Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: -4

Support Score: 8

Deficit latest year: -2
No PartB

No volunteer policy: -2
No conflicts policy: -1
Mainly male board: -1

Large volunteers +5
Gov Income
Overall weighted support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 2

COMPUTER FRIENDLY ST ALBANS

provides free and subsidised basic introductory computer training in public access venues to meet the needs of people of all ages and abilities, including the disadvantaged (whether through disability, homelessness, social exclusion, or unemployment). This basic training is available to anyone over the age of 16 living in St Albans and District and very suitable for older people.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received Government grants

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
The Board is predominantly male

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Income was significantly lower than spending in the latest year

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit £k	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/03/23		£13	£17	£-4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/22		£9	£8	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/21		£12	£10	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/20		£15	£11	£4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/19		£12	£11	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/18		£27	£10	£17	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/17		£20	£21	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/16		£16	£18	£-2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/15		£20	£18	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/14		£17	£14	£3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/13		£16	£19	£-3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/12		£7	£11	£-4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/11		£29	£18	£12	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/10		£19	£19	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/09		£27	£33	£-6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/08		£30	£54	£-25	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/07		£56	£58	£-3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/06	*	£50	£49	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/05		£34	£30	£4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/04	*	£86	£75	£11	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 22 years

www.computerfriendlystalbans.org.uk

info@computerfriendlystalbans.org.uk

01727617359

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Education/Training

GiG Classification

Other education support

How it operates

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

Where it operates

Hertfordshire,

Who it helps

Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Other Defined Groups
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 57-83

AKHTAR ZAMAN Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Software Engineer

ANTHONY LAWRENCE BOURKE (Chair) Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Secretary

CAROL ANNE ELLIOTT Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Trustee

CHRISTOPHER BLANDFORD Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Trustee

CHRISTOPHER JOSEPH O'LOUGHLIN Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Trustee

DIANA MARY RHODES Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Volunteer Coordinator

IAN MALCOLM HERBERT WILLIAMSON Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Trustee

JEREMY STUART EDBROOK Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Finance Director

JOHN DOUGLAS ELVIDGE Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Trustee

RICHARD ROWLAND BRETT Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Retired

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 07/03/2003, number: 1096433
Registered at Companies House on 19/03/2002, number: 04398683

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR06: 298 days late, AR04: 25 days late,

Main office

Computer Friendly St Albans
Longmire House
36-38 London Rd
St Albans
AL1 1NG

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING OF PERSONS AGED 16 AND OVER, PARTICULARLY THOSE IN NEED WHO ARE DISADVANTAGED BY REASON OF MENTAL OR PHYSICAL DISABILITY, ETHNICITY, UNEMPLOYMENT, SOCIAL EXCLUSION, HOMELESSNESS, LONE PARENTING OR BEING OVER THE RETIREMENT AGE RESIDING IN THE ST. ALBANS DISTRICT BY THE PROVISION OF ICT TRAINING AND SUPPORT WITH A VIEW TO IMPROVING TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES.

Defined Area of Benefit:

ST ALBANS DISTRICT.

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