ARCHIVES OF IT

Registered charity 1164198 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Archives of IT (AIT) was born out of a passion for preserving the heritage of the UK tech sector and inspiring future generations to consider STEM careers. We have a growing, free online archive of video interviews with technology leaders, from 1950s computing pioneers to today's leading entrepreneurs, and an education programme powered by these tech pioneers' stories.

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Latest income
£142k
Latest spending
£145k
Registered
2015
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds decreased to £47,337 due to expenditure exceeding income by £2,577. The trustees confirm that assets are adequate to meet obligations, and no material uncertainties regarding going concern were identified.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: unclear (held: £47k)
“The trustees regularly review the available reserves, and the level takes into account expected monthly expenditure and existing commitments.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/07/2025£142k£145k
31/07/2024£122k£93k
31/07/2023£68k£99k
31/07/2022£94k£67k
31/07/2021£51k£31k

Common questions

Is ARCHIVES OF IT financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds decreased to £47,337 due to expenditure exceeding income by £2,577. The trustees confirm that assets are adequate to meet obligations, and no material uncertainties regarding going concern were identified. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds ARCHIVES OF IT?

Funders whose own accounts filings name ARCHIVES OF IT as a grant recipient include THE WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGISTS CHARITY.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGISTS CHARITYFY2022£5k

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund14/05/2026£98k"Unlocking our Digital Heritage"

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ASSOCIATION FOR INDUSTRIAL ARCHAEOLOGY.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ARCHIVES OF IT£142k—0unclear—no doubt
ASSOCIATION FOR INDUSTRIAL ARCHAEOLOGY FY2025£333k—0unclear—no doubt
THE ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ASSOCIATION (UK AND IRELAND) FY2025£686k——unclear—no doubt
THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES TRUST FY2025£374kOver £60,0001unclear—no doubt
INSTRUMENTS OF TIME AND TRUTH FY2025£241k—0unclear—no doubt
INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY - ALUMNI ASSOCIATION UK FY2025£128k—0unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.