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Digital Poverty Alliance

Registered charity 1086306 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as E-LEARNING FOUNDATION, LEARNING FOUNDATION · listed website unreachable when last crawled

Latest income
£1.8m
Latest spending
£1.8m
Registered
2001
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a small surplus for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £1,849,149 against total expenditure of £1,767,028. The trustees report that free reserves of £256,490 are below their stated policy target of six months' cover of operating costs plus closure costs. The auditor confirmed that the charity is a going concern with no material uncertainties identified.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 6 months cover of all operating costs, plus an estimated cost of closing the charity down in an orderly manner (held: £256k)
“The Trustees believe that a target of 6 months cover of all operating costs, plus an estimated cost of closing the charity down in an orderly manner, is a reasonable target of reserves to carry forward.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Travel expenses paid to a trustee-connected business
“An amount of £128 was paid to Beverly Clarke Consulting Ltd (2024: £325) for travel expenses. This is a related party due to Beverly Clarke being a trustee of the charity.” — page 26
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Affinia.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Digital Poverty Alliance (matched by registered charity number).

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£1.8m
Total spending
£1.8m
Cost of raising funds
£40k
Reserves (reported)
£0
Employees
9

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£1.8m£1.8m
31/03/2024£1.6m£2.0m
31/03/2023£1.8m£2.2m
31/03/2022£2.1m£2.4m
31/03/2021£2.4m£1.4m

Common questions

Is Digital Poverty Alliance financially healthy?

The accounts state that the charity generated a small surplus for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £1,849,149 against total expenditure of £1,767,028. The trustees report that free reserves of £256,490 are below their stated policy target of six months' cover of operating costs plus closure costs. The auditor confirmed that the charity is a going concern with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Affinia.

Who funds Digital Poverty Alliance?

Funders whose own accounts filings name Digital Poverty Alliance as a grant recipient include THE PENNIES FOUNDATION.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmount
THE PENNIES FOUNDATIONFY2024£209k
THE PENNIES FOUNDATIONFY2022£1k

Funders of similar charities

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THE GRAIL SOCIETY (WAXWELL) UK1—
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NES FOUNDATION LTD1£49k
NORTH LONDON WELFARE AND EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION1£36k
YAD SHLOMO TRUST1£35k

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