FREE THE CHILD — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Other
Registered: 24 July 2007
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 07096961
Financial period: 25 December 2023 – 24 December 2024
Latest income: £87,600
Latest expenditure: £82,892
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: 2 Colin Parade, Colindale, LONDON, NW9 6SG

Website recorded by the regulator: www.freethechild.org.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

FREE THE CHILDRUNS A CHARITY SHOP IN COLINDALE, NORTH WEST LONDON TO SUPPORT DEPRIVED ADULT AND YOUNG PEOPLE

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 25 December 2023
Fin Period End Date: 24 December 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 24 October 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 4 June 2025
Date Accounts Received: 4 June 2025
Total Gross Income: £87,600
Total Gross Expenditure: £82,892

Fin Period Start Date: 25 December 2022
Fin Period End Date: 24 December 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 24 October 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 17 October 2024
Date Accounts Received: 17 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £69,527
Total Gross Expenditure: £51,300

Fin Period Start Date: 25 December 2021
Fin Period End Date: 24 December 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 24 October 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 22 September 2023
Date Accounts Received: 22 September 2023
Total Gross Income: £60,104
Total Gross Expenditure: £46,625

Fin Period Start Date: 25 December 2020
Fin Period End Date: 24 December 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 24 October 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 24 August 2022
Date Accounts Received: 24 August 2022
Total Gross Income: £74,660
Total Gross Expenditure: £59,413

Fin Period Start Date: 25 December 2019
Fin Period End Date: 24 December 2020
Ar Cycle Reference: AR20
Reporting Due Date: 24 October 2021
Date Annual Return Received: 12 August 2021
Date Accounts Received: 12 August 2021
Total Gross Income: £34,199
Total Gross Expenditure: £19,088

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 25 December 2023
Fin Period End Date: 24 December 2024
Ar Due Date: 24 October 2025
Ar Received Date: 4 June 2025
Total Gross Income: £87,600
Total Gross Expenditure: £82,892
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 5

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 25 December 2022
Fin Period End Date: 24 December 2023
Ar Due Date: 24 October 2024
Ar Received Date: 17 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £69,527
Total Gross Expenditure: £51,300
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 7

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 25 December 2021
Fin Period End Date: 24 December 2022
Ar Due Date: 24 October 2023
Ar Received Date: 22 September 2023
Total Gross Income: £60,104
Total Gross Expenditure: £46,625
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 10

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 25 December 2020
Fin Period End Date: 24 December 2021
Ar Due Date: 24 October 2022
Ar Received Date: 24 August 2022
Total Gross Income: £74,660
Total Gross Expenditure: £59,413
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £7
Income From Government Grants: £15,747
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 7

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR20
Fin Period Start Date: 25 December 2019
Fin Period End Date: 24 December 2020
Ar Due Date: 24 October 2021
Ar Received Date: 12 August 2021
Total Gross Income: £34,199
Total Gross Expenditure: £19,088
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £3
Income From Government Grants: £1,435
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 6

05 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Haringey
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: Greater London
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Barnet
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: Greater London
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Nigeria
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Africa
Welsh Ind: No

06 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code: 105
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

Classification Code: 101
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: General Charitable Purposes

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: FREE THE CHILD
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2007-07-24T00:00:00

08 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 1 SEPTEMBER 2005 AS AMENDED 21 DECEMBER 2006
Charitable Objects: TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY IN HARINGEY (THEREINAFTER CALLED THE 'AREA OF BENEFIT') AND, IN PARTICULAR, DEVELOPMENT OF INFORMATION SYSTEMS FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING TO INCREASE INDIVIDUAL CHILDREN'S CAPACITY.
Area Of Benefit: HARINGEY

09 Official extract

Charity Other Regulators

Regulator Order: 1
Regulator Name: Care Quality Commission

Regulator Order: 2
Regulator Name: Homes England

10 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures