Registered charity · London
Free the Child
- 3 trustees
- Income £88k (2024)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- General Charitable Purposes, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- Where
- Barnet, Haringey, Nigeria
- Website
- www.freethechild.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- Free the Child (FTC)
- Registered
- 2007
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2024£88k£83k
- 2023£70k£51k
- 2022£60k£47k
Earlier years
- 2021£75k£59k
- 2020£34k£19k
Income trend, 2020 to 2024.
Income source mix, 2021: Government grants 21%. From the charity's annual return.
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.
Grants received
3 grants · £25,467 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £25,467 (3 grants)
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- The National Lottery Community Fund
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
3 trustees on the board
- Caroline Olaoye
- Elizabeth Sade Williams since 2007
- Gladys Williams since 2009
Trustees past 6 years
- Elizabeth Sade Williams since 2007
- Gladys Williams since 2009
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (2)
- Caroline Olaoye
- Gladys Williams since 2009
Portfolio (1)
- Elizabeth Sade Williams since 2007
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
- Small board - little cover if a trustee leaves
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1120224
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 1 SEPTEMBER 2005 AS AMENDED 21 DECEMBER 2006
- Companies House
- Company number 07096961 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 07722878315 · freethechild@hotmail.com
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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