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AbilityNet, SC039866
Registered charity from 12 September 2008
Charity Details
This shows the latest contact address that OSCR has been given for the charity.Addressc/o Microsoft Ltd
Microsoft Campus
Thames Valley Park
Reading
This is the latest postcode that the charity has supplied.PostcodeRG6 1WG
Shown where the charity has supplied us with a link to its website.Websitewww.abilitynet.org.uk
Charities are shown as Standard charities, Registered Social Landlords, or Cross-Border charities. These last two will link through to other Regulators’ websites, where you may be able to view the charity’s accounts.Regulatory Type Cross-Border
This is the link to the lead regulatory body for this organisation.Link to Companies Househttps://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/
This personalised charity registration logo can be downloaded free of charge and used on the charity’s website, email signatures and publications.OSCR Registration Logo
These are taken directly from the charity's constitution. A charity's objects describe what the charity has been legally set up to achieve. They do not necessarily describe all of the activities the charity carries out in order to achieve these objects. Object:
The Charity's objects ("the Objects") are: (i) To promote the relief of persons with physical sensory or mental disabilities, to develop their physical and mental capabilities in particular, but not exclusively by the use of computers. (ii) To advance the education of the public in the use of computers in particular for people with disabilities. (iii) To promote and undertake research and to disseminate the useful results in to the use of computers and associated equipment in particular but not exclusively for disabled persons. (iv) To encourage and promote the use of computers to enhance the well being and fulfilment of people with physical sensory or mental disabilities and to develop their physical and mental capacities. (v) To advance education in the use of computers in particular for people with disabilities. (vi) To promote research into aids needed by disabled persons to read, write and generally communicate. (vii) To provide or assist in the provision of information and advice of any type to improve the conditions of life of disabled persons. (viii) To advance and promote for the public; benefit research into the use, of computers and associated equipment, in particular (without in any way limiting the generality of the foregoing) for disabled persons. (ix) To assist disabled persons to acquire the use of aids to communicate whether by purchase or hire or otherwise. (x) To provide scholarships for or otherwise remunerate persons carrying out such research and to disseminate the useful results of such research for the benefit of the public.
Details of the charity's operations
Current status of the charity.Charity Status: Active
When the charity last submitted a change in information.Last Updated: 05 Jul 2023
Whether the charity is a Trust, Company, Unincorporated Association, SCIO, Educational Endowment, Industrial & Provident Society or Statutory Corporation, the date it became that form, and any previous forms it may have had.Constitutional Form: Company (the charity is registered with Companies House)
Constitutional Form Date: 12 Sep 2008
This best describes how local or widespread the work of the charity is.Geographical Spread: UK and overseas
This local authority area in which the charity is currently operating.Main Operating Location: Outwith Scotland
The Charity and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act sets out 15 charitable purposes and one analogous purpose.Purposes: "the advancement of education","the promotion of equality and diversity","the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage"
This lists which beneficiary groups the charity has identified as being the main focus of activities: children / young people, older people, people with disabilities or health problems, people of a particular ethnic or racial origin, other defined groups, no specific group or for the benefit of the community, other charities / voluntary bodies.Beneficiaries: "Children or young people","Older People","People with disabilities or health problems","Other charities or voluntary bodies"
This sets out the types of activity undertaken by the charity from the following: it makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals, it makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations, it carries out activities or services itself, it does none of these.Types of activity undertaken: "It carries out activities or services itself"
Annual Information Submission History
The end of the financial year for which accounts and information has been requested. Year End The gross income for the period. Income Expenditure Annual Return Received The date the return was validated by OSCR. Accounts Received The accounts available to view have had personal data such as signatures and addresses redacted (blacked out) to comply with the requirements of the Data Protection Act 1998. The charity’s accounts are the responsibility of the charity trustees and any queries regarding the content of the accounts should be directed to the charity in the first instance. OSCR accepts no liability for the accuracy of the charity’s accounts nor any decision based upon them. Latest Accounts
31 Dec 2018 £4,079,471 £4,335,226 03 Jun 2019 Yes
31 Dec 2019 £4,443,469 £4,377,835 17 Sep 2020 Yes
31 Dec 2020 £4,883,572 £4,321,400 01 Jul 2021 Yes
31 Dec 2021 £5,881,624 £4,981,299 28 Jun 2022 Yes
31 Dec 2022 £5,727,697 £5,582,739 20 Jun 2023 Yes Published accounts can be found on the Charity Commission website
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