SHARED GOODS

Registered charity 1198654 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Shared Goods supports asylum seekers and refugees living in Kirklees by supplying them with donated clothes and household goods which have been donated, and toiletries and underwear which are new. One part-time worker runs a "free shop" with the help of volunteers, many of whom themselves come from the client community.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE: THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY OF ASYLUM-SEEKERS AND REFUGEES IN HUDDERSFIELD AND SURROUNDING AREAS THROUGH THE PROVISION OF CLOTHES, HOUSEHOLD GOODS, AND OTHER ESSENTIAL ITEMS. THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AMONG PEOPLE WHO ARE REFUGEES AND ASYLUM SEEKERS WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED ON THE GROUNDS OF THEIR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC POSITION, BY PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR THEM TO LEARN ENGLISH AND GAIN THE SKILLS AND CONFIDENCE TO INTEGRATE WITH THE HOST COMMUNITY.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that Shared Goods reported a net income of £9,368.09 for the year ended 31 December 2024, an increase from the previous year's net income of £848.42. Total funds carried forward increased to £13,639.01, represented by a bank balance of £16,211.05 and accruals of £2,637.39. The trustees' report highlights operational challenges, including operating without electricity, but notes the charity remained open three days a week through volunteer effort.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

• Christina Simpkin
• Hoayda Abdelsawi
• Mohamad Mowakket
• VALERIE JOHNSON
• William James Dennis

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

Operates in: Kirklees

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

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