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Vital Hardware is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty.
Vital Hardware (number 1194319) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation.
What does Vital Hardware do?
We are on a mission to equip and empower a new generation of diverse talent for UK agencies; giving the most promising people living in disadvantaged communities fair access to creative careers, and helping to close the diversity gap in the UK's creative industry.
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Vital Hardware
Answers Vital Hardware gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 March 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.
Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?
The register does not record Vital Hardware as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Vital Hardware's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
Registration details
Registered as a charity
Where it says it operates
Throughout London
Who it supports and how it works
Reported beneficiaries: Children/young People; Other Defined Groups.
Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area.
What causes is Vital Hardware registered for?
Education/trainingThe Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Why is there no Clarity Score for Vital Hardware yet?
Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Vital Hardware.
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The register data used for this profile lists Vital Hardware as a registered charity (number 1194319) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating.
What is Vital Hardware's charity number?
Vital Hardware's charity number is 1194319. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1194319?
Search 1194319 on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register or on CharityCompare. Confirm the registered name matches the organisation asking for money — scammers sometimes reuse real charity numbers.
What does Vital Hardware do?
We are on a mission to equip and empower a new generation of diverse talent for UK agencies; giving the most promising people living in disadvantaged communities fair access to creative careers, and helping to close the diversity gap in the UK's creative industry.
Does Vital Hardware have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Vital Hardware. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.
How can I donate to Vital Hardware?
Vital Hardware's website listed in our register data is http://www.vitalhardware.org. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees.
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Vital Hardware?
The register does not record Vital Hardware as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Are Vital Hardware's trustees paid?
Vital Hardware's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
When was Vital Hardware registered as a charity?
Vital Hardware was entered on the register on 4 May 2021.