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DIGITAL ADVANTAGE

Registered charity 1188836 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as DIGITAL INCLUSION

Training and development of creative and digital skills for young people, especially those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND)

Causes: Education/training · Disability · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£1.3m
Latest spending
£1.3m
Registered
2020
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £14,076 for the year ended 31 July 2025, with total income of £1,265,195. Per the trustees' report, the charity remains in a strong and stable financial position, holding £19,861 in unrestricted reserves against a policy target of three months of expenditure.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £98,284 — in the top quarter for charities its size (median £70k)
“The chief executive officer, as the highest paid member of staff, received benefits totalling £98,284 (2024 - £62,939).” — page 29
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Employees paid over £60,000: 1
“The number of employees whose emoluments fell within the following bands was: 2025 No £60,001 - £70,000 1” — page 29
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Largest income source: Income from training and education provision (95% of income)
“Income from training and education provision 1,203,742” — page 25
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three months of expenditure (held: £20k)
“The trustees have set a reserves policy that targets a holding of unrestricted free reserves equal to at least three months of expenditure.” — page 9
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by The Moffatts Partnership LLP. Discloses 6 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/07/2025)

Total income
£1.3m
Total spending
£1.3m
Reserves (reported)
£20k
Employees
22

Reported reserves equal ~0.2 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (95% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

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£1.3m£1.3m
31/07/2024£909k£863k
31/07/2023£499k£525k
30/06/2022£279k£290k
30/06/2021£33k£5k

Common questions

Is DIGITAL ADVANTAGE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £14,076 for the year ended 31 July 2025, with total income of £1,265,195. Per the trustees' report, the charity remains in a strong and stable financial position, holding £19,861 in unrestricted reserves against a policy target of three months of expenditure. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by The Moffatts Partnership LLP.

What does the highest-paid employee of DIGITAL ADVANTAGE earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £98,284 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

Who funds DIGITAL ADVANTAGE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name DIGITAL ADVANTAGE as a grant recipient include THE ASDA FOUNDATION, BRIDGEND ASSOCIATION OF VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS, THE MAHORO CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE ASDA FOUNDATIONFY2021£438kDigital Exclusion Project
BRIDGEND ASSOCIATION OF VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONSFY2023£32k
BRIDGEND ASSOCIATION OF VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONSFY2022£14kBCBC Digital Inclusion
THE MAHORO CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£10k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
UK government01/04/2023£177k16-19 Education
UK government01/04/2023£4kDevolved Formula Capital - Non-Maintained Special Schools Recipients
UK government01/04/2022£81k16-19 Education
The National Lottery Community Fund11/02/2022£10kCommunity DNA

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE BERNICIA FOUNDATION2£15k
THE PENNIES FOUNDATION1£421k
THE ACCESS TO JUSTICE FOUNDATION1£138k
THE SIR JAMES KNOTT TRUST1£25k
THE MEDLOCK CHARITABLE TRUST1£15k
TWO RIDINGS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION1£10k
THE DAVID FAMILY FOUNDATION1£5k
ANSON CHARITABLE TRUST1£2k

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
DIGITAL ADVANTAGE£1.3m£98,2841unclear—no doubt
PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES AND SUPPORT FY2024£1.2m—0below—no doubt
THE DYSLEXIA FOUNDATION FY2024£315k—0unclear—no doubt
SKILLS FOR PEOPLE FY2025£1.4m—0unclear—no doubt
Digital Poverty Alliance FY2025£1.8m——unclear—no doubt
HAVERING ASSOCIATION FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES FY2025£131k—0unclear—no doubt

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