Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 1

Support Score: 3

No PartB

No conflicts policy: -1
Only 4 Trustees: -1
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 4

THE FREE SHOP

The Free Shop provides grants, items and services to individuals in need and other charitable organisations. We predominately provide clothes, bedding, shoes, underwear and accessories to Syrian refugees in Lebanon through a "free shop" system. All items are given at no cost to vulnerable customers, who also have the freedom to choose the donations they need and like.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
There are 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
31/05/23		£119,657	£124,823	£-5,166	6
31/05/22		£44,556	£42,229	£2,327	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 3 years

www.thefreeshoplb.org

operations@thefreeshoplebanon.org

+447308522050

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Disability
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Other facilities management and maintenance

How it operates

Other charitable activities
Provides other finance
Provides services

Where it operates

Lebanon, Throughout England,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
6 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Foundation Scotland - Hygiene products, management of medical cases and capacity-building for a refugee-led team in the Bekaa Valley, Lebanon
£7,250	11/01/2024 12	To cover the cost of the purchase of hygiene items, provision of medical support for people living in Lebanon, as well as a contribution to staff salaries and training.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

ARTHUR NEWTON Appointed: 2021

EMILY JOSEPHINE AMY CARPENTER Appointed: 2021

ROBERT ALBERT CORRIGAN Appointed: 2021

ALICE ROSE CORRIGAN (Chair) Appointed: 2021, Other trusteeship: THE PACHAMAMA PROJECT CIO,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 05/05/2021, number: 1194346

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

2 returns made; all on time

Main office

7 CARLINE ROAD
LINCOLN
LN1 1HL

Objectives

THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA (MENA) AND EUROPE BY PROVIDING: GRANTS, ITEMS AND SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED AND/OR CHARITIES, OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY.

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