Finance Score: 5
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 11
  • Future income +5
  • No PartB
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteer base +3
  • Overall weighted support: +8
Overall GiG Score: 18 ?

FREE SHOP CRAWLEY

Free Shop Crawley provides a choice of fresh food & vegetables, toiletries, baby clothes and other essential free of charge to struggling families in Crawley and the surrounding area who are either referred to Free Shop by an outside agency for example local council, home start, school/college or contact us direct.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently and there are significant future grants due to be received

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Why are there only 4 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
31/03/23*£111£71£39n/a
31/03/22£111£71£39n/a
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 4 years

https://www.freeshopcrawley.com/

freeshopcrawley@gmail.com

07861 907133

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Listed activities
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Services for people with disabilities
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • West Sussex,
Who it helps
  • 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£218,325
Postcode Society Trust£25,000
Sussex Community Foundation£25,000
Co-Operative Group£5,673
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Free Shop Crawley
£2,707 21/10/2023
We would like to replenish our stock so we can continue to provide our clients with food and daily essentials in a safe, loving and non-judgemental environment.
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Free Shop Crawley
£5,000 14/07/2023
Funding was provided for volunteer training, venue hire, core and fundraising costs.
Postcode Society Trust - Unrestricted Funding
£25,000 03/04/2023
Funding enabled us to effectively support our incredible team of 40 volunteers, who support our customers to overcome poverty, for good.
National Lottery Community Fund - Free Shop Crawley – Getting people out of poverty and crisis for good.
£198,353 07/03/2023
This funding will support Free Shop Crawley (FSC) to continue providing an inclusive non-judgemental and dignified space in Crawley for families and individuals living in poverty or crisis to receive help without fear or shame. The project's aim is ....more
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Free Shop Crawley
£2,967 22/10/2022
We aim to provide fresh groceries and daily essentials for people each week to offer a dignified way of asking for help so that everyone in financial hardship can access necessities.
National Lottery Community Fund - Free Shop Crawley Volunteer Support
£9,972 14/10/2022
The funding will be used to continue to fund the post of Volunteer Co-ordinator for Free Shop Crawley a project that provides essential items and support to communities in need in Kent. The project will provide support training and mentoring to ....more
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Free Shop Crawley
£10,000 21/07/2022
Funding was provided towards core costs.
Sussex Community Foundation - Free Shop Crawley – Winter Stock Support
£10,000 25/02/2022
Funding was provided to cover the costs of food, essential items, and towards redesigning/translating their website to make it more accessible.
National Lottery Community Fund - Free Shop Crawley - Supporting People in Need to Avoid Crisis
£10,000 20/08/2021
The funding will be used to develop the group's free shop foodbank service to support people living with disadvantage in Crawley.The project aims to improve quality of life provide access to essential items and reduce food poverty.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • ASHLEY JAMES WRIGHT Appointed: 2021
  • DAVID RICHARD WALKER Appointed: 2023
  • KIRSTI GODSON (Chair) Appointed: 2022
  • SALLY JOHNSON Appointed: 2022
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 25/01/2021, number: 1193224
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
2 returns made; AR23: 99 days late,
Main office

Bewbush Centre
Dorsten Square
CRAWLEY
West Sussex
RH11 8XW

Objectives

THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AMONGST PEOPLE IN CRAWLEY AND THE SURROUNDING AREA IN SUCH WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME-TO-TIME THINK FIT, IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY, PROVIDING FOOD, ESSENTIAL TOILETRIES, CLOTHING AND HOUSEHOLD ITEMS TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN NEED.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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