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Archives of It

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1164198HertfordArts, culture, heritage and science
Income£128k2026-07-31
Spending£97ksame year
Spent / received90%5-year average
Size in its cause81st pctArts, culture, heritage and science
Registered2015CIO
Employees–latest return

Analysis

Archives of It is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hertford. It was registered in November 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to organisations and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending July 2026, Archives of It reported income of £128k and spending of £97k, leaving 24% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2022 to July 2026, income grew from £94k to £128k (+36%), an average of +8.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2024, when income rose by 81%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Archives of It sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 75th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Temenos Academy (£128k), Bedale Hall Charitable Incorporated Organisation (£128k) and Virtuosi Gus Band (£127k).

Income and spending

£0£36k£72k£109k£145k2022 Income: £93,9122022 Spending: £67,49220222023 Income: £67,5842023 Spending: £98,95220232024 Income: £122,4302024 Spending: £92,54520242025 Income: £142,1912025 Spending: £144,76920252026 Income: £127,6022026 Spending: £97,4332026
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Where the income comes from

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In the charity's own words

Archives of IT (AIT) was born out of a passion for preserving the heritage of the UK tech sector and inspiring future generations to consider STEM careers. We have a growing, free online archive of video interviews with technology leaders, from 1950s computing pioneers to today's leading entrepreneurs, and an education programme powered by these tech pioneers' stories.

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CharityLocationIncome
The Temenos AcademyLondon£128k
Bedale Hall Charitable Incorporated OrganisationNorth Yorkshire£128k
Virtuosi Gus BandKettering£127k
New Milton and District Community AssociationNew Milton£128k