01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC028140
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Wider, but within one local authority area
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 3
- Postcode
- DG7 1AJ
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The IT Centre in Castle Douglas helps people gain the digital skills, confidence, and access they need to thrive in today’s connected world. We provide free and affordable digital training, one-to-one support, and refurbished devices to individuals, community groups, and local organisations. Our aim is to ensure that no one is excluded because they lack access to technology or the skills to use it. Our team offers practical help with everything from using smartphones and applying for jobs online to managing online banking and staying safe on the internet. We also refurbish donated devices, reducing electronic waste while making affordable computers and tablets available to those who need them most. Through our work, we also provide paid placements and work experience opportunities for young people, helping them gain life skills, confidence, and valuable experience for future employment. Everything we do is focused on inclusion, empowerment, and community.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
Beneficiaries
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
To advance education in the field of information technology and to provide training in other relevant skills for the benefit principally of the residents of the Stewartry but also elsewhere within Dumfries and Galloway
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2026 | £0 | £0 | 3 | Not supplied |
| 31 March 2025 | £104,676 | £98,391 | 3 | 22 October 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £79,296 | £79,072 | 3 | 1 October 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £57,176 | £72,324 | 3 | 22 August 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £83,886 | £68,239 | 3 | 8 August 2022 |
Figures are those reported by the charity and supplied in the OSCR bulk download. Blank facts remain distinct from zero.
04 Contact record
Principal office or trustees address
- Address supplied to OSCR
- Cotton Street, Castle Douglas
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.theitcentre.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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