Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 2

No PartB

Good trustee age range: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Overall weighted support: +2

Overall GiG Score: 8

INDIVIDUAL TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS LTD

We provide grants for communication equipment to Blind and Vision Impaired throughout the UK, for those who would otherwise be unable to afford them and meet our eligibility criteria. We also provide support and training to successful applicants. We work in partnership with other organisations in the Sight Loss Sector.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from a grant maker
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender

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
31/12/23	£490	£124	£366
31/12/22	£16	£75	£-60
31/12/21	£0	£11	£-11

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 3 years

itsvip.org

info@itsvip.org

07547406563

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Disability
General Charitable Purposes
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Services for people with disabilities

How it operates

Makes grants to individuals

Where it operates

Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

People With Disabilities

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Inclusion for blind and partially sighted people through communication
£9,816	09/12/2022	The funding will be used to provide 19 blind and partially sighted people living in financial hardships with specially adapted smartphones and tablet computers. It also will provide training on how ....more The funding will be used to provide 19 blind and partially sighted people living in financial hardships with specially adapted smartphones and tablet computers. It also will provide training on how to use them to avoid social isolation and allow them to complete day-to-day activities where computer access is required.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 47-73

ALISON EVANS Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Executive Director

DANIEL DAVID BROOKBANK Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Chief Executive

DR ROBERT HUGHES (Chair) Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Chief Executive

GARY NICHOLAS EADY Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Assistive Technology Specialist

KIRSTIE ANGELA THOMAS Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Chief Executive Officer

STEPHEN SAUNDERS Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Aids & Equipment Co-Ordinator

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 04/06/2021, number: 1194681
Registered at Companies House on 09/04/2021, number: 13324405

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Filing Record

3 returns made; all on time

Main office

170 MANCHESTER ROAD
ACCRINGTON
BB5 2PD

Objectives

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS (“OBJECTS”) TO HELP TO PROVIDE COMMUNICATION DEVICES AND SERVICES FOR THOSE WHO ARE REGISTERED BLIND OR VISION IMPAIRED AND ARE ON LOW INCOME, ENABLING MANY BLIND AND VISION IMPAIRED PEOPLE TO LIVE INDEPENDENTLY.

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