Affordable, secure IT for North Devon charities

North Devon's charities and community groups carry a heavy load across a large rural area where need can be spread thin and far from services, with Barnstaple as their hub. They run lean, often on volunteers, a mix of donated kit and a budget answerable to funders and donors for every pound. But the data they hold, on donors, beneficiaries and sometimes vulnerable people, is sensitive, and the duty to protect it is no lighter than anyone else's. We build IT and comms that respect the budget and still get the security right.

Affordable, but properly secure

We size IT and phones to what a charity actually needs, keep the cost predictable, and tell you straight where you can spend less rather than pushing extras. Underneath that we still set up secure Microsoft 365 access, Cyber Essentials and tested backups, because doing more with less is the whole job — not a reason to leave donor data exposed.

We already support charities here

Cobalt looks after non-profits across the South West, including the Dame Hannah Rogers Trust, so we understand the budget reality and the safeguarding duties a North Devon charity works under. A cloud phone system gives a changing team of staff and volunteers reliable, flexible phones that work from an office, from home or out across a wide rural patch.

Local to Barnstaple

Barnstaple is about an hour from our Exeter base, close enough for us to be there in person when it matters and set up to handle most things securely online.