Association of Charity Shops

The Association of Charity Shops helps charities running charity shops to operate their shops as effectively as possible by pooling expertise, promoting common interests and working together.

Central House
14 Upper Woburn Place
London
WC1H 0AE

Tel: 020 7255 4470
Fax: 020 7255 4475

Email: mail@charityshops.org.uk
Website: www.charityshops.org.uk

Contact person: Lekha Klouda
Position: Executive Secretary

Company Number: 3709512

Description:

The Association of Charity Shops helps charities running charity shops to operate their shops as effectively as possible by pooling expertise, promoting common interests and working together. The Association provides its members with a national forum - and a national voice, protecting, supporting and representing charity shops locally and nationally on the European stage.

Type of organisation:

National generic or infrastructure organisation, providing services to a membership comprising other voluntary organisations.

Services:

Advice and support, Benchmarking surveys of the sector, Campaigning, Development of standards, Information, Lobbying, Member directories, Networking, Newsletters, Policy development, Promotion of good practice, Publicity and promotion, Representation, Research, Training.

Full time staff: 6
Paid staff: 6
Organisational members: 250

Membership criteria:

Open to registered charities, exempt charities or to charities recognised by the Inland Revenue in Scotland or Northern Ireland (or a subsidiary trading company) running charity shops. Charities running shops outside the UK may apply to be international members at a reduced fee.