CCEW Charity Commission profile

DIGITAL ADVANTAGE

Registered charity 1188836 · organisation 5141122

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
CIO
Registered
31 March 2020
Removed
Not supplied
Financial period
1 August 2024 – 31 July 2025
Latest income
£1,265,195
Latest expenditure
£1,251,119
Gift Aid
No
Owns or uses land
No
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
Yes

Public contact address: Third Floor, Holyoake House, Hanover Street, Manchester, M60 0AS

Website recorded by the regulator: www.digitaladvantage.org.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

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

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2025
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Reporting Due Date
31 May 2026
Date Annual Return Received
19 March 2026
Date Accounts Received
19 March 2026
Total Gross Income
£1,265,195
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,251,119
Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2024
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Reporting Due Date
31 May 2025
Date Annual Return Received
21 May 2025
Date Accounts Received
21 May 2025
Total Gross Income
£909,229
Total Gross Expenditure
£863,392
Fin Period Start Date
1 July 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2023
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Reporting Due Date
31 May 2024
Date Annual Return Received
28 May 2024
Date Accounts Received
28 May 2024
Total Gross Income
£498,640
Total Gross Expenditure
£525,175
Fin Period Start Date
1 July 2021
Fin Period End Date
30 June 2022
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Reporting Due Date
30 April 2023
Date Annual Return Received
28 March 2024
Date Accounts Received
28 March 2024
Total Gross Income
£278,922
Total Gross Expenditure
£290,193
Fin Period Start Date
31 March 2020
Fin Period End Date
30 June 2021
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Reporting Due Date
30 April 2022
Date Annual Return Received
29 March 2022
Date Accounts Received
29 March 2022
Total Gross Income
£32,595
Total Gross Expenditure
£5,398

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 August 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2025
Ar Due Date
31 May 2026
Ar Received Date
19 March 2026
Total Gross Income
£1,265,195
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,251,119
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
43
Count Govt Grants
£5
Income From Government Contracts
1151897
Income From Government Grants
£50,810
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
1
Count Volunteers
13
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2024
Ar Due Date
31 May 2025
Ar Received Date
21 May 2025
Total Gross Income
£909,229
Total Gross Expenditure
£863,392
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
19
Count Govt Grants
£2
Income From Government Contracts
823934
Income From Government Grants
£13,034
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
0
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 July 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2023
Ar Due Date
31 May 2024
Ar Received Date
28 May 2024
Total Gross Income
£498,640
Total Gross Expenditure
£525,175
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
8
Count Govt Grants
£1
Income From Government Contracts
280565
Income From Government Grants
£4,000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
0
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 July 2021
Fin Period End Date
30 June 2022
Ar Due Date
30 April 2023
Ar Received Date
28 March 2024
Total Gross Income
£278,922
Total Gross Expenditure
£290,193
Charity Raises Funds From Public
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
Yes
Count Govt Contracts
2
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£5
Income From Government Contracts
82000
Income From Government Grants
£11,830
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
0
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
31 March 2020
Fin Period End Date
30 June 2021
Ar Due Date
30 April 2022
Ar Received Date
29 March 2022
Total Gross Income
£32,595
Total Gross Expenditure
£5,398
Charity Raises Funds From Public
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
Yes
Count Govt Contracts
1
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
No
Income From Government Contracts
4555
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
15

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 August 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2025
Ar Due Date
31 May 2026
Ar Received Date
19 March 2026
Income Donations And Legacies
61453
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
1203742
Income Investments
0
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
1265195
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,251,119
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1251119
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
103532
Expenditure Support Costs
0
Expenditure Depreciation
28736
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£19,861
Assets Total Fixed
59268
Assets Own Use
59268
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£361,864
Assets Total Liabilities
£372,326
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£48,806
Creditors One Year Total Current
265046
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
107280
Assets Cash
£317,843
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
19861
Funds Restricted
28945
Funds Total
48806
Count Employees
22
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2024
Ar Due Date
31 May 2025
Ar Received Date
21 May 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
37274
Income Other Trading Activities
1608
Income Charitable Activities
870089
Income Investments
3
Income Other
255
Income Total Income And Endowments
909229
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£863,392
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
863392
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
43244
Expenditure Support Costs
0
Expenditure Depreciation
18687
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£4,096
Assets Total Fixed
51858
Assets Own Use
51858
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£185,185
Assets Total Liabilities
£202,313
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£34,730
Creditors One Year Total Current
64998
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
137315
Assets Cash
£147,284
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
4096
Funds Restricted
30634
Funds Total
34730
Count Employees
18
Charity Only Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

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

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
307
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Classification Code
201
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Children/young People
Classification Code
104
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Disability
Classification Code
306
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Services
Classification Code
102
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Education/training
Classification Code
206
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Other Defined Groups
Classification Code
203
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
People With Disabilities

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
DIGITAL ADVANTAGE
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
CIO registration
Date Of Event
2020-03-31T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 31 Mar 2020 as amended on 22 Jul 2021
Charitable Objects
THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE: A) TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PREVENTING PEOPLE FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY, IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, SUPPORTING YOUNG PEOPLE WHO MAY:I) BE DISABLEDII) HAVE SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDSIII) HAVE LIMITED DIGITAL SKILLSIV) BE UNEMPLOYEDB) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN THE SUBJECT OF DIGITAL SKILLS IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, FOR YOUNG PEOPLE WHO MAY:I) BE DISABLEDII) HAVE SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDSIII) HAVE LIMITED DIGITAL SKILLSIV) BE UNEMPLOYED

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id
620699
Charity Name Type
Previous name
Charity Name
DIGITAL INCLUSION
Charity Name Id
642716
Charity Name Type
Working name
Charity Name
Digital Advantage

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Conflicting interests
Policy Name
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Policy Name
Social media policy and procedures
Policy Name
Complaints handling
Policy Name
Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Policy Name
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Policy Name
Risk management
Policy Name
Complaints policy and procedures
Policy Name
Paying staff
Policy Name
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Policy Name
Volunteer management
Policy Name
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Policy Name
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures