Digital Poverty Alliance
Analysis
Digital Poverty Alliance is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in April 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03978344). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Digital Poverty Alliance reported income of £1.8m and spending of £1.8m, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £2.4m to £1.8m (-21%), an average of -5.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 15%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.
Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Digital Poverty Alliance sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Windsor Leadership Trust (£1.8m), Great Oaks Small School (£1.9m) and Eci Schools (£1.8m).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 88%, charitable activities 10% and trading 1.7%. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 2.2%. Grants to other organisations totalled £1.1m. It employed 9 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 88%
- Charitable activities 10%
- Trading 1.7%
- Investments 0.2%
In the charity's own words
To further education through encouraging and enabling the adoption of information,learning and communications technologies in schools and in the home on a basis of equity of access to all with special regard to the education needs, including the provision of information, advice and funding support of those who have social or economic disadvantage or who have a disability.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Windsor Leadership Trust | Berkshire | £1.8m |
| Great Oaks Small School | Kent | £1.9m |
| Eci Schools | London | £1.8m |
| Incorporated Rochester Diocesan Board of Education | Rochester | £1.9m |