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Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 1
Support Score: 10
  • No PartB
  • Only 3 Trustees: -2
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteer base +3
  • Overall weighted support: +7
Overall GiG Score: 11 ?

THE TOGETHER FREE FOUNDATION

To promote the efficiency and effectiveness of other charitable, voluntary or community organisations with the necessary support, information and services to respond to Modern Slavery and exploitation within the UK. To advance the education of the public about Modern Slavery through raising awareness about it's nature, how to safeguard and how to report crimes.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Why are there only 3 trustees?

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 Spending Surplus/
Deficit		 Volun-
teers
31/12/23£78£65£12n/a
31/12/22£44£50£-5n/a
31/12/21£42£50£-8n/a
31/12/20£80£45£35n/a
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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 5 years

www.togetherfree.org.uk

info@togetherfree.org.uk

07865 384861

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Philanthropic intermediaries and volunteering
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years
National Lottery Community Fund£76,709
Essex Community Foundation£41,105
Allen Lane Foundation£6,000
The Leathersellers' Company Charitable Fund£1,200
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months		 To be used for
Essex Community Foundation - Together Free Foundation
£8,505 08/03/2024
to help with the operating costs of a charity working to increase awareness about Modern Slavery across the Borough of Southend
National Lottery Community Fund - Southend Against Modern Slavery Partnership and Survivor Care
£66,711 21/06/2023
The funding will be used to support vulnerable people who have been affected by modern slavery and human trafficking. The project aims to raise awareness and work to end modern slavery as well as supporting victims of modern slavery.
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Together Free Foundation
£7,000 19/04/2023
to help with the operating costs of a charity working to increase awareness about Modern Slavery across the City of Chelmsford
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Together Free Foundation
£4,500 16/02/2023
to help with the operating costs of a charity working to increase awareness about Modern Slavery across the City of Chelmsford and Borough of Southend
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Together Free Foundation
£1,200 14/02/2023
to provide an uplift in funding for the core costs of the organisation through the cost-of-living crisis
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Together Free Foundation
£12,000 07/06/2022
to develop a partnership project in Chelmsford tackling modern slavery and human trafficking
Allen Lane Foundation - Grant to The Together Free Foundation
£6,000 04/03/2022
£6,000 as a single contribution towards the Southend Against Modern Slavery Survivor Care Project
National Lottery Community Fund - Southend Against Modern Slavery Partnership and Survivor Care Programme
£9,998 10/12/2021
The funding will be used to fund 12 months support for the ongoing grassroots work of Southend Against Modern Slavery (SAMS) Partnership and its developing Survivor Care Project. The project aims to raise awareness and train organisations on the ....more
The Leathersellers' Company Charitable Fund - Grant to The Together Free Foundation
£1,200 16/11/2021
Small Grant Unrestricted Core Costs
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Together Free
£7,900 25/02/2021
to support awareness about Modern Slavery across the City of Chelmsford and Borough of Southend
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • GEMMA CARTWRIGHT Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Charity Worker
  • JACQUELINE MARY RAJA Appointed: 2021
  • PETER DOMINEY Appointed: 2019
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 09/10/2019, number: 1185728
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
4 returns made; all on time
Main office

6 CLARENCE ROAD
SOUTHEND-ON-SEA
SS1 1AN

Objectives

1.TO PROMOTE THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR AND PROMOTE THE EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF OTHER CHARITABLE ORGANISATIONS (FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC) BY:•HELPING TO BUILD THE CAPACITY OF SMALL VOLUNTARY AND COMMUNITY ORGANISATIONS AND PROVIDE THEM WITH THE NECESSARY SUPPORT, INFORMATION AND SERVICES TO ENABLE THEM TO PURSUE OR CONTRIBUTE TO ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE• BY GIVING ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE TO CHARITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO MEET THEIR PURPOSES THE ‘VOLUNTARY SECTOR’ MEANS CHARITIES AND VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS.2. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC ABOUT HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND OTHER FORMS OF MODERN DAY SLAVERY AND HOW TO SPOT SIGNS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING IN THE COMMUNITY AS WELL AS HOW TO REPORT SUSPECTED HUMAN TRAFFICKING CRIMES.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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