WCIT Charity

Who they support

1. The advancement of education and training of the public in matters related to IT2. Promoting the effectiveness and efficiency of charities and the effective use of resources to achieve charitable purposes by the provision of advice and support in relation to IT3. Subject to 1 & 2 above the provision of grants for such purposes as are charitable according to the law of England & Wales

  • The average annual spending of grantees has been £915,454
  • The average age of charities supported has been years.

www.wcit.org.uk

info@wcit.org.uk

02038710253

39A BARTHOLOMEW CLOSE
LONDON
EC1A 7JN


Charity registered in England & Wales, No: 1113488
Charity Commission for England and WalesTwitter
Analysis of Grants Made
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In this period 47 donations have been made totalling £371,753 to 45 organisations

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Growth in Spending
(per annum over last 3 years)
Main Overlaps with other Grant Makers ?
By ValueBy Number
The National Lottery Community Fund 62% 67%
Garfield Weston Foundation 31% 33%
The Clothworkers' Foundation 23% 22%
City Bridge Trust 22% 18%
DCMS 21% 22%
Comic Relief 15% 11%
Co-operative Group 14% 22%
The Tudor Trust 14% 9%
Sport England 13% 16%
Masonic Charitable Foundation 11% 11%
Sole supporter: 18% by number, 21% by value.
Individual Grants Made
When Amount Annual
Spending
Grantee To be used for
10/12/2023 £4,614 £106,717 THE GUILD CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST KATHARINE CREE Funding for the installation of internet networking hardware into a Grade I-listed church and community space, following pro bono assistance from the WCIT.
10/12/2023 £5,000 £2,534,846 CHARITY DIGITAL TRUST Funding towards updating the Charity Digital Code of Practice, designed to improve digital strategy, programmes and projects within charities.
10/12/2023 £13,867 £91,742 WILTSHIRE FIRE AND RESCUE TEAM Funding for equipment which provides live downlinks from a drone to the command vehicle.
10/12/2023 £1,250 SUNDERLAND SEAFRONT TRUST The upgrade of a website, following pro bono assistance from the WCIT.
10/12/2023 £9,800 £779,000 LIFELITES Funding for the Cosmo learn and play switch system to be distributed to 14 children’s hospices.
10/12/2023 £12,800 £1,248,156 RENTSTART (UK) LTD Funding for a pilot for software designed to address the barriers to accessing rented accommodation for people who have been homeless.
06/09/2023 £29,565 LILIAN BAYLIS TECHNOLOGY SCHOOL Funding for 120 Chromebooks and 15 laptops for students who do not have independent access to a computer at home. The WCIT has a long-term relationship with this school.
06/09/2023 £5,000 £1,048,698 FIRSTLIGHT TRUST Funding for a GDPR compliant database for casework, appointments and impact reporting.
06/09/2023 £2,500 £451,856 THE ZINK PROJECT Funding for on online referral form to streamline its foodbank and other services and allow for contact outside office hours.
06/09/2023 £4,520 £1,088,572 THE SWITCH Funding for the creation of a virtual work experience day for disadvantaged young people in Tower Hamlets, designed to showcase the opportunities and roles available within the tech and IT sector.
06/09/2023 £2,400 £161,382 INSIDE JUSTICE Funding for a secure, highly encrypted portal for the reporting of miscarriages of justice and secure uploading of digital documents from family or former legal teams.
06/09/2023 £15,000 £564,910 NATIONAL UGLY MUGS Funding for an Application Programming Interface to allow the National Crime Agency and police to safely access its database of harms against sex workers. Also for Artificial Intelligence to code open-text boxes on incident forms.
23/03/2023 £10,000 BRISTOL BRAILLE TECHNOLOGY Funding for the development of customised software for the Canute Console, to support blind people into data analysis and computer science roles.
23/02/2023 £760 £8,304,572 ST WILFRID'S HOSPICE (EASTBOURNE) Funding for a VR headset to enable terminally ill patients to visit places and experience things which are important to them.
23/02/2023 £10,000 GIRLS INTO CODING Funding for the development of a new AI robotics workshop to embed into an existing programme.
23/02/2023 £10,000 £1,695,996 THE MEDIA TRUST Funding for a 'Websites Unlocked' toolkit plus digital drop-in sessions, so that small charities can maximise the use of their websites for social good.
23/02/2023 £15,000 £129,899 TIMEBANKING UK Funding for an app for Timebank members to exchange skills and resources more effectively and responsively, and allow greater participation of members for whom English is not their first language.
01/12/2022 £5,000 CYBER GIRLS FIRST Funding for updating the teaching materials and promoting the competition, so that even more children aged 8-13 can learn about coding and the opportunities it presents.
23/11/2022 £10,000 £1,621,093 LEICESTERSHIRE EDUCATION BUSINESS COMPANY Funding for live events designed to attract more girls into computer science and improve the percentage of women in the IT industry.
20/09/2022 £5,000 £255,858 ROYAL SIGNALS MUSEUM Funding for a programming and coding module for the museum's educational and outreach programmes, to reflect the increased use of unmanned and autonomous systems in the military.
12/09/2022 £5,000 £744,000 LIFELITES Funding for Soundbeam technology - fully inclusive, touch-free musical devices which translate movement into music - to be provided at children's hospices throughout the UK.
07/09/2022 £14,599 £828,140 AGE UK LONDON Funding for training older Londoners to use digital tools such as e-petitions, online surveys, Zoom and social media in order to campaign for, and become activists in, their communities.
25/05/2022 £4,950 £1,911,100 THE ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT TRUST (EDT) Funding for the development of an IT-focused module for the 'Routes into STEM' virtual course for young people aged 13-15 across the UK.
25/05/2022 £5,000 £67,492 ARCHIVES OF IT Funding for a research bursary for postgraduate or postdoctoral research into the social influences and impact of the UK's IT and communications industry.
25/05/2022 £9,987 £574,218 COVENT GARDEN DRAGON HALL TRUST Funding for three new after-school clubs in coding, robotics and virtual reality at the SoapBox Centre for socially excluded young people in Islington.
25/05/2022 £5,211 £2,015,187 OAKS SPECIALIST COLLEGE (SKILLS FOR INDEPENDENCE AND EMPLOYABILITY LTD) Funding for smart tech for an on-site flat, so that young adults with learning difficulties can acquire the necessary life skills and confidence in using everyday tech that many people have as standard.
01/03/2022 £10,000 £402,321 GET SET GIRLS Funding for creative computer courses for young people from low income and BME communities to gain creative IT skills to provide them with the opportunity to access further training or employment.
23/02/2022 £5,000 £61,500 KIDS SPACE Funding for computers for educationally challenged young people from disadvantaged backgrounds to use at a homework and supper club.
23/02/2022 £5,000 RESUME FOUNDATION Funding for computers for use in an eight-week digital bootcamp for maginalised people seeking employment in the West Midlands.
23/02/2022 £5,000 MER-IT DIGITAL Funding for delivery of training course and work experience in basic IT repair skills, with refurbished computers donated to the community.
23/02/2022 £5,000 £358,204 CLAPTON SUPPORT AND ADVICE Funding for free computer training courses to disadvantaged individuals aged 18-28 among the Jewish community in Hackney and Haringey.
24/11/2021 £9,783 SUPPORT SEND KIDS Funding for the creayion of an app for a layman's guide and the development of their website.
24/11/2021 £9,783 RESTORATIVE JUSTICE FOR ALL INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE (RJ4ALL) Funding for IT infrastructure and training for beneficiaries in Rotherhithe.
24/11/2021 £9,783 £173,418 COMMUNITY TECHAID Funding for providing foundation digital skills to a broad range of Quickstart Support beneficiaries in south London.
24/11/2021 £9,784 £424,275 4SIGHT VISION SUPPORT Funding for supporting visually impaired people in West Sussex to use accessible technology.
24/11/2021 £3,000 £780,148 WATFORD SHELTERED WORKSHOP Funding for providing basic IT training and online safety to learning disabled beneficiaries.
24/11/2021 £9,484 £206,027 TEENTECH Fuding for the digital delivery of interactive workshops for young people in Oldham and Greater Manchester to develop skills in gaming and animation and develop career pathways.
24/11/2021 £9,284 £566,835 CLAPTON COMMON BOYS CLUB Funding for teaching digital skills to boys aged 13-16 at risk of becoming NEET in the London boroughs of Hackney and Haringey during a 28-week programme.
24/11/2021 £9,784 GENESIS SUN CIC Funding for the development of a mobile app which uses gameification and incentivisation to increase the academic achievement and ambitions of young black people in the West Midlands.
03/09/2021 £3,550 £894,221 OAKLEAF ENTERPRISE Funding for IT to provide work-related IT training for adults with mental health conditions.
01/09/2021 £9,000 £29,731 YAD VOEZER DAY CENTRE Funding for an IT and comuter training project for learning diabled users.
01/09/2021 £2,000 £256,357 BLIND IN BUSINESS Funding for technology for blind people to use in order to find work.
01/09/2021 £9,995 POWER 2 CONNECT CIC Funding for digital skills sessions to ensure that previously digitally and socially excluded low income families have the skills and confidence to use their devices appropriately and safely.
28/06/2021 £12,000 £121,583 LOCAL VILLAGE NETWORK Funding for the development of a new incentive function on their digital youth hub app.
26/05/2021 £9,300 £492,064 APPS FOR GOOD Funding for the creation and launch of a new version of the Apps for Good mobile app design course specifically for people with special educational needs.
26/05/2021 £5,000 CYBER GIRLS FIRST Funding for live events designed to attract more girls into computer science and imrpove the percentage of women in the IT industry.
05/05/2021 £3,400 £1,966,244 SHEFFIELD ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE BLIND Funding for introducing older people with sight loss to accessible technology
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