DIGITAL PIPELINE

Charity number: 1118674
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Digital Pipeline helps alleviate poverty by providing access to computer equipment for the poorest schools and projects in the UK and the developing world. As a consequence we also promote conservation, protection & improvement of the environment through the re-use of ICT equipment.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2024

Total income:
£525,424

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Donations and legacies £42.47k
Charitable activities £482.94k
Other trading activities £0
Investments £11
Other £0

Total expenditure:
£588,411

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Raising funds £26.17k
Charitable activities £562.24k
Other £0

£0 investments gains (losses)

Charitable expenditure

Charitable expenditure

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Investments can experience large swings in value so trustees may, in a particular year, decide to realise and spend part of their charity’s capital or to invest part of its income.

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Raising funds and other expenditure £26.17k
Charitable expenditure £562.24k

People

14 Employee(s)

3 Trustee(s)

5 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
  • Economic/community Development/employment
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Scotland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 03 April 2007: Standard registration
  • 04 July 2013: Funds received from 1107676 COMPUTERS 4 AFRICA
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • Computers 4 Charity, Caring for Climate and Community (Working name)
  • COMPUTERS 4 AFRICA (Previous name)
  • COMPUTERS 4 CHARITY - INCORPORATING COMPUTERS 4 AFRICA (Previous name)
Company number:
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Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • 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 vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

3 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Stephen Thompson Trustee 01 January 2022
CALLCOTT REILLY TRUST
Received: On time
Kenneth Rich Trustee 01 January 2022
CALLCOTT REILLY TRUST
Received: On time
Mark Lawrence Trustee 01 January 2022
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. LUKE THE EVANGELIST, MAIDSTONE
Received: On time

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023 31/12/2024
Total gross income £231.11k £217.51k £406.47k £445.05k £525.42k
Total expenditure £219.50k £179.47k £396.66k £461.67k £588.41k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £9.83k £17.57k £13.06k N/A N/A
Income - Donations and legacies N/A N/A N/A N/A £42.47k
Income - Other trading activities N/A N/A N/A N/A £0
Income - Charitable activities N/A N/A N/A N/A £482.94k
Income - Endowments N/A N/A N/A N/A £0
Income - Investment N/A N/A N/A N/A £11
Income - Other N/A N/A N/A N/A £0
Income - Legacies N/A N/A N/A N/A £0
Expenditure - Charitable activities N/A N/A N/A N/A £562.24k
Expenditure - Raising funds N/A N/A N/A N/A £26.17k
Expenditure - Governance N/A N/A N/A N/A £500
Expenditure - Grants institution N/A N/A N/A N/A £514
Expenditure - Investment management N/A N/A N/A N/A £0
Expenditure - Other N/A N/A N/A N/A £0

Assets and liabilities

Definitions for assets and liabilities
Own use assets

These are assets, other than investments, which are held for more than 12 months and used to run and administer the charity such as buildings, offices, exhibits and fixtures and fittings.

Long term Investments

Investments are assets held by the charity with the sole aim of generating income which will be used for their charitable purposes such as deposit accounts, shares, rental property and unit trusts.
Investment assets are re-valued every year and included in the balance sheet at their current market value.
Long term investments are held for more than 12 months.

Other assets

These are assets held generally for less than 12 months such as cash and bank balances, debtors, investments to be sold within the coming year and trading stock.

Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability

This is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.

Total liabilities

These are all the amounts owed by the charity at the balance sheet date to third parties such as bills due but not yet paid, bank overdrafts and loans and mortgages.

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Asset / Liability 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023 31/12/2024
Own use assets N/A N/A N/A N/A £17.00k
Long-term investments N/A N/A N/A N/A £0
Other assets N/A N/A N/A N/A £47.56k
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability N/A N/A N/A N/A £0
Total liabilities N/A N/A N/A N/A £113.51k

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 December 2024 31 October 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2024 31 October 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2023 29 October 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 29 October 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 10 May 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 10 May 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 26 September 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 26 September 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 28 September 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 28 September 2021 On time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 21/12/2006 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 28/03/2007 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 16/07/2012

Charitable objects

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS (THE "OBJECTS") FOR WHICH THE CHARITY IS ESTABLISHED ARE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC TO: A) ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC BY PROVIDING ACCESS TO INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY, TO COMPUTERS AND OTHER HARDWARE AND TO SOFTWARE ("ICT") AND TO RELATED ICT EDUCATION AND TRAINING MATERIALS AND ICT MAINTENANCE AND SUPPORT TO THE WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH EQUIPMENT IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES (AS DEFINED BY THE UNITED NATIONS FROM TIME TO TIME) INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THOSE IN AFRICA; B) PROMOTE THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT BY FACILITATING THE RE-USE OF ICT EQUIPMENT; C) RELIEVE POVERTY BY PROVIDING ACCESS TO ICT, TO ICT EDUCATION AND TRAINING MATERIALS AND ICT MAINTENANCE AND SUPPORT TO THE POOR IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES (AS DEFINED BY THE UNITED NATIONS FROM TIME TO TIME) INCLUDING BY NOT LIMITED TO THOSE IN AFRICA; D) ADVANCE SUCH PURPOSES AS ARE RECOGNISED AS BEING EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ENGLISH LAW FROM TIME TO TIME AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION SHALL THINK FIT.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

NOT DEFINED IN PRACTICE NATIONAL AND OVERSEAS.

Contact information

Address:
Unit A6 (Unit 4)
Powerhub Business Centre
St. Peters Street
MAIDSTONE
Kent
ME16 0ST
Phone:
03000112233
Email:
contact-us@computers4charity.org
Website:

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