Finance Score: -4
Governance Score: -8
Support Score: 0
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -3 times
  • Spending falling: -1
  • No PartB
  • 2 Trustees: -2
  • Very static board: -5
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -12 ?

THE COST SHOP 

THE CHARITY OPERATES A COST SHOP THAT PROVIDES BASIC GOODS AT COST OR BELOW TO IDENTIFIED RECIPIENTS WHO ARE SUFFERING FINANCIAL HARDSHIP IN THE GREATER MANCHESTER AREA.
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Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are only 2 trustees
  • The Board composition appears to be very static

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Accounts have been filed late on 3 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended
  • Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
Established: 11 years

01617981660

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
28/02/23*£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
28/02/22£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
28/02/21£7£7£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
29/02/20*£13£14£-1n/an/an/an/an/a0
28/02/19*£9£6£2n/an/an/an/an/a0
28/02/18£10£4£6£0£0£0n/a00
28/02/17£5£13£-8£0£0£0n/a00
29/02/16?£104£104£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14*£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Listed activities
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Salford City,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (2)
Current Trustees appointed

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 29/08/2013, number: 1153580
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Conflicting interests
  • Risk management
Filing Record
9 returns made; AR23: 108 days late, AR20: 119 days late, AR19: 183 days late, AR14: 13 days late,
Main office

4B LEGH STREET
SALFORD
M7 4EF

Objectives

THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AMONG PEOPLE LIVING OR WORKING IN THE BROUGHTON PARK AREA OF SALFORD AND THE VICINITY, BY PROVIDING SUCH PERSONS WITH HOUSEHOLD GOODS AND FOOD AT COST OR BELOW, WHICH THEY COULD NOT OTHERWISE AFFORD THROUGH LACK OF MEANS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

IN THE BROUGHTON PARK AREA OF SALFORD AND THE VICINITY

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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