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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.

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

Latest income
£265k
Latest spending
£126k
Registered
2022
Accounts read
FY2025

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

Reserves policy: £60,000 (held: £206k)
“The trustees have therefore set a target level of unrestricted free reserves of £60,000, equivalent to approximately 4.6 months of operating expenditure.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
“the charity remains dependent on securing ongoing grant funding, fundraising income and donations to sustain existing services and meet rising demand.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

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

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£265k£126k
31/08/2024£157k£119k
31/08/2023£133k£74k

Common questions

Is LITTLE GREEN SOCK PROJECT financially healthy?

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. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Postcode Lottery29/10/2024£25kUnrestricted Funding
Postcode Lottery27/09/2022£25kStaff salary
The National Lottery Community Fund01/07/2022£10kLittle Green Sock Project