Annual Report 2025

The Turing Trust's 2025 annual report covers its twin mission of refurbishing donated IT hardware for schools in sub-Saharan Africa and supporting disadvantaged people in Edinburgh. In 2025, 8,175 computers were shipped to 10 countries including Malawi, Kenya and Sierra Leone; 46,619 additional students gained digital access. The Local Empowerment Programme supported 124 community members with 89% reaching positive destinations within 3 months. Income was £778,216. The charity diverted 107 tonnes of hardware from waste, saving the equivalent of 2,200 tonnes of CO2.

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IT hardware collection, refurbishment and redistribution; Local Empowerment Programme (Edinburgh) providing employability training, mental health support, mentor buddy system and digital skills; DigiUK programme supporting UK charities; teacher training in digital pedagogy in Malawi (352 teachers trained across 134 workshops); international computer lab deployment (131 new labs in Malawi); community wellbeing and befriending activities

Key Metrics

Key Metric 1 8,175 computers shipped to educational institutions across 10 countries in 2025; 46,619 additional students accelerated their digital education journey

Key Metric 2 124 local community members supported with employability and wellbeing; 89% of trainees moved to positive destinations within 3 months of completing training programme

Key Metric 3 107 tonnes of IT hardware diverted from waste; carbon savings equivalent to approximately 2,200 tonnes of CO2 (comparable to planting 5,700 trees)

Key Outcomes

113 trainees transitioned off work-related benefits into sustainable employment; 790 schools and organisations now supported globally since founding (38,000+ computers delivered; 350,000+ students reached)
Students in Malawi with access to computer labs are 3 times more likely to go to university and 3.7 times more likely to be in employment than those without; 10 times more likely to go to university than students with only a mobile phone or tablet
Total income £778,216 and expenditure £593,501 in 2025; 644 volunteers contributed over 14,000 hours; 76% of trainees graduated with a work-related qualification