CHARITf IT LEADERS Registered Charity No: 1153226 Trustees Annual Report For the period ended 31" March 2024 Contents Legal and Administrative Infomiation................................. Report of the Trustees.............-........................... ... Charity Detail5.... Objectives and Activities ....................................................-...................................................-................... Report on Activities in the Period ................................................................................................................. Chairfs Report............................................................................................................................................. CEO'S Report....................................................................................................................................... ....... Public Benefit Statement...............................-...........-...........................................-...-.....-.......................... Reserves Poliry. Sources of income....... Major areas of expenditure..... Independent Examiner's Report Fortheyearended 31 March 2024...............................................-............ Income Statement......................................................................................................................................... Balance Sheet.................................................................. .........-...-............................................................... Notes to the financial statements...........-................-............ CHARITf IT LEADERS Legal and Administrative Information Chair Matthew Paul Jago (stood down 24 January 2024) Chair (Interim) th Laura Jane Dawson (appointed 25 January 2024} Deputy Chair Stuart Mc5kimming (appointed W December 2023) Treasurer Jonathan Andrew Curry {stood down 24 January 2024) Matthew Paul Jago (appointed 25° January 2024) Trustees Richard John Bailey Caroline Carruthers Jonathan Andrew Curry Laura Jane Dawson Jane Elizabeth Deal Neil Simon Edmonds Phillip Robert Edwards Seth Abraham Harman Anna Lynne Hoskins Jane Louise Huntington Matthew Paul Jago Stuart Mcskimming Laura Kay Moore Chief Executive Tree Hall Registered Address CIO Rodliffe Accounting Ltd I Canada Sq. 37th Floor, Canary Wharf, London, England, E14 SAA Registered Charity No: 1153226 Independent Examiner Audit & Accounts Pro Limited Disley The Hill Side BR6 7SD Page I CHARITf IT LEADERS Report of the Trustees Charity Details Charity IT Leaders (CITLI is a CIO, a charitable incorporated organisation, formed on the 5th August 2013.The governing document of the CIO is its constitution which has not been materially changed since foundation. Objectives and Activities The objectives of CITL are the promotion for the public benefit of the efficienoi and effectiveness of charities and not-for-profit organisations through the promotion of study, sharing of knowledge and advancement of the use of information technology. We are a membership organisation where the member is the charity and are represented by their senior technology manager5 and other technology. data and digital specialist staff. We achieve our objective5 by: Member Meetings, where we invite speakers of interest and encourage debate and networking. Groups, formed to cover areas of interest to members, on any subject relevant to Information Technology. Our Annual Conference. Our website and social media tools. Participation in and presenting at events run by other organisation5 where there a clear relevance and benefit to doing so. Developing and delivering ad hoc initiatives that WIIS enhance skills and knowledge within our membership. Working with sponsors and other partners to develop and deliver specialist content on topics of interest and importance to members. The charity uses finance administrative services from Rodliffe Accounting. All Trustees are volunteers and receFve no remuneration for their activit¢e5 on behalf of the charity. They are elected at the Annual General Meeting which is held in December each year. Where a post is not filled the Trustees may co-opt an individual to fulfil the role until the next AGM. In January 2024, the Chair of Trustees stood down from chairing duties and an Interim Chair was appointed with the specific responsibility for recruiting a new chair through open competition. The charity has two paid permanent employees. The staff team is responsible for the sustainable development of the organisation, improving member services and engagement, developing effective relationships with sponsors and other external partners, and for raising the profile and credibility of the organisation. In addition to the CEO, each trustee is responsible for the promotion of the charity, including raising awareness of the organisation, ensuring our content and events are relevant and support continued improvement in the use of Technology, Data and Digital across the not-for-profit sector and for introducing new members and sponsors. Page 2 CHARITf IT LEADERS Report on Activities in the Period Chairfs Report I write this address in my last year as Chair and Trustee of Charity IT Leaders. I took over as Interim Chair in January 2024 from the very able and inspiring Matt Jago. My primary objective was to recruit a new Chair of Trustees from December 2024 onwards and work commenced on this in the period of the report. In 2023/24 we also took the opportunity to appoint a new'named ofFi￿rf role of Deputy Chair to act as a support and cover forthe Chair and also provide continuity forthe charity during Chair handovers. The first appointee to this role is Stuart Mcskimming who has already proved himself more than capable. I have been involved in the organisation since 2007. when it was a group of likeminded individuals who knew that collaboration and engagement were key to supporting our charities make the best use out of technology. In my time. I have seen it grow. develop and professionalise. 2023124 was a year of stability and growth for our charity. Charity IT Leaders implemented its own new technology. Forthe first time we had, and had needed, a customer relationship management tool. With this new tool, we were able to improve our administration processes which in turn allowed our team to organise more events to the benefits of our members. A process that continues into future years. As a result of these initiatives, we were able to bring our finances to strong position, allowing us to Secure sufficient funding for future investment. We reviewed our reserves policy in 23/24, setting a cap on the level of the resenles that felt more appropriate for delivering public good. The year has also seen us build on our events including introducing Tea and Tech conversations building ever stronger networks between our members as well as running our first interactive business simulation workshop (Apollo 13 simulation) which was a valuable and safe space exercise helping charities to improve their communication skills as well as understanding organisational flow. Post report note.. l am delighted that in 2024/25 1 am handing over the chair role to the exceptional Su Crighton. Best wishes Page 3 CHARI IT LEADERS CEO'S Report Writing the CEO'S report for the annual review is always a slightly tricky task because of the need to look back to the previous financial year while being entirely focused on delivering activities in the current financial year and planning for the next financial year. Completing the mental gymnastics required has been a very positive experience. as it has given me another opportunity to celebrate the important successes we achieved during the period of this report. Probably our most transformational achievement wa5 the implementation of our new (first ever) CRM, Beacon. Having started the planning and procurement of the system in 2022-23