LITTLE GREEN SOCK PROJECT

Registered charity 1200145 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We alleviate child poverty in Trafford and surrounding areas by providing free, preloved clothing and essentials to families in crisis. By redistributing donations, we support over 1,000 children yearly, promoting sustainability and reducing financial strain on families. Our services also address seasonal needs and work closely with local referral partners to ensure comprehensive support.

Objects

THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS: THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY IN TRAFFORD, ENGLAND AND SURROUNDING AREAS, BY PROVIDING GOODS AND SERVICES, PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THE PROVISION OF CLOTHING AND OTHER GOODS FOR BABIES AND CHILDREN, TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED AND / OR OTHER CHARITIES OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY. NOTHING IN THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CIO FOR THE PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH [SECTION 7 OF THE CHARITIES AND TRUSTEE INVESTMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005] AND [SECTION 2 OF THE CHARITIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2008.]

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

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

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's unrestricted free reserves are £206,137, which significantly exceeds the trustees' stated policy target of £60,000. However, the trustees report that the charity remains dependent on securing ongoing grant funding to sustain services and meet rising demand, indicating that current reserves provide only short-term stability rather than long-term security.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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
• 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
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Little Green Sock Project (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Emma Budzynski
• Gerard Carter
• Lauren Chalmers
• Michele Simister
• Rebecca Thomson
• Rosalyn Louise Wilde
• Serena Smallman
• Sophie Ream

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

Operates in: Manchester City · Salford City · Stockport · Trafford · Wigan

Income and spending

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Side by side with its peers

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