FREE SHOP CRAWLEY

Registered charity 1193224 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

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.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£255k
Latest spending
£260k
Registered
2021
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total funds decreased from £107,320 to £102,657 due to a net expenditure of £4,663 against income of £254,967. The charity maintains unrestricted reserves of £10,310 and holds significant restricted funds of £92,347. The trustees report that appropriate financial controls remain in place and the financial position is satisfactory.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient reserves to ensure continuity of services and resilience against future uncertainty (held: £10k)
“The charity aims to maintain sufficient reserves to ensure continuity of services and resilience against future uncertainty” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

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Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: West Sussex

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£255k£260k
31/03/2024£271k£244k
31/03/2023£111k£71k
31/03/2022£111k£71k

Common questions

Is FREE SHOP CRAWLEY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total funds decreased from £107,320 to £102,657 due to a net expenditure of £4,663 against income of £254,967. The charity maintains unrestricted reserves of £10,310 and holds significant restricted funds of £92,347. The trustees report that appropriate financial controls remain in place and the financial position is satisfactory. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds FREE SHOP CRAWLEY?

Funders whose own accounts filings name FREE SHOP CRAWLEY as a grant recipient include THE SUSSEX COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, RPD FOUNDATION.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE SUSSEX COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONFY2022£20k
RPD FOUNDATIONFY2025£1k

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund12/03/2026£423kFree Shop Crawley – Offering Pathways out of Financial Hardship
The National Lottery Community Fund23/01/2026£20kBewbush Community Hub
The National Lottery Community Fund26/01/2024£20kCustomer Care at Freeshop Crawley
Postcode Lottery03/04/2023£25kUnrestricted Funding
The National Lottery Community Fund07/03/2023£198kFree Shop Crawley – Getting people out of poverty and crisis for good.
The National Lottery Community Fund14/10/2022£10kFree Shop Crawley Volunteer Support
The National Lottery Community Fund20/08/2021£10kFree Shop Crawley - Supporting People in Need to Avoid Crisis