Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -6
Support Score: 0
  • No PartB
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Large volunteers +3
Overall GiG Score: -3 ?

HARROGATE FAIRTRADE SHOP 

The sale of fair trade goods
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • There are only 4 trustees
  • The Board has little diversity in terms of age
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

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
31/12/22£89£83£6n/an/an/an/an/a20
31/12/21£76£69£7n/an/an/an/an/a18
31/12/20£48£53£-5n/an/an/an/an/a23
31/12/19£81£77£5n/an/an/an/an/a20
31/12/18£69£64£4£0£0£0n/a020
31/12/17£57£57£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£56£51£5£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 8 years
(14 years as a company)

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Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Other individual and family services
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
Where it operates
  • North Yorkshire,
Who it helps
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 20 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 61-67
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 10/12/2015, number: 1164801
  • Registered at Companies House on 07/12/2009, number: 07097275
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Paying staff
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
7 returns made; all on time
Main office

Community House
46-50 East Parade
HARROGATE
North Yorkshire
HG1 5RR

Objectives

1) THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY AND RELIEF OF SUFFERING AND DISTRESS IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD.2) THE FURTHERANCE OF EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES OF SUCH UK REGISTERED CHARITIES WHICH WORK DIRECTLY IN RELIEVING OR PREVENTING POVERTY, RELIEVING FINANCIAL NEED, HARDSHIP, SUFFERING OR DISTRESS IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
CharityBase
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