Free Cakes for Kids UK
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| Founded | 2008 |
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| Founder | Henriette Lundgren |
| Founded at | Oxford, England |
| Registration no. | Company no.: 9375876 |
Area served | United Kingdom |
Volunteers | ~1,400 |
| Website | freecakesforkids |
Free Cakes for Kids UK is a not-for-profit community service to families, who find it difficult to provide a birthday cake for their child. Cakes are baked by volunteers, who operate in local and independent groups across the country.
History
Free Cakes for Kids UK was founded in 2008 by Henriette Lundgren.[1] Inspired by an article in People Magazine about a similar initiative in the U.S., Lundgren started the first group in Oxford, UK.[2] The idea caught on quickly, and people from all over the country got in touch to learn about the project. Overwhelmed by the number of inquiries, the Oxford group created a dedicated team to support new volunteers and start their own local groups.
Over the following years, the team developed a website to collect, research, and share best practices about everything from food safety, legal questions and media support to organising an annual meeting of all group organizers. By 2014, there were more than 90 Free Cakes for Kids groups in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland with hundreds of volunteers and dozens of local partner organisations. After a long period of experimentation, the team found that the project would best be served not as a fully-fledged charity, but as a community of local groups held together by a shared idea, peer support, and mutual accountability.
On 6 January 2015, Free Cakes for Kids was incorporated as a not-for-profit company limited by guarantee under English law.[3]
Structure and Organisation
References
- ^ "CAKES FOR KIDS: Sweet charity makes for special birthdays". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 2018-08-25.
- ^ "Group cooks up tasty treats for children". The Oxford Times. Retrieved 2018-08-25.
- ^ "FREE CAKES FOR KIDS LIMITED - Overview (free company information from Companies House)". beta.companieshouse.gov.uk. Retrieved 2018-08-25.