DIGITAL PIPELINE — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 3 April 2007
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 06035936
Financial period: 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
Latest income: £672,235
Latest expenditure: £661,067
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Unit A6 (Unit 4), Powerhub Business Centre, St. Peters Street, MAIDSTONE, Kent, ME16 0ST

Website recorded by the regulator: www.computers4good.com (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Digital Pipeline helps alleviate poverty by providing access to computer equipment for the poorest schools and projects in the UK and the developing world. As a consequence we also promote conservation, protection & improvement of the environment through the re-use of ICT equipment.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 3 September 2026
Date Accounts Received: 3 September 2026
Total Gross Income: £672,235
Total Gross Expenditure: £661,067

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 31 October 2025
Date Accounts Received: 31 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £525,424
Total Gross Expenditure: £588,411

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 29 October 2024
Date Accounts Received: 29 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £445,048
Total Gross Expenditure: £461,668

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 10 May 2023
Date Accounts Received: 10 May 2023
Total Gross Income: £406,468
Total Gross Expenditure: £396,660

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 26 September 2022
Date Accounts Received: 26 September 2022
Total Gross Income: £217,509
Total Gross Expenditure: £179,473

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2026
Ar Received Date: 3 September 2026
Total Gross Income: £672,235
Total Gross Expenditure: £661,067
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 4

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Received Date: 31 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £525,424
Total Gross Expenditure: £588,411
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 5

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Received Date: 29 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £445,048
Total Gross Expenditure: £461,668
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 3

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Received Date: 10 May 2023
Total Gross Income: £406,468
Total Gross Expenditure: £396,660
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £3
Income From Government Grants: £13,057
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 5

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Received Date: 26 September 2022
Total Gross Income: £217,509
Total Gross Expenditure: £179,473
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £3
Income From Government Grants: £17,568
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 8

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2026
Ar Received Date: 3 September 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 1327
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 670858
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 50
Income Total Income And Endowments: 672235
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £28,978
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £632,089
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 661067
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 192436
Expenditure Depreciation: 4155
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £0
Assets Total Fixed: 12848
Assets Own Use: 12848
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £50,425
Assets Total Liabilities: £101,053
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: −£37,780
Creditors One Year Total Current: 82819
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 18234
Assets Cash: £3,874
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: -37780
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: -37780
Count Employees: 15
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Received Date: 31 October 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 42472
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 482941
Income Investments: 11
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 525424
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £26,173
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £562,238
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 588411
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 514
Expenditure Governance: 500
Expenditure Support Costs: 169687
Expenditure Depreciation: 4971
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £0
Assets Total Fixed: 17003
Assets Own Use: 17003
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £47,556
Assets Total Liabilities: £113,507
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: −£48,948
Creditors One Year Total Current: 87315
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 26192
Assets Cash: £2,695
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: -83948
Funds Restricted: 35000
Funds Total: -48948
Count Employees: 14
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Scotland
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Europe
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Region
Geographic Area Description: Throughout England And Wales
Welsh Ind: No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code: 112
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Environment/conservation/heritage

Classification Code: 309
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body

Classification Code: 113
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Economic/community Development/employment

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

Classification Code: 308
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Sponsors Or Undertakes Research

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

Classification Code: 105
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: DIGITAL PIPELINE
Charity Event Order: 2
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2013-07-04T00:00:00
Reason: Transfer of funds
Assoc Organisation Number: 4013286
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 1107676
Assoc Charity Name: COMPUTERS 4 AFRICA

Charity Name: DIGITAL PIPELINE
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2007-04-03T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 21/12/2006AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 28/03/2007AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 16/07/2012 as amended on 12 Aug 2026
Charitable Objects: The Charity’s objects (the “Objects”) are for the benefit of the public to:a) advance the education of the public by providing access to information and communications technology, computers and other hardware and software (“ICT”), and by providing related ICT education, training materials, maintenance and support to those who have need of such equipment;b) promote the conservation, protection and improvement of the physical and natural environment by facilitating the re-use of ICT equipment;c) relieve poverty by providing access to ICT, ICT education and training materials and ICT maintenance and support to the poor, the disadvantaged and those in need;d) advance such other purposes as are recognised as being exclusively charitable in accordance with English law from time to time as the trustees in their absolute discretion shall think fit.
Area Of Benefit: NOT DEFINED IN PRACTICE NATIONAL AND OVERSEAS.

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 509264
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: COMPUTERS 4 AFRICA

Charity Name Id: 715186
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: Computers 4 Good - Caring for Climate and Community

Charity Name Id: 653160
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: Computers 4 Charity, Caring for Climate and Community

Charity Name Id: 646036
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: COMPUTERS 4 CHARITY - INCORPORATING COMPUTERS 4 AFRICA

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff