Computers for Charities

Analysis

Computers for Charities is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in East Sussex. It was registered in January 2005, 21 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty, overseas aid/famine relief and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05332032). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Computers for Charities reported income of £17k and spending of £25k, spending 142% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income fell from £53k to £17k (-67%), an average of -24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 140%. Over the whole period it spent 36% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Computers for Charities sits at the 40th percentile: it is larger than about 40% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 42nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Worthing 4 Refugees (£17k), The Benefit Fund for a E I Cables Employees (£17k) and Cambidge Foundation CIO (£17k).