AND SOFTWARE AND ALSO COMMUNICATION SKILLS2) THE PROTECTION AND PRESERVATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT THROUGH THE REPAIR, REFURBISHMENT AND RECYCLING OF UNWANTED AND/OR OUTDATED COMPUTERS AND OTHER IT EQUIPMENT3) THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED DUE TO MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS OR WHO ARE SOCIALLY DISADVANTAGED BY ENABLING THEM TO SHARE AND DEVELOP IT SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE IN A SAFE AND ACCEPTING GROUP4) TO RELIEVE OR PREVENT POVERTY IN PARTICULAR BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION BY PROVIDING PERSONS WITH LIMITED MEANS WITH COMPUTERS OR OTHER IT EQUIPMENT5) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION BY PROVIDING SCHOOLS WITH REFURBISHED COMPUTERS OR IT EQUIPMENT6) THE PROMOTION OF THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR BY PROVIDING REFURBISHED COMPUTERS OR IT EQUIPMENT TO CHARITIES OR COMMUNITY GROUPS TO HELP IMPROVE THEIR EFFECTIVENESSTHE ‘VOLUNTARY SECTOR’ MEANS CHARITIES AND VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS.• CHARITIES ARE ORGANISATIONS, WHICH ARE ESTABLISHED FOR EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES INACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES.• VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS ARE INDEPENDENT ORGANISATIONS, WHICH ARE ESTABLISHED FOR PURPOSES THATADD VALUE TO THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE, OR A SIGNIFICANT SECTION OF THE COMMUNITY, AND WHICH ARE NOTPERMITTED BY THEIR CONSTITUTION TO MAKE A PROFIT FOR PRIVATE DISTRIBUTION. VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS DO NOTINCLUDE LOCAL GOVERNMENT OR OTHER STATUTORY AUTHORITIES.

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