COMMUNITY TECHAID

Registered charity 1193210 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LAMBETH TECHAID, TECHAID

CTA reduces the digital divide, and e-waste, by providing technology, connectivity and skills to those in need. We refurbish donated computers, tablets & mobile phones, and distribute them through referrals from over 150 community organisations in south London such as schools, refuges, food banks, disability and refugee groups. We're developing a sustainable, scalable model for use across the UK

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Environment/conservation/heritage · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£323k
Latest spending
£301k
Registered
2021
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that free reserves stood at £111,495, which is below the Trustees' stated policy target of £120,000. The charity reported a net income surplus of £22,255 for the year, having generated total incoming resources of £322,911 against total expenditure of £300,656.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £120,000 (held: £111k)
“The Trustees remain of the view that a minimum level of free reserves of £120,000 roughly equivalent to six months of core operating costs, should be maintained.”
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 London

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£323k£301k
31/03/2024£290k£262k
31/03/2023£189k£182k
31/03/2022£228k£173k

Common questions

Is COMMUNITY TECHAID financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that free reserves stood at £111,495, which is below the Trustees' stated policy target of £120,000. The charity reported a net income surplus of £22,255 for the year, having generated total incoming resources of £322,911 against total expenditure of £300,656. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds COMMUNITY TECHAID?

Funders whose own accounts filings name COMMUNITY TECHAID as a grant recipient include GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' FOUNDATION, THE BLOOMFIELD CHARITABLE TRUST, UNITED ST SAVIOUR'S CHARITY, WALCOT EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION, THE JOHN ARMITAGE CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund06/07/2023£330kDigital Community Hub
The National Lottery Community Fund22/10/2021£10kCommunity TechAid Surgery Workshops

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 COMPUTERAID INTERNATIONAL.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
COMMUNITY TECHAID£323k—0unclear—no doubt
COMPUTERAID INTERNATIONAL FY2025£2.2m£60,000 - £70,0001above—no doubt
COMMUNITY TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION UK FY2025£2.0m——above—no doubt
CENTRE FOR ALTERNATIVE TECHNOLOGY CHARITY LIMITED FY2025£4.3m——below—material uncertainty
PCREFURB FY2025£202kUnder £60,0000unclear—no doubt
CENTRE FOR THE ACCELERATION OF SOCIAL TECHNOLOGY FY2025£1.0m£90,001 - £100,0002below—no doubt

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