The ITSA Digital Trust

Charity Number: 1146157
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

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.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 May 2024

Total income: £421,540
Total expenditure: £434,538

Total income includes £7,500 from 1 government grant(s)

People

6 Trustee(s)

74 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

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

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

One or more trustees are also directors of the subsidiaries

Trustee payments

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

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • Economic/community Development/employment
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Cambridgeshire
  • Cardiff
  • Gloucestershire
  • Hampshire
  • Staffordshire
  • Worcestershire
  • Kenya
  • Malawi
  • Zambia
  • Zimbabwe

Governance

Registration history:
  • 29 February 2012: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • ITSA (Working name)
  • IT SCHOOLS AFRICA (Previous name)
Company number:
07611398 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • 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
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

6 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Michael Richardson Ratcliffe Chair 22 December 2011
None on record
Andrew Charles Bates Trustee 06 June 2024
None on record
Simon John Ashley Trustee 04 June 2024
None on record
Mark Richard Diaz Trustee 13 May 2024
None on record
Emily Fraser Trustee 27 March 2024
None on record
Joanna Sarah Hill Trustee 08 February 2016
THE RATCLIFFE FOUNDATION
Received: On time
THE ISBOURNE FOUNDATION
Received: On time

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/05/2020 31/05/2021 31/05/2022 31/05/2023 31/05/2024
Total gross income £285.65k £385.16k £441.69k £315.91k £421.54k
Total expenditure £285.45k £276.22k £494.13k £414.89k £434.54k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £6.04k £25.00k N/A £7.50k £7.50k

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 May 2024 08 November 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 May 2024 08 November 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 May 2023 03 April 2024 3 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 May 2023 03 April 2024 3 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 May 2022 10 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 May 2022 10 January 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 May 2021 10 November 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 May 2021 10 November 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 May 2020 31 March 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 May 2020 30 March 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 21/04/2011 NOW ARTICLES ADOPTED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 13/06/2011 as amended on 09 Mar 2023

Charitable objects

(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 OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY.

Contact information

Address:
1 WOLSELEY TERRACE
CHELTENHAM
GLOUCESTERSHIRE
GL50 1TH
Phone:
01242228800
Email:
contact@itsadigitaltrust.org
Website:

www.itsadigitaltrust.org Open in new window