POWER 2 CONNECT

Registered charity 1204276 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as POWER 2 CONNECT C.I.C.

To be the driving force tackling Digital Inequality. Ensuring that no-one gets left behind due to Digital Exclusion by providing free access to technology, connectivity and digital education in our community.

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

Latest income

£117k

Latest spending

£97k

Registered

2023

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that free reserves stood at £32,526, which is below the trustees' stated policy target of £42,000. The charity reported a net income of £20,710 for the year, with total income of £117,266 and charitable expenditure of £96,556.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £42,000 (held: £33k)

“The Trustees remain of the view that a minimum level of free reserves of £42,000 roughly equivalent to six months of core operating costs, should be maintained.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Power 2 Connect (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

Carey’s Foundation — “Carey’s Foundation was so inspired by the Power to Connect initiative that we were determined to help and immediately gained support from th…” (source page)

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

Michael Hallickchair
Bilal Ahmed
Mary Tulloch
Rachael Holtzberg
Sarah Collymore

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

Operates in: Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/05/2025	£117k	£97k
31/05/2024	£109k	£71k

Common questions

Is POWER 2 CONNECT financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that free reserves stood at £32,526, which is below the trustees' stated policy target of £42,000. The charity reported a net income of £20,710 for the year, with total income of £117,266 and charitable expenditure of £96,556. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds POWER 2 CONNECT?

Funders whose own accounts filings name POWER 2 CONNECT as a grant recipient include BANHAM FOUNDATION LIMITED, THE WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGISTS CHARITY.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
BANHAM FOUNDATION LIMITED	FY2024	£10k
THE WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGISTS CHARITY	FY2021	£10k

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	16/10/2025	£20k	Power 2 Connect: Digital Essentials
Postcode Lottery	30/09/2024	£25k	Unrestricted Funding
The National Lottery Community Fund	18/04/2024	£20k	Power 2 Connect: Devices; Data and Digital Skills